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LeoLabs, Inc. - Staff Radar Systems Engineer

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Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Physics, Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical discipline. • 10+ years of experience in radar systems engineering, sensor systems engineering, or related 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 various electronic protection techniques • Strong analytical, communication, and technical leadership skills. • U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance. • Advanced degree in Engineering, Physics, Applied Mathematics, or related field. • Experience implementing algorithms like adaptive beamforming • 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, tracking, or related mission areas. • Active U.S. security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead radar systems engineering activities across the system lifecycle, including 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 opportunities for optimization and capability enhancement. • Support system design reviews, technical interchange meetings, and customer engagements. • Collaborate with software, hardware, RF, signal processing, and operations teams to ensure successful integration and deployment of radar capabilities. • Perform trade studies and technical assessments to support engineering and program decisions. • Develop test plans and support laboratory, field, and operational testing activities. • Analyze system anomalies and lead root-cause investigations and corrective actions. • Support government customers by providing technical expertise, briefings, and engineering recommendations. • Mentor junior engineers and contribute to the continued development of systems engineering best practices.

Benefits

• At LeoLabs, we're building the living map of activity in space. Through our proprietary global radar network and AI-enabled analytics platform, we collect millions of measurements daily on more than 25,000 objects in low Earth orbit (LEO). Our radar-powered intelligence protects billions in assets, monitors adversarial behavior, and ensures safe operations for commercial and government missions. • We're not just building technology, we are redefining global security, safety, and transparency in space. As orbital activity accelerates and threats grow more complex, LeoLabs is a trusted partner for Space Domain Awareness, Space Traffic Management, and Satellite Operations for top-tier space operators and allied defense organizations. • If you're looking to work on mission-critical challenges at the forefront of aerospace, national security, and AI, your impact starts here. • LeoLabs is seeking a highly motivated Staff Radar Systems Engineer to support the design, integration, testing, and operational deployment of advanced radar capabilities. This role will serve as a technical leader responsible for defining system requirements, evaluating radar performance, supporting mission execution, and driving cross-functional engineering efforts across hardware, software, signal processing, and operations teams. • The ideal candidate possesses deep expertise in radar systems engineering, a strong understanding of sensor performance and system integration, and the ability to translate mission requirements into scalable technical solutions supporting national security and space domain awareness missions.