Senior Landing Radar Systems Engineer

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory; Pasadena (CA); On-site; USD 143,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena is seeking a Radar Systems Engineer III to lead development, modeling, verification, and testing of advanced radar systems for planetary landing missions, with emphasis on landing radar and radar altimeter applications.

You will collaborate across hardware, software, signal processing, and systems engineering, build and maintain documentation, and help grow radar expertise within the RF Remote Sensing Section to ensure continuity across current and

Qualifications

• Education and experience in electrical engineering, physics, or related discipline with required years.
• Ability to communicate complex technical information clearly to diverse audiences.
• Ability to write technical documents in prescribed style and format.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, modify, and take ownership of landing radar modeling and simulation tools.
• Apply radar systems engineering to analyze performance, derive requirements, and perform trades.
• Support Human Landing System activities including landing radar modeling and analysis.
• Lead verification and validation of landing radar altimeters, including test planning.
• Collaborate across hardware, software, and signal processing to resolve issues.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, models, and verification approaches.

Skills

Effective communication

Technical presentation

Team collaboration

Radar systems knowledge

Written communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or related field

Master's degree with 4+ years of related experience

Doctorate with 2+ years of related experience

Tools

Radar modeling tools

Job description

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena is seeking a Radar Systems Engineer III to lead development, modeling, verification, and testing of advanced radar systems for planetary landing missions, with emphasis on landing radar and radar altimeter applications.

You will collaborate across hardware, software, signal processing, and systems engineering, build and maintain documentation, and help grow radar expertise within the RF Remote Sensing Section to ensure continuity across current and