Reliable Robotics

Sr. Radar Test Engineer

Reliable Robotics$100K — $130K *
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BS in electrical engineering or equivalent work experience
  • 5+ years of hands-on experience with RF testing
  • Strong ability to design complex RF test systems
  • Experience writing and executing test plans
  • Proficient with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, spectrum analyzers

Responsibilities

  • Test and calibrate the next-generation AESA Radar system
  • Own engineering and production testing of digital, RF, and antenna circuit cards
  • Drive test and calibration equipment in collaboration with radar hardware design team
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams for radar system integration
  • Support testing in the engineering lab and on the aircraft
  • Conduct data collection and system check out flights
  • Ensure radar systems meet DO-160 and DO-254 certification standards

Benefits

  • Collaborative work culture encouraging information sharing
  • Opportunity to work on cutting-edge radar technology
  • Engagement in revolutionary projects to enhance aviation safety
  • Access to cross-functional team collaboration
  • Contribution to the development of affordable radar systems for commercial use
Full Job Description
As a Radar Test Engineer, you will be a part of our Test Engineering team working directly with our radar development program. We enjoy a culture of sharing information and collaboration. Phased array radar systems have historically been reserved for specialized applications, but we're making this technology affordable to enable Detect and Avoid for widespread commercial applications. This role will focus on new advanced operational modes. The passion for revolutionary technology to make aviation safer motivates us to come in every day. Responsibilities In your role as a Radar Test Engineer, you will be responsible for testing and calibration of our next-generation Active Electronic Scanning Array (AESA) Radar system. You will own the engineering and production testing of the digital, RF and antenna circuit cards. In addition you will drive the test and calibration equipment for our AESA radar system in collaboration with the Radar hardware design team. You will be collaborating with cross-functional teams, including radar, mechanical and system engineering. Together with those teams you will support radar system integration, testing in the engineering lab and on the aircraft, as well as supporting data collection and system check out flights. You will be responsible for the certification of our radar systems to DO-160 environmental, DO-254 design assurance, and FCC certification. Required Skills 3 BS in electrical engineering, or equivalent work experience 3 5+ years of professional hands-on experience with with RF testing and antenna range wireless testing 3 Ability to design complex RF test systems 3 Experience writing and executing test plans for functional and environmental testing 3 Experienced in using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, spectrum analyzers and vector network analyzers Preferred Skills 3 Advanced Degree in science or electrical engineering 3 Experience in flight testing of advanced RF systems 3 Experience developing system architectures and managing requirements for certification of avionics 3 Creative problem solver that can bring multiple disciplines together, with the ability to assess risk and make design decisions without all available data 3 Experience integrating and troubleshooting various electronic sensors and components 3 RF circuit design experience up to 12GHz 3 DO-160 and DO-254 hardware design assurance experience. This position requires access to information that is subject to U.S. export controls. An offer of employment will be contingent upon the applicant's capacity to perform in compliance with U.S. export control laws. All applicants are asked to provide documentation that legally establishes status as a U.S. person or non-U.S. person (and nationalities in the case of a non-U.S. person). Where the applicant is not a U.S. person, meaning not a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful permanent resident, (iii) refugee under 8 U.S.C. a7 1157, or (iv) asylee under 8 U.S.C. a7 1158, or not otherwise permitted to access the export-controlled technology without U.S. government authorization, the Company reserves the right not to apply for an export license for such applicants whose access to export-controlled technology or software source code requires authorization and may decline to proceed with the application process and any offer of employment on that basis.

About Reliable Robotics

Reliable Robotics is an aerospace and defense company that specializes in autonomous flight technology. The company was founded in 2017 by veterans of the aviation industry and is headquartered in Mountain View, California. Reliable Robotics provides advanced solutions for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), including autonomous flight control, navigation, and safety systems. The company's mission is to make aviation safer, more efficient, and more accessible through the use of autonomous technology.
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2017

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