Staff Radar Systems Engineer Verified today

About LeoLabs

LeoLabs operates a global radar network and AI analytics platform that collects millions of measurements daily on over 25,000 objects in low Earth orbit. We provide space domain awareness, space traffic management, and satellite operations intelligence to commercial operators and government customers.

The Role

You will serve as a technical leader in radar systems engineering, responsible for defining system requirements, evaluating radar performance, supporting mission execution, and driving cross-functional efforts across hardware, software, signal processing, and operations teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead radar systems engineering activities across the system lifecycle: requirements development, architecture definition, integration, verification, validation, and operational support.
• Develop and maintain radar system software, performance models, analyses, and technical documentation.
• Evaluate radar performance against mission objectives and identify optimization opportunities.
• Support system design reviews, technical interchange meetings, and customer engagements.
• Collaborate with software, hardware, RF, signal processing, and operations teams on integration and deployment.
• Perform trade studies and technical assessments to support engineering and program decisions.
• Develop test plans and support laboratory, field, and operational testing.
• Analyze system anomalies, lead root-cause investigations, and drive corrective actions.
• Provide technical expertise and engineering recommendations to government customers.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to systems engineering best practices.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Physics, Aerospace Engineering, or related technical discipline.
• 10+ years of experience in radar systems engineering, sensor systems engineering, or defense and aerospace environments.
• Demonstrated experience with radar system architecture, integration, testing, and performance analysis.
• Strong understanding of radar principles, RF systems, signal processing, and sensor performance characterization.
• Experience developing system requirements, interface documentation, and verification methodologies.
• Experience with electronic protection techniques.
• Strong analytical, communication, and technical leadership skills.
• U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree in Engineering, Physics, Applied Mathematics, or related field.
• Experience implementing adaptive beamforming algorithms.
• Experience with phased-array radar systems.
• Experience supporting U.S. Department of Defense, Intelligence Community, or Space Force programs.
• Experience with tracking methods for orbital and non-orbital objects.
• Knowledge of space domain awareness, missile warning, or tracking mission areas.
• Active U.S. security clearance.