Senior Radar Systems Architect - Embedded & RF

Echodyne; Kirkland (WA); On-site; USD 137,196 - 246,788; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

RSU

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) match

Flexible PTO

Commuter Benefits

Job summary

Echodyne is seeking a Senior Systems Architect, Radar Development to join our fast-growing team in the United States. The role focuses on developing robust system architectures, performance budgets, and field-ready capabilities across radar hardware, firmware, and software domains, supporting customers globally.

You will lead system decomposition, trade studies, and verification strategies, collaborating with HW/SW teams and customers.

Qualifications

• BS degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, Physics, or similar.
• 7 or more years' experience developing complex embedded/electronic systems from concept through verification and production readiness.
• Experience leading systems engineering for products spanning RF/mixed-signal electronics, embedded firmware/OS, and application software.
• Analytical skills applicable to system modeling, trade studies, and data-driven debugging.
• Experience with common engineering tooling such as Python/MATLAB and systems debugging at HW/SW boundaries.

Responsibilities

• Translate product/customer use cases into measurable system requirements and performance budgets.
• Define and maintain radar system architecture across hardware, firmware, algorithms, and product interfaces.
• Lead system decomposition into subsystems to define subsystem requirements.
• Utilize system budgets to effectively manage tradeoffs among competing requirements.
• Lead system-level performance closure through analytical means such as modeling/simulation and field data interpretation.
• Enable integration readiness through collaboration with cross-functional HW and SW leads.
• Establish verification philosophy in partnership with integration/test leadership, including verification strategy, requirement coverage, traceability, and reporting.
• Serve as a principal technical voice in roadmap and design reviews, teaming with product, manufacturing, and customer support teams.

Skills

Systems engineering

Embedded systems

RF design

Python

MATLAB

Data analysis

Education

BS degree in Electrical/Computer/Systems Engineering or Physics

Tools

Python

MATLAB

Job description

Echodyne is seeking a Senior Systems Architect, Radar Development to join our fast-growing team in the United States. The role focuses on developing robust system architectures, performance budgets, and field-ready capabilities across radar hardware, firmware, and software domains, supporting customers globally.

You will lead system decomposition, trade studies, and verification strategies, collaborating with HW/SW teams and customers.