Signal Processing Specialist: Radar Warning Systems (On-site, Centurion)

VirtuHire; Centurion; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

VirtuHire in Centurion, South Africa is seeking an experienced engineer to design, develop, and maintain radar signal processing algorithms. The candidate will analyze data from real scenarios to enhance algorithm design.

The ideal candidate has 8-10 years of R&D experience, a strong mathematical background, and expertise in embedded C++. Knowledge of Radar Warning systems is a plus.

Qualifications

• 8-10 years’ experience in a multi-disciplinary engineering R&D and product development environment.
• Strong mathematical background with excellent understanding of Radar Pulse characteristics.
• Experience in the design of Radar Warning systems and/or lower-level components is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Design and support the development of radar signal processing algorithms.
• Perform data exploration of radar sensor data to solve signal processing problems.
• Research and design new algorithms to improve signal processing.
• Analyze test data for design verification using the actual system.

Skills

Signal Processing

Systems Engineering

Requirement Analysis

Matlab Advanced

Critical thinking

Teamwork and collaboration

Education

BEng or equivalent (Electronics)

Tools

Embedded C++

Matlab

Job description

The primary purpose of this role is to design, develop and maintain signal and pulse processing algorithms for the Radar Warning Receiver Sub systems as well as the implementation, simulation and testing of these algorithms. Analysis of data sampled in real scenarios to improve and mature the design and implementation.

Responsibilities

• Design and support the development of radar signal processing algorithms and implementation in embedded C++.
• Perform data exploration of radar sensor data to solve signal processing problems.
• Research and design new algorithms to improve signal processing.
• Analysis of test data, design verification using the actual system.
• Synchronization of HW, SW and radar signal processing to ensure consistency of designs.
• Radar Pulse analysis and modelling that includes antenna, receiver, transmitter, signal processing, tracking, environmental effects.
• Requirements analysis, requirement allocation, traceability, verification methods.
• Flight scenario creation based on customer requirements to prove signal processing performance.

Experience

• 8-10 years’ experience in a multi-disciplinary engineering R&D and product development environment.
• Experience in the design of Radar Warning systems and/or lower-level components will be an advantage.
• Experience in the Digital Receiver domain will be an advantage.
• Software Development experience in the Radar Warning domain will be an advantage.
• Experience working with Radar signal and pulse processing.

Knowledge

• Strong mathematical background.
• Excellent understanding of Radar Pulse characteristics.
• Radar Pulse Processing.
• Pulse Compression.
• Doppler Pulse Processing.
• Multi-functional Radar Pulse Processing.
• Pulse extracting from Commercial Signal Noise environment for Pulsed and CW radar systems.
• Good understanding of signal processing (FFT, IFFT, decimation, interpolation, convolution etc.).
• Data management – Data reduction, Data clustering, Dara extraction

Competencies

• Signal Processing.
• Systems Engineering.
• Requirement Analysis.
• Modern Radar Theory and Practice.
• Matlab Advanced.

Qualification

• BEng or equivalent (Electronics).
• Electronic Warfare Knowledge and Experience will be an advantage

Skills

• Critical thinking and problem solving.
• Teamwork and collaboration.
• Professionalism and string work ethic.
• Oral and written communication skills.
• Leadership.
• Self-motivated, disciplined, driven, responsible individual.