Job DescriptionSAIC is seeking a target-tracking
Radar Signals Engineer to support modeling, simulation, and analyses of scenarios with radars tracking satellites in all types of Earth orbits. Our multi-discipline team collaborates to deliver comprehensive actionable insights to our customers.
At SAIC's location in
Chantilly, Virginia, our
Radar Signals Engineers work side-by-side with experts in propulsion, radars, optics, AI/ML, cloud computing, GPUs and more. The team's responsibilities include:
- Satellite-tracking radar signal designs and signal processing algorithms
- Antenna design and analyses
- Performance analyses of satellite target detection, acquisition, tracking and characterization
- Optional: Radar return modeling using 3D satellite models
As part of an agile team including experts in astrodynamics, optical sensing, and AI you will
collaboratively simulate mission operations concepts at-scale with support from our High Performance Computing specialists. You can expect regular opportunities to meet with and optionally present findings to local senior government customers.
- Use programming languages such as Python, C++, MATLAB, or others to leverage existing analysis tools and develop new ones
- Conduct independent trade studies and technical assessments
- Review and validate algorithms and results provided by external teams
- Develop and optionally present actionable technical briefings
QualificationsBachelors in Electrical Engineering, Applied Math, Physics, or a related technical field(s) and fourteen (14) years or more experience; Masters and twelve (12) years or more experience; PhD or JD and nine (9) years or more experience
- Experience Target-tracking radar signals
- A strong foundation in electrical engineering, advanced mathematics, and digital signal processing.
- Experienced with MATLAB, Python, and C/C++ for data analysis and modeling.
Clearance: TS/SCI required and must have or be willing and able to pass polygraph test
