Eikon - Principal Radar Engineer/Subject Matter Expert (onsite - Huntsville, AL)

Alaska Northstar Resources, LLC

$160K — $240K *
Aerospace & Defense
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in electrical/aerospace engineering; Master's or PhD preferred.
  • Must be a US Citizen.
  • Active DoD Secret Clearance or eligibility to obtain.
  • 10+ years of experience in integrated circuits for radar applications.
  • Hands-on experience in reliability testing and RF calibration for military systems.
  • Experience developing real-time applications using CUDA/GPUs or C/C++.
  • Familiarity with tools like Verilog/VHDL, SPICE, PCB layout.

Responsibilities

  • Lead design and development of radar systems integrating integrated circuits and digital signal processing.
  • Oversee testing and calibration of RF hardware under varied conditions.
  • Design ruggedized RF/digital electronics for military applications.
  • Develop real-time radar signal processing applications using CUDA/GPUs or C/C++.
  • Integrate engineering efforts across disciplines to ensure project success.
  • Conduct simulations and testing of radar systems and their architectures.
  • Mentor engineering staff and document technical processes for compliance.

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation packages.
  • Outstanding benefits.
  • Challenging work assignments.
  • Opportunities for career advancement and growth.
Full Job Description
The team at Eikon Research is seeking a Principal Radar Engineer to join them and lead the design, development, and optimization of advanced radar systems, emphasizing hardware integration, reliability, and performance for defense applications.

The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in radar system architecture and radar performance predictions and modeling, digital and RF Hardware design, digital signal processing, RF calibration, and ruggedized electronics design. They will translate technical requirements into innovative solutions, mentor staff, and ensure compliance with government standards for military radar technologies. A strong background in electrical engineering, radar principles, and RF defense systems is essential. This is an onsite position in Huntsville, AL.

This senior-level role involves, but not limited to:
  • Leading radar system design and development, incorporating integrated circuits, digital signal processing, and RF components for RF defense radar systems.
  • Overseeing reliability testing, RF calibration, and test equipment usage to validate hardware/software under environmental stresses.
  • Designing and manufacturing ruggedized RF/digital electronics for military fielded systems, ensuring low-latency, high-throughput performance.
  • Developing real-time applications with CUDA/GPUs or C/C++ for radar signal processing, including RF static range measurements, RCS predictions, and signal propagation analysis.
  • Leading program integration across engineering, operations, acquisition, and testing teams to meet milestones and requirements.
  • Collaborating on radar systems, data links, and command/control architectures; conducting simulations, modeling, and testing with specialized tools.
  • Mentoring engineers, providing technical leadership, and developing documentation for proposals, audits, and Agile processes.
  • Utilizing tools like Git, Jira, CAD software, and contributing to RFP responses, prototypes, and interdisciplinary RF/embedded projects.


Requirements

Candidate must have bachelor's degree in electrical/aerospace engineering. A Master's or PhD in Electrical/Aerospace Engineering is preferred, bachelor's with exceptional experience considered

Candidate must be US Citizen

Candidate must have active DoD Secret Clearance, or eligibility to obtain/maintain DoD Secret Clearance

Candidate must have 10+ years' experience with the following:
  • Integrated circuits (design, fabrication, integration; e.g., RFICs, ASICs) for radar applications.
  • Reliability testing, RF calibration/test equipment, digital signal processing, and radar system design.
  • Development of real-time, low-latency, high-throughput applications using CUDA/GPUs or C/C++.
  • Hands-on design/manufacturing of ruggedized RF/digital electronics for military systems.
  • Radar systems, RF signal propagation, data links, command/control architectures, RF static range measurements, RF defense radar systems, and RCS predictions.
  • Leadership in program integration across engineering, operations, acquisition, and testing communities.
  • Tools like Verilog/VHDL, SPICE, PCB layout; plus, government contracting (DoD standards, ITAR, secure development).
  • Leading teams/projects, delivering radar systems on time/budget; in-office capability for hardware/testing/classified work.

Desired Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
  • 15+ years of experience

Work Environment

Eikon maintains an outstanding work environment that includes competitive compensation, outstanding benefits, and challenging work assignments with opportunities for advancement/career growth. To be considered for employment opportunities at Eikon, you must complete an online application.

The pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

Salary Description

$160,000 - $240,000

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