Staff Systems Engineer, SAR Missions (Fully Remote)

Hikinex (Fastwater Staffing); United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Hikinex (Fastwater Staffing) is seeking an exceptional SAR engineering leader for Earth-observation space missions. You will oversee the full lifecycle of SAR systems, lead beam mode design, mission concepts, and SAR image quality modeling, and run essential design trade-offs across spacecraft, payload, and applications.

Responsibilities include SAR commissioning, calibration, and early operations, while mentoring the team and supporting new business opportunities.

Qualifications

• 15+ years in radar/SAR engineering.
• 10+ years in space systems engineering.
• US citizen or permanent resident due to export controls.

Responsibilities

• End-to-end oversight of SAR engineering across the full lifecycle.
• Lead beam mode design, mission concept, and SAR image quality modeling.
• Run design trade-offs across spacecraft, payload, and applications.
• Own SAR commissioning, calibration, and early operations.
• Advise management, support new business, and mentor team.

Skills

Radar/SAR engineering

Job description

• End-to-end oversight of SAR engineering across the full lifecycle.
• Own mission concept, specs, and spacecraft budgets for SAR payload.

Technical Leadership:

• Lead beam mode design, mission concept, and SAR image quality modeling.
• Run design trade-offs across spacecraft, payload, and applications.

Operations and Mentorship:

• Own SAR commissioning, calibration, and early operations.
• Advise management, support new business, and mentor team.

Candidate Requirements:

• 15+ years in radar/SAR, 10+ years in space systems engineering.
• US citizen or permanent resident due to export controls.

Hikinex (Fastwater Staffing)

The client is a global leader in Earth-observation satellites, specializing in synthetic aperture radar (SAR) space missions. The company fosters a collaborative, cross-disciplinary engineering culture focused on technical excellence and mission innovation.