Senior Space-Based Radar RF Engineer

Telemetry Today LLC; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 152,000 - 253,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee stock purchase program

Medical plans (HMO, PPO) and generous

Dental and vision coverage

Paid vacation and sick time

11 paid holidays

401(k) retirement plan with company  匹

Job summary

Rocket Lab in Long Beach, CA is seeking a Senior RF Radar Engineer II to lead the technical development of space-based radar systems, SAR and space-based radar applications. You will drive radar system architecture, oversee RF integration, and hands-on testing in a fast-paced environment.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years in radar/RF, strong orbital mechanics knowledge, and the ability to collaborate across RF, digital, mechanical, thermal, and software teams to deliver mission-ready payloads.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical or aerospace engineering or related field.
• 8+ years of relevant experience.
• Hands-on experience with space-based radar systems including system integration and mission operations, including imaging modes and processing.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical development of space-based radar systems including architecture design, prototyping, integration, test, and flight development.
• Define radar performance requirements and link budgets considering orbital parameters.
• Conduct radar payload design trades including antenna selection and waveform optimization.
• Drive decisions for radar modes, timing, PRF selection, and RF chain design with orbit dynamics.
• Complete radar analyses including range/Doppler, SNR, and orbital effects on performance.
• Develop and execute radar calibration strategies and image quality validation for spaceborne systems.
• Interface with bus subsystem teams (power, thermal, ADCS, data handling) during integration.
• Support spacecraft integration activities and product documentation including ICDs and test reports.

Skills

Space-based radar

RF system design

Orbital mechanics

System integration

Radar testing

MATLAB/STK

US citizenship

DoD TS/SCI clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical or aerospace engineering

Tools

MATLAB

STK

Job description

Rocket Lab in Long Beach, CA is seeking a Senior RF Radar Engineer II to lead the technical development of space-based radar systems, SAR and space-based radar applications. You will drive radar system architecture, oversee RF integration, and hands-on testing in a fast-paced environment.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years in radar/RF, strong orbital mechanics knowledge, and the ability to collaborate across RF, digital, mechanical, thermal, and software teams to deliver mission-ready payloads.