Senior Systems Engineer

kymetacorp; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Kymeta seeks a Senior Systems Engineer to define and develop next-generation RF sensing, radar, and satellite-enabled solutions for its electronically steered antenna technology. You will work across RF, antenna, software, FPGA, networking, and system integration to transform customer mission requirements into deployable capabilities for defense, intelligence, government, and commercial applications.

As a technical leader and hands-on contributor, you will drive architecture development,

Qualifications

• 8+ years of systems engineering experience involving RF sensing, communications, aerospace, defense, or intelligence systems.
• Proven experience developing system architectures and requirements for multi-disciplinary systems involving hardware, software, networking, and signal processing elements.
• Demonstrated success leading rapid prototyping, integration, and field demonstration efforts.
• Demonstrated ability to bridge customer mission requirements with RF, software, FPGA, and hardware engineering teams to deliver integrated operational capabilities.
• Strong understanding of RF systems including satellite communications, radar, RF sensing, electronic warfare, interference detection, or geolocation systems.
• Experience leading integration and test across complex platforms.

Responsibilities

• Serve as technical lead and primary systems engineering focal point for advanced applications programs involving RF sensing, radar, and satellite-enabled sensing solutions.
• Translate customer mission requirements, concepts of operation, and use cases into system architectures, requirements, performance budgets, and engineering execution plans.
• Lead multidisciplinary engineering efforts across RF, antenna, software, FPGA, embedded systems, and networking to deliver integrated capabilities.
• Develop and maintain system-level artifacts including system requirements specifications, CONOPS, interface definitions, architecture diagrams, integration plans, verification strategies, and performance assessments.
• Define system performance metrics and KPIs for sensing, detection, tracking, geolocation, communications, and spectrum awareness applications.
• Lead technical trade studies evaluating architecture alternatives, sensor technologies, antenna systems, RF front-end designs, SDR platforms, FPGA processing solutions, and software frameworks.
• Guide the development and integration of electronically steered antennas, SDRs, FPGA-based processing systems, signal processing algorithms, timing systems, networking equipment, and analytics platforms into field-deployable solutions.
• Plan and execute laboratory testing, field demonstrations, and customer evaluations while analyzing performance data and driving system improvements.
• Interface directly with commercial, government, and defense customers while supporting business development, proposal efforts, technology roadmaps, and capture activities.
• Identify programmatic and technical risks and drive mitigation plans across all system elements.
• Generate executive-level briefings, technical reports, and customer presentations that clearly communicate program status, technical performance, risks, and recommendations.
• Evaluate and integrate commercial and government technologies while developing new concepts and architectures for RF sensing, spectrum awareness, and geolocation applications.
• Collaborate with external partners, research organizations, universities, and government laboratories to develop and transition advanced technologies into operational capabilities.
• Lead rapid prototyping efforts and technology demonstrations supporting customer-funded research and development programs.
• Ability to travel 20%

Skills

RF sensing

Satellite communications

Systems architecture

Field demonstrations

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

FPGA processing

SDR platforms

Signal processing

Tools

FPGA processing

SDR platforms

Signal processing

Job description

Senior Systems Engineer

Who We Are

Kymeta revolutionizes satellite communications through Intelligent Communications Platforms (ICPs). Our electronically steered flat panel antennas enable seamless communications on-the-move. Kymeta solutions serve government, military, maritime, transport, and public safety clients worldwide, providing uninterrupted connectivity and spatial intelligence anywhere, anytime. With over 150 patents, Kymeta is shaping the future of global communications. For more information, visit kymetacorp.com

What We Need

Kymeta is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to help define and develop next-generation RF sensing, radar, and satellite-enabled solutions that extend the capabilities of Kymeta's electronically steered antenna technology into new operational domains. This role will work across RF, antenna, software, FPGA, networking, and system integration disciplines to transform customer mission requirements into deployable solutions for defense, intelligence,government,and commercial applications.

The ideal candidate possesses a strong background in complex RF systems, RF sensing operations, satellite communications, and system-of-systems engineering. Serving as both a technical leader and hands-on contributor, this individual will drive architecture development, technology trade studies, rapid prototyping, system integration, field demonstrations, and customer engagements. The position supports advanced applications programs focused on RF situational awareness, radar, passive sensing, autonomous sensing platforms, satellite communications, and government-sponsored research and development efforts.

Serving as both a technical leader and hands-on contributor, this individual will drive architecture development, technology trade studies, rapid prototyping, system integration, field demonstrations, and customer engagements. The position supports advanced applications programs focused on RF situational awareness, radar, passive sensing, autonomous sensing platforms, satellite communications, and government-sponsored research and development efforts.

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Serveastechnical lead and primary systems engineering focal point foradvancedapplications programs involvingRFsensing, radar, and satellite-enabled sensing solutions

• Translate customer mission requirements, operational concepts, and use cases into system architectures, requirements, performance budgets, and engineering execution plans

• Lead multidisciplinary engineering efforts across RF, antenna, software, FPGA, embedded systems,andnetworkingto deliver integrated operational capabilities

• Develop and maintain system-level artifacts includingsystemrequirements specifications, CONOPS, interface definitions, architecture diagrams, integration plans, verification strategies, and performance assessments

• Define system performance metrics and key performance indicators (KPIs) for sensing, detection, tracking, geolocation, communications, and spectrum awareness applications

• Lead technical trade studies evaluating architecture alternatives, sensor technologies, antenna systems, RF front-end designs, SDR platforms, FPGA processing solutions, and software frameworks

• Guide thedevelopment and integration ofelectronically steered antennas, SDRs, FPGA-based processing systems, signal processing algorithms, timing systems, networking equipment, and analytics platforms into field-deployable solutions

• Planand execute laboratory testing, field demonstrations, andcustomer evaluations while analyzing performance data and driving system improvements

• Interface directly with commercial, government, and defense customerswhile supportingbusiness development, proposal efforts, technology roadmaps, and capture activities

• Identify programmatic and technical risks and drive mitigation plans across all system elements

• Generate executive-level briefings, technical reports, and customer presentations that clearly communicate program status, technical performance, risks, and recommendations

• Evaluate and integrate commercial and governmenttechnologies while developing new concepts and architectures for RF sensing,spectrum awareness, and geolocation applications

• Collaborate with external partners, research organizations, universities, and government laboratories to develop and transition advanced technologies into operational capabilities

• Lead rapid prototyping efforts and technology demonstrations supporting customer-funded research and development programs

• Ability to travel20%

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• 8+ years of systems engineering experience involving RFsensing, communications, aerospace, defense, or intelligence systems

• Proven experiencedeveloping system architectures and requirements for multi-disciplinary systems involving hardware,software, networking, and signal processing elements

• Demonstrated success leading rapid prototyping, integration, and field demonstration efforts

• Demonstrated ability to bridge customer mission requirements with RF, software, FPGA, and hardware engineering teams to deliver integrated operational capabilities

• Strong understanding ofRF systems includingone or more of satellite communications, radar systems,RFsensing systems, electronicwarfare systems,interference detection systems, or geolocation systems

• Demonstratedexperience leading integrationand test