Senior Radar Engineer

Waypoint Human Capital; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Waypoint Human Capital seeks a Senior Radar Engineer for the STARS OSM Software Development Team at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, AL. You will model radar sensors, perform deep-dive analyses, and translate results into concise briefings for leadership and end-users.

The role requires a Bachelor's with 9+ years of related experience (or 4+ years with a degree exception), and hands-on work with radar systems, C/C++, and MATLAB/Python, as well as on-site collaboration with government partners.

Qualifications

• Proven experience with radar systems, simulations, and electronic warfare, preferably in defense.
• Strong and broad radar knowledge: detection theory, tracking, waveform scheduling, and object classification.
• Must have MATLAB or Python experience for analysis and decision making.

Responsibilities

• Perform radar systems analysis, diagnose issues, and document results for briefings.
• Develop analysis tools using MATLAB/Python and mentor junior team members.
• Work daily on-site at a government customer facility on a multi-contractor team.

Skills

Radar systems

C/C++

MATLAB/Python

Data-driven decisions

Analysis skills

Education

Bachelor's degree +9 yrs

Tools

MATLAB

Python

Radar simulations

Job description

Position Title: Senior Radar Engineer

Position Type: Full-time, On-site

Location: Huntsville, AL

Clearance: Secret

Salary: 140,000-200,000

Description

Waypoint’s client is seeking a Senior Radar Engineer to join the STARS OSM Software Development Team providing MDS Sensor modeling to support warfighter training and exercises.

This position will sit at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama.

Primary Responsibilities

• Perform radar systems analysis, deep dive customer noted issues through root cause identification and resolution, simplify tactical radar algorithms to representative effects that can function in real-time, and document results for technical briefings to end-users and project leadership.
• Developing analysis tools through MATLAB / Python and helping to guide more junior team members to ensure a consistent framework/interoperability of developed analysis tools.
• Working daily on-site at a government customer facility on a multi-contractor team and interacting regularly with industry partners and the government customer.

Qualifications

Required Education

• Bachelors and nine (9) years or more experience; four (4) years of experience considered in lieu of degree.

Qualifications:

• Proven experience working with radar systems, simulations, and electronic warfare, preferably within the defense sector.
• Familiarity with compiled software languages such as C/C++, and competence in a broad array of radar topics such as detection theory, tracking, waveform scheduling, and object classification.
• Position requires strong analysis skills, including analysis experience using MATLAB or Python.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to make data-driven decisions.

Preferred Experience

• Experience with modeling & simulation of radar systems.
• Experience working with radar systems, simulations, and electronic warfare, preferably within the defense sector.

Required Clearance

• Active Secret Security Clearance.