Senior Systems Engineer, SAR Missions - Fully Remote

Hikinex; California; Remote; USD 140.000 - 220.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Hikinex seeks a Senior Systems Engineer (MTS) for SAR missions to contribute end-to-end SAR engineering across the full mission lifecycle. You will help define mission concepts, design beam modes and image quality models while managing risks and leading system trades.

Ideal candidates have 10+ years in radar/SAR, 5+ years in space systems, and SAR remote sensing experience. US citizenship or permanent residency is required. MATLAB and Python are a plus.

Qualifikationen

• Graduate degree in Electrical Engineering, Engineering Physics, Math or Physics (or equivalent).
• 10+ years with radar, SAR or similar active imaging systems (hardware, processors and/or data products).
• 5+ years in a space systems engineering or similar complex systems environment.
• SAR remote sensing experience: system design, operation, applications/exploitation and/or calibration.
• US citizen or permanent resident.

Aufgaben

• Contribute end-to-end to SAR engineering across the full lifecycle of a SAR space mission.
• Contribute to the mission concept of operations and high-level mission specs, including spacecraft budgets for the SAR payload.
• Lead technical solutions for mission enhancements: beam mode design, mission concept design, image quality modelling.
• Take part in mission-level risk management, integration, verification and validation.
• Own design trade-offs across spacecraft systems, coverage and access, SAR payload, SAR processor and end-user applications.
• Key member of the team through commissioning, calibration and early operations; mentor others.

Kenntnisse

Strong communicator

Risk management

Lead a team

Ausbildung

Graduate degree in Electrical Engineering, Engineering Physics, Math or Physics

Tools

MATLAB

Python

Jobbeschreibung

Hikinex seeks a Senior Systems Engineer (MTS) for SAR missions to contribute end-to-end SAR engineering across the full mission lifecycle. You will help define mission concepts, design beam modes and image quality models while managing risks and leading system trades.

Ideal candidates have 10+ years in radar/SAR, 5+ years in space systems, and SAR remote sensing experience. US citizenship or permanent residency is required. MATLAB and Python are a plus.