Senior Radar Systems Engineer – Landing & Altimeter

Jet Propulsion Laboratory; United States; On-site; USD 143,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plans

Paid time off

Flexible schedule

Job summary

Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California seeks a Radar Systems Engineer III to lead and grow landing radar expertise for planetary exploration. You will develop radar models, analyze system performance, and support HLS activities with verification and test planning.

The role involves cross-disciplinary collaboration across hardware, software, and signal processing to deliver robust radar systems for future missions. Strong communication and documentation skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Excellent ability to communicate effectively and present technical information verbally to supervisors, managers, and customers.
• Excellent ability to write technical documents that conform to prescribed style and format.
• Excellent ability to work well in a team environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop, modify, and own landing radar modeling and simulation tools for planetary missions.
• Apply radar systems engineering principles to analyze performance and develop requirements.
• Support NASA Human Landing System activities, including landing radar modeling and performance analysis from FY27.
• Lead verification and validation of landing radar altimeters with test planning and data analysis.
• Collaborate across hardware, software, signal processing, and systems engineering to resolve issues.
• Document models, analysis tools, requirements, and verification approaches.

Skills

Communication

Technical writing

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer science, physics, or related discipline

Job description

Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California seeks a Radar Systems Engineer III to lead and grow landing radar expertise for planetary exploration. You will develop radar models, analyze system performance, and support HLS activities with verification and test planning.

The role involves cross-disciplinary collaboration across hardware, software, and signal processing to deliver robust radar systems for future missions. Strong communication and documentation skills are essential.