Senior Radar & Sensor Systems Architect

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab; Laurel (MD); On-site; USD 100,000 - 245,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement plans

Education assistance

Training and development

Job summary

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in the Baltimore-Washington metro area seeks a Senior Sensor Systems Engineer to advance radar and sensing capabilities across complex system architectures. You will develop, evaluate, and validate algorithms, modeling, and system analyses to support mission-critical defense solutions.

You'll collaborate with government sponsors and multidisciplinary teams to drive prototyping, verification, and transition of technologies to operations, while

Qualifications

• BS in electrical engineering, applied mathematics, physics, computer science, systems engineering, statistics, mathematics, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience developing, evaluating, or assessing signal processing algorithms, radar systems, sensor systems, classification or discrimination algorithms, or sensing architectures.
• Expertise in radar signal processing, waveform analysis, sensor phenomenology, sensor modeling, or related areas.
• Experience with MATLAB, Python, C/C++, Julia or similar languages.
• Familiarity with tracking, state estimation, multi-sensor data fusion, or data association concepts.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with sponsors and leadership.
• Willing to travel up to 10% and ability to obtain TS/SCI clearance.
• U.S. citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and evaluation of advanced signal processing, radar, and sensor algorithms within complex architectures.
• Support concept development, requirements analysis, and architecture trades for radar and sensor systems.
• Evaluate end-to-end radar/sensor performance and operational effectiveness measures.
• Perform verification, validation, and test data analysis for sensing capabilities.
• Analyze sensor systems and architectures, including radar phenomenology and system interactions.
• Design and execute modeling, simulation, and validation studies to inform recommendations.
• Collaborate with government sponsors and multidisciplinary teams to solve technical problems.
• Develop algorithmic prototypes and technical solutions to advance sensing capabilities.
• Lead technical studies, communicate results to sponsors and leadership.
• Mentor junior staff and contribute to a rigorous engineering environment.

Skills

Signal processing

Radar systems engineering

Sensor architectures

Classification & discrimination

Data fusion

Algorithm development

System analysis

Education

BS in electrical engineering / related technical field

MS or PhD in related technical field

Tools

MATLAB

Python

C/C++

Julia

Job description

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in the Baltimore-Washington metro area seeks a Senior Sensor Systems Engineer to advance radar and sensing capabilities across complex system architectures. You will develop, evaluate, and validate algorithms, modeling, and system analyses to support mission-critical defense solutions.

You'll collaborate with government sponsors and multidisciplinary teams to drive prototyping, verification, and transition of technologies to operations, while