Radar Payload Performance Engineer – Mts/Smts
| Company | The Aerospace Coporation |
|---|---|
| Location | Chantilly, VA, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s, Master’s |
| Experience Level | Mid Level, Senior |
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited program in Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Geophysics, or related technical discipline and 2+ years of relevant SAR signal/image processing experience.
- Two or more years related experience
- Strong grasp of advanced mathematics including Fourier transforms, differential equations, and estimation theory
- Adept at using MATLAB or Python to create or augment engineering code
- Experience with SAR MTI applications
- Familiarity with modeling and simulation of SAR MTI tracker performance
- This position requires ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance with Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI) with Counterintelligence (CI) polygraph for Top Secret/SCI access, which is issued by the U.S. government. U.S. citizenship is required to obtain a security clearance
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited program in Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Geophysics, or related technical discipline and 4+ years of relevant SAR signal/image processing experience (for Senior Member of Technical Staff)
- Five or more years of related experience (for Senior Member of Technical Staff)
- Significant experience conducting modeling and simulation of SAR MTI performance and/or evaluating SAR MTI trackers (for Senior Member of Technical Staff)
Responsibilities
- Assess and / or develop innovative sensor solutions to improve target search-and-track capabilities and support program planning, acquisition, and operations
- Characterize high-priority target Find-Fix-Track-Target (F2T2) performance using modeling and simulation to support program risk reduction and maturation
- Architect and model both ground truth scenarios and sensing payload output-data products to support evaluation and solicitation of future space systems and downstream applications
- Modernize existing MTI processing code base and develop new capabilities to enable adaptability and modularization
- Advance a portfolio of high-impact projects by engaging with other experts across multiple disciplines to explore innovative enterprise solutions to critical national missions
Preferred Qualifications
- Advanced degree in Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Geophysics, or related technical discipline
- Current and active Top Secret//SCI security clearance
- Knowledge of Kalman filters and advanced applications (e.g., Interacting Multiple Model [IMM], Multiple Hypothesis Tracker [MHT])
- Experience leading technical efforts on several small projects concurrently and coordinating technical support for portions of larger, multi-phase, multi-disciplinary projects
- Familiarity with space system acquisition or satellite operations for the IC or DoD