Radar Systems Engineer

Description

SAIC is seeking a Radar Systems Engineer to provide onsite systems engineering and technical advisory (SETA) services in support of an SAIC Prime Program at the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) in Chantilly, VA.

Note: Current and Active Top Secret/SCI with the ability to obtain a Polygraph is required.

As a Radar Systems Engineer you will serve as a technical advisor supporting end‑to‑end system development for radar‑enabled space systems, mission processing chains, and GEOINT exploitation capabilities. This role is ideal for a candidate who understands how radar payloads and ground mission systems are built, and can translate that insight into objective, acquisition‑focused technical guidance for government leadership.

Key Responsibilities to include:

• Support analysis of radar payload designs, RF architectures, waveform strategies, and sensor performance models for spaceborne GEOINT missions.

• Provide unbiased SETA insight into contractor development activities, design reviews, risk posture, and technical trades.

• Develop, refine, and trace system‑level and payload‑level requirements across space, ground, and mission‑processing segments.

• Plan and assess verification strategies, test events, and performance validation for radar payloads, ground systems, and mission‑processing algorithms.

• Evaluate end‑to‑end GEOINT mission architectures, including tasking, collection, downlink, processing, exploitation, and dissemination.

• Apply real‑world development experience to assess feasibility, schedule realism, integration complexity, and technical maturity.

• Prepare and deliver technical briefings to government leads, mission partners, and senior decision‑makers.

Qualifications

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM (science, technical, engineering, math) or related discipline and nine (9) years or more experience; Masters and seven (7) years or more experience ; PhD or JD and four (4) years or more experience. Relevant experience to be substituted in lieu of degree.

• Active Top Secret/SCI with the ability to obtain a Polygraph.

• Knowledge or experience with radar systems, RF sensing, SAR, GMTI, or radar phenomenology (hands‑on or conceptual).

• Prior work with a prime contractor or radar payload developer, ideally supporting space or airborne sensing programs.

• Familiarity with mission needs, acquisition processes, and space/ground integration.

• Experience with MATLAB, Python, STK, or similar modeling/simulation tools.

• Working knowledge of MBSE/SysML, or similar digital‑engineering tools/concepts.

• Understanding of mission processing, exploitation algorithms, or radar image formation.

2026.10.2

Target salary range: $120,001 - $160,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

REQNUMBER: 2614410

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