Staff Systems Engineer, Signal Processing/SAR Processor for Fastwater Staffing and Recruiting

Recruiting; United States; Remote; USD 160,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Our client is hiring a Staff-level engineer to lead a highly specialized team building cutting-edge, high-throughput signal processing systems that turn raw satellite radar data into SAR imagery. The position is fully remote from the US with optional relocation to Vancouver later.

You will lead specification, risk management, integration, and validation of SAR processors, supervise interface control documents, and coordinate trade-offs between algorithms and implementation on the processor.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in similarly relevant fields.
• 12+ years in an engineering environment with 5+ years on complex signal processing systems.
• 10+ years in large product development or systems engineering environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead the definition, specification, risk management, integration, verification and validation of SAR processors.
• Supervise interface control document development; ensure hardware and software components integrate into the larger ground or space segment.
• Coordinate trade-offs between theoretical algorithms and their implementation on the actual processor.
• Troubleshoot root causes of processing errors and artefacts in image products and mitigate; optimize processing time toward near-real-time.
• Mentor the team; advise senior management and new business pursuits.

Skills

MATLAB

Python

C++

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Engineering Physics, Math or Physics

Job description

Our client is hiring a Staff-level engineer to lead a highly specialized team building cutting-edge, high-throughput signal processing systems that turn raw satellite radar data into SAR imagery, deployed on the ground and potentially on board spacecraft. Fully remote from the US; optional relocation to Vancouver later.

What you will do

• Lead the definition, specification, technical risk management, integration, verification and validation of SAR processors, new and existing
• Supervise interface control document development; ensure hardware and software components integrate into the larger ground or space segment
• Coordinate trade-offs between theoretical algorithms and their implementation on the actual processor
• Troubleshoot root causes of processing errors and artefacts in image products and find mitigations; optimize processing time toward near-real-time
• Take part in mission design trade-off studies; mentor the team; advise senior management and new business pursuits

What you need

• Degree in Electrical Engineering, Engineering Physics, Math or Physics (or equivalent)
• 12+ years in an engineering environment, including 5+ years on complex signal processing systems (radar, medical imaging, computer vision or similar) and 10+ years in a large product development or systems engineering environment
• Solid grounding in high-speed, high-throughput data analysis and transmission design
• MATLAB, Python or C++
• Clear communicator to technical, sales, executive and customer audiences
• US citizen or permanent resident

Nice to have

SAR remote sensing (system design, operation, exploitation, calibration); satellite SAR payload design and operations; FPGA or ASIC based system design; geospatial data.