Senior Systems Engineer

About the role

Radiance Technologies, a 100% employee-owned company, is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to support advanced technology development within the space domain. The role involves providing Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) support for a Program of Record (PoR) utilizing the DoDI 5000.02 Middle Tier Acquisition (MTA) Rapid Prototyping pathway.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate across multidisciplinary and cross-functional teams to drive the development, integration, testing, and fielding of advanced space technologies and mission capabilities.
• Perform systems engineering activities across the full system lifecycle, including concept development, requirements analysis, architecture development, design, integration, verification, test and evaluation, training, transition to operations, and sustainment.
• Support development and integration of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) technologies and architectures for space and multi-domain applications.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Physics, or related technical discipline.
• US Citizen with a current DoD Top Secret security clearance w/ SCI eligibility.
• Strong understanding of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) concepts, radar phenomenology, RF systems, or space-based remote sensing architectures.
• Knowledge of systems engineering processes associated with radar signal processing, mission data processing, and sensor performance analysis.
• Experience supporting technical baseline management, requirements traceability, and interface definition activities.
• Self-starter with excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent organizational skills, including management and archiving of Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs), Configuration Control Board (CCB) documentation, technical baselines, and program artifacts.

Desired Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Physics, or related technical discipline.
• Experience with the Defense Adaptive Acquisition Framework (DAAF) and/or DoDI 5000 series acquisition processes.
• Experience with digital engineering and MBSE tools such as Cameo, DOORS, or SysML.
• Experience with test planning, verification, validation, and operational assessment of complex radar or space systems.
• Familiarity with cloud-based data architectures, AI/ML-enabled sensor exploitation, or distributed processing environments.
• Experience supporting programs utilizing Other Transaction Authority (OTA), rapid prototyping, or accelerated acquisition pathways.
• Prior experience supporting Department of Defense, Space Force, National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), Missile Defense Agency (MDA), or Intelligence Community space and ISR programs.