Staff Radar Responsible Engineer, Mars Orbiter UHF Sounder

📋 Description

• Own radar system design for sounder and radiometer modes
• Lead waveform trades with science partners and co-design
• Manage hardware from prototype to flight designs
• Coordinate RF, digital, power, mechanical, firmware and software
• Define instrument calibration schemes for radar and radiometer modes
• Lead instrument qualification, integration, and test activities

🎯 Requirements

• 7+ years in electrical hardware development (radar SDRs, transceivers, digital processors)
• Proven ability to manage radar system budgets and performance
• Experience analyzing and modeling radar returns and performance
• SDR-based radar transceivers and software-defined radios experience
• FPGA and/or GPU-based signal processing chain design
• RF front-end design including antennas, LNA/PA, and PCB layout

🎁 Benefits

• Competitive salary and equity
• Generous PTO and sick leave
• Parental leave
• Annual learning and development stipend
• Opportunity to work on Terran R program
• Inclusive, equal opportunity employer