Sr. Radar Control & Display Software Engineer

Assured Space Access, Inc; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

401(k) with company matching

Paid time off

Professional development support

Job summary

Assured Space Access Technologies, Inc. in Irvine, CA seeks a Senior Radar Control and Display Software Engineer to own the operator application for Ground-Based Radar, including radar control, status display, and map-based tracking.

You will integrate with customer C2 systems, implement interfaces, and collaborate with systems engineers and UX experts. This is a senior hands-on role with real ownership of software and C2 interoperability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• 8+ years of professional software development building operator, desktop, or data-intensive user interfaces.
• Strong experience with Qt and C++, or with a modern web stack (TypeScript with React or similar).
• Experience with maps and geospatial display (CesiumJS, OpenLayers, Mapbox, Leaflet, or Qt Location).
• Experience implementing networked message interfaces (TCP/UDP, multicast, publish/subscribe, or similar) to a written interface specification.
• Experience displaying real-time or streaming data.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship.
• Ability to work on site in Irvine, CA.

Responsibilities

• Design and build the radar operator application: radar control, mode and status display, health and fault display, and operator alerts.
• Build track and detection displays on maps, with geospatial overlays, coverage and sector displays, and track history and filtering.
• Build mission planning and setup tools: site setup, sector and search volume definition, and configuration management of radar setups.
• Implement recording, playback, and data-review tools for testing, analysis, and training.
• Implement the radar’s external command and control interfaces to the interface control documents defined by systems engineering, including message encoding, transport, and timing.
• Build interface simulators and test harnesses so the radar and C2 systems can be tested independently.
• Support interoperability and integration testing with customer and partner C2 systems.
• Work with the human factors engineer on usability testing, and iterate the interface based on operator feedback.
• Define and maintain the internal interface between the operator software and the radar computer with the platform software team.
• Maintain automated builds and tests, and support system integration, field tests, and customer demonstrations.

Skills

Qt & C++

Web stack (TypeScript/React)

Maps / geospatial display

Networked message interfaces

Real-time data display

Secret clearance eligible

8+ years experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/CE

Tools

CesiumJS

OpenLayers

Mapbox

Leaflet

Qt Location

DDS

ZeroMQ

gRPC

Job description

Assured Space Access Technologies, Inc. is a defense and engineering firm delivering phased array, radar, RF payload, and secure communications solutions to government and prime contractor customers. We are headquartered in Irvine, California. Our Ground-Based Radar team is building a mobile phased array radar, and we are adding a senior software engineer to own the radar’s operator software and command-and-control integration.

Team:

Engineering, Ground-Based Radar (GBR), Software Engineering

Reports To:

GBR Product Chief Engineer

Location:

Irvine, CA (on-site)

Employment Type:

Full-Time, Exempt

Base Salary Range:

$160,000 – $205,000 per year

Clearance:

This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship. An active clearance is preferred.

Position Summary

As a Senior Radar Control and Display Software Engineer, you will build the software operators use to run the Ground-Based Radar and the interfaces that connect it to customer command and control (C2) systems. You will own the operator application: radar control and status, track and detection display on maps, mission planning and setup, and recording and playback, built in Qt/C++ or a modern web stack.

You will work with the systems engineer who defines the C2 interfaces, the human factors engineer who defines operator workflows, and the radar software engineers whose data you display. You will also own the radar’s external C2 integration, which means implementing those interfaces and supporting interoperability testing with customers and partners. This is a senior, hands‑on seat with real ownership of both.

Key Responsibilities

Operator Software

• Design and build the radar operator application: radar control, mode and status display, health and fault display, and operator alerts.
• Build track and detection displays on maps, with geospatial overlays, coverage and sector displays, and track history and filtering.
• Build mission planning and setup tools: site setup, sector and search volume definition, and configuration management of radar setups.
• Implement recording, playback, and data-review tools for testing, analysis, and training.

C2 Integration

• Implement the radar’s external command and control interfaces to the interface control documents defined by systems engineering, including message encoding, transport, and timing.
• Build interface simulators and test harnesses so the radar and C2 systems can be tested independently.
• Support interoperability and integration testing with customer and partner C2 systems.

Engineering Practice and Test

• Work with the human factors engineer on usability testing, and iterate the interface based on operator feedback.
• Define and maintain the internal interface between the operator software and the radar computer with the platform software team.
• Maintain automated builds and tests, and support system integration, field tests, and customer demonstrations.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• 8+ years of professional software development building operator, desktop, or data-intensive user interfaces.
• Strong experience with Qt and C++, or with a modern web stack (TypeScript with React or similar).
• Experience with maps and geospatial display (for example, CesiumJS, OpenLayers, Mapbox, Leaflet, or Qt Location) and coordinate systems.
• Experience implementing networked message interfaces (TCP/UDP, multicast, publish/subscribe, or similar) to a written interface specification.
• Experience displaying real-time or streaming data.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship.
• Ability to work on site in Irvine, CA.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building radar, air defense, C2, or ISR operator software.
• Experience with defense C2 or tactical data link message standards (for example, J-series messages, ASTERIX, or Cursor on Target).
• Experience with mission planning or sensor setup tools.
• Experience with DDS, ZeroMQ, gRPC, or similar middleware.
• Experience working with human factors or UX researchers on operator workflows.
• Active Secret or higher security clearance.

What we offer

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage; 401(k) with company matching; and paid time off.
• Professional development support, including training and certifications relevant to your field.
• Relocation assistance considered case by case.
• Hands‑on ownership of real scope in a growing defense technology company.

Equal Opportunity

Assured Space Access Technologies, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

Compensation Range: $160K - $205K