Principal Systems Engineer, Radar Development
Echodyne · Kirkland, WA · 2 mo ago
HybridInformation Technology$165k–$247k/yrFull-time
Responsibilities
- Translate product/customer use cases into measurable system requirements and performance budgets
- Define and maintain radar system architecture across hardware, firmware, algorithms, and product interfaces
- Lead system decomposition into subsystems to define subsystem requirements
- Utilize system budgets to effectively manage tradeoffs among competing requirements
- Lead system-level performance closure through analytical means such as modeling/simulation and field data interpretation
- Enable integration readiness through collaboration with cross-functional HW and SW leads
- Establish verification philosophy in partnership with integration/test leadership, including verification strategy, requirement coverage, traceability, and reporting
- Serve as a principal technical voice in roadmap and design reviews, teaming with product, manufacturing, and customer support teams
Required Skills / Experience
- BS degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, Physics, or similar
- 10 or more years’ experience developing complex embedded/electronic systems from concept through verification and production readiness
- Experience leading systems engineering for products spanning RF/mixed-signal electronics, embedded firmware/OS, and application software
- Analytical skills applicable to system modeling, trade studies, and data-driven debugging
- Experience with common engineering tooling such as Python/MATLAB and systems debugging at HW/SW boundaries
Desired Skills / Experience
- Familiarity with radar systems, RF design, or sensing technologies
- Experience delivering radar products into commercial markets
- Radar domain knowledge sufficient to lead architecture decisions across waveform/mode considerations and environmental constraints; hands-on experience with FMCW and/or pulse Doppler radar systems preferred
- Exposure to radar algorithms and technology improvements such as clutter mitigation, interference suppression, calibration, and tracking/state estimation such as Kalman filtering
What We Offer
This is an exempt role.
The expected annual salary range for this role is $164,594 - $246,788 USD
If your skills generally align but not perfectly, please apply anyway. There may be another role that’s a great fit for you!
We offer competitive compensation and benefits to our full-time, US-based employees, including:
- RSU (Restricted Stock Units)
- Generous Benefits:
- Fully-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance premiums for you
- Choice of PPO or HDHP/HSA
- Virtual Care – 98Point6
- Employee Assistance Program
- Mental Health coverage through Springhealth & Talkspace (Premera)
- Travel Assistance Insurance
- Company Paid Life Insurance
- Company Paid Short & Long Term Disability
- Flexible PTO (exempt) / 15 days per year (non-exempt)
- 401(k) match
- Pet Insurance
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