Space Radar Systems Engineer - Remote/Hybrid, Unlimited PTO

LeoLabs, Inc.; Washington; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Global remote/hybrid opportunities

Meaningful missions with impact

Competitive salary and equity

Job summary

LeoLabs, Inc. seeks a Radar Systems Engineer to design, integrate, test, operate, and sustain advanced radar systems for space domain awareness. The role collaborates with multidisciplinary teams to optimize radar performance across LeoLabs' network and customer programs.

You will develop requirements, perform analyses, support deployments, and contribute to documentation and customer briefs. Candidates should have 5+ years in radar or related aerospace systems, US citizenship, and ability to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Physics, Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• 5+ years of experience supporting radar systems, sensor systems, aerospace systems, or related technical programs.
• Knowledge of radar principles, signal processing, RF systems, antenna systems, and sensor performance analysis.
• Experience with systems engineering processes, including requirements development, verification, validation, and configuration management.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience working in cross-functional engineering environments.
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain any required security clearances.

Responsibilities

• Support the design, analysis, integration, and validation of radar systems and subsystems
• Develop and maintain system requirements, interface documentation, test plans, and engineering analyses
• Evaluate radar performance and recommend enhancements to improve detection, tracking, and characterization capabilities
• Collaborate with software, hardware, data, and operations teams to integrate new capabilities and resolve technical issues
• Support system verification, validation, and acceptance testing activities
• Analyze operational data and system performance metrics to identify trends, anomalies, and improvement opportunities
• Participate in root cause investigations and corrective action efforts for system issues
• Support deployment, commissioning, and sustainment activities for radar installations and upgrades
• Contribute to technical documentation, design reviews, and customer-facing deliverables
• Assist in the development of concepts of operation (CONOPS), engineering studies, and technical proposals
• Support interface definition and technical documentation
• Radar Performance Analysis
• Assist with sensor performance assessments
• Support detection, tracking, and characterization analyses
• Analyze radar data and engineering test results
• Contribute to radar trade studies
• Mission Analysis Support
• Support mission modeling and simulation activities
• Assist with mission performance assessments
• Develop engineering analyses supporting customer and product needs
• Technical Documentation
• Prepare technical reports
• Develop engineering presentations
• Support proposal and customer briefing activities

Skills

Radar fundamentals

Signal processing

Cross-functional teamwork

Technical communication

Security clearance eligible

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Systems/Physics/Aerospace

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

RF modeling tools

Antenna analysis tools

Job description

LeoLabs, Inc. seeks a Radar Systems Engineer to design, integrate, test, operate, and sustain advanced radar systems for space domain awareness. The role collaborates with multidisciplinary teams to optimize radar performance across LeoLabs' network and customer programs.

You will develop requirements, perform analyses, support deployments, and contribute to documentation and customer briefs. Candidates should have 5+ years in radar or related aerospace systems, US citizenship, and ability to