Senior Radar Engineer

Saic; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

SAIC in Huntsville, AL seeks a Senior Radar Engineer to join the STARS OSM Software Development Team. You will provide MDS Sensor modeling to support warfighter training and exercises, on-site at Redstone Arsenal with a multi-contractor team.

The role requires applying radar knowledge, simulations, and software development using MATLAB/Python/C++. Active Secret Clearance is required and collaboration with government customers and industry partners is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 9+ years of experience required, or 4 years with degree.
• Active Secret Security Clearance required.
• Experience with radar systems, simulations, and electronic warfare preferred within defense.

Responsibilities

• Perform radar systems analysis and root-cause identification for issues; simplify real-time radar algorithms and document results for briefings.
• Develop and guide MATLAB/Python analysis tools; ensure interoperability across tools and teams.
• Work daily on-site at a government customer facility on a multi-contractor team and interact with industry partners and the government.

Skills

Radar systems

Simulations

Electronic warfare

MATLAB

Python

C/C++

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

MATLAB

Python

C/C++

Job description

Description

SAIC 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.