Synthetic Aperture Radar Engineer

Insight Global; Linthicum (MD); On-site; USD 175,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

401K plan

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking a Senior Radar Engineer with deep SAR expertise to design, develop, integrate, and optimize airborne and space-based sensing systems. This role tackles RF, signal processing, and systems engineering challenges across national security, ISR, and space programs.

You will lead SAR radar design, develop waveforms, analyze image formation, and mentor junior engineers while collaborating with cross-functional teams and government stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Computer Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related STEM field.
• 8+ years of radar engineering experience.
• Demonstrated expertise with Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) systems.
• Experience developing, modeling, or analyzing radar systems throughout the engineering lifecycle.
• Strong understanding of radar theory, detection and estimation theory, SAR image formation, clutter and interference effects, and signal processing algorithms.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of advanced SAR radar systems and architectures.
• Develop and evaluate radar concepts, waveforms, and performance budgets.
• Analyze SAR image formation, resolution performance, clutter effects, and detection capabilities.
• Design, implement, and optimize radar signal processing algorithms.
• Support end-to-end radar performance modeling and simulation.
• Perform radar phenomenology analysis including propagation, clutter, noise, interference, and target signatures.
• Conduct trade studies involving antenna design, RF architectures, waveform selection, and processing approaches.
• Support airborne or ground-based radar integration, test, and fielding activities.
• Analyze radar collection data and provide recommendations for performance improvement.
• Collaborate with RF engineers, software developers, systems engineers, and intelligence analysts.
• Present technical findings to customers, program leadership, and government stakeholders.
• Mentor junior radar engineers and guide technical strategy across programs.

Skills

SAR expertise

Radar theory

Signal processing

MATLAB

Python

C++

Simulink

RF systems

Radar performance modeling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related STEM field

Tools

Simulink

MATLAB

Python

C++

Job description

We are seeking a Senior Radar Engineer with deep expertise in Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) to support the design, development, integration, and performance optimization of advanced airborne and space-based sensing systems. This role is ideal for a radar expert who has spent their career developing, analyzing, or fielding SAR capabilities and enjoys solving challenging signal processing, RF, and systems engineering problems.

You will work alongside industry-leading engineers developing cutting-edge radar technologies supporting national security, intelligence, ISR, missile defense, and next-generation sensor programs.

What You'll Do

• Lead the design and development of advanced SAR radar systems and architectures.
• Develop and evaluate radar concepts, waveforms, and performance budgets.
• Analyze SAR image formation, resolution performance, clutter effects, and detection capabilities.
• Design, implement, and optimize radar signal processing algorithms.
• Support end-to-end radar performance modeling and simulation.
• Perform radar phenomenology analysis including propagation, clutter, noise, interference, and target signatures.
• Conduct trade studies involving antenna design, RF architectures, waveform selection, and processing approaches.
• Support airborne or ground-based radar integration, test, and fielding activities.
• Analyze radar collection data and provide recommendations for performance improvement.
• Collaborate with RF engineers, software developers, systems engineers, and intelligence analysts.
• Present technical findings to customers, program leadership, and government stakeholders.
• Mentor junior radar engineers and guide technical strategy across programs.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Computer Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related STEM field.
• 8+ years of radar engineering experience.
• Demonstrated expertise with Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) systems.
• Experience developing, modeling, or analyzing radar systems throughout the engineering lifecycle.
• Strong understanding of:
• Radar theory
• Detection and estimation theory
• SAR image formation
• Clutter and interference effects
• Signal processing algorithms
• Experience with one or more of:
• MATLAB
• Python
• C++
• Simulink
• Experience conducting radar performance analysis and modeling.

Insight Global is actively hiring multiple candidates for this role so exact pay will vary based on candidates overall level of experience, depth on knowledge, types of SAR Radars supported and Clearance level. However, we anticipate paying 175K - 260K for these openings as well as providing a comprehensive benefits package including health, vision, dental, and 401K insurance.