Senior Radar Analyst – TS/SCI, Poly, Modeling & Simulation

SAIC; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

SAIC is seeking a Radar Analyst to join the Air Force, Space and Intel Business Group. You will design and develop algorithms and tools used in radar modeling and analysis, supporting national security programs across space, air, and ground domains.

You will work in a collaborative, team-focused environment, providing modeling and simulation insights, producing documentation and visualizations, and supporting trade studies and design reviews.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a related field with 5 years of professional technical experience.
• Active Top Secret/SCI Clearance w/ Poly.
• Experience in developing and maintaining physics-based simulation models of radar pertaining to ground, air or space systems.
• Understanding of radio frequency sensing systems and strong mathematics background.
• Intermediate Python programming experience; experience with NumPy, SciPy, pandas, and matplotlib is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop algorithms and tools for radar modeling and processing.
• Develop physics-based radar simulation models for ground, air, or space systems.
• Use scripting languages (Python, MATLAB) to automate workflows and analyze data.
• Generate technical documentation, simulation reports, and visualizations to communicate findings.
• Support trade studies and design reviews by providing modeling insights into performance impacts.

Skills

Top Secret/SCI Clearance

Strong mathematics

RF sensing systems understanding

Orbit theory knowledge

Python programming

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or related field

Tools

Python

MATLAB

NumPy

SciPy

Pandas

Matplotlib

Job description

SAIC is seeking a Radar Analyst to join the Air Force, Space and Intel Business Group. You will design and develop algorithms and tools used in radar modeling and analysis, supporting national security programs across space, air, and ground domains.

You will work in a collaborative, team-focused environment, providing modeling and simulation insights, producing documentation and visualizations, and supporting trade studies and design reviews.