Radar Signal Processing Engineer

Austin Sensing Company•Austin, TX

About The Position

Austin Sensing Company is hiring a Radar Signal Processing Engineer to develop algorithms that turn radar measurements into reliable detections and tracks. The role spans waveform design, detection, estimation, and tracking, taking algorithms from simulation through implementation and field testing. The engineer will work closely with RF, firmware, and software engineers to understand hardware limitations, improve radar performance, and ensure algorithms meet real compute and latency constraints. The role calls for explaining the underlying theory, implementing algorithms, and using measured data to assess their performance.

Requirements

7+ years of experience developing radar signal processing algorithms and evaluating them against measured data.
Strong understanding of digital signal processing, radar fundamentals, probability, and statistical estimation.
Experience with FFT-based processing, filtering, CFAR detection, beamforming, and array processing.
Proficiency in Python or MATLAB for simulation and analysis.
Experience implementing performance-sensitive algorithms in C++ or a comparable language.
Ability to diagnose whether a performance issue comes from an algorithm, the hardware, or the test setup.
Experience balancing detection performance with compute, memory, and latency constraints.
Clear technical communication and comfort working across hardware and software teams.

Nice To Haves

Experience with FMCW radar and MIMO antenna architectures.
Experience detecting and tracking small drones or other targets with low radar cross sections.
Familiarity with micro-Doppler analysis and target classification.
Experience with Kalman filtering, data association, and multi-target tracking.
Experience implementing algorithms on embedded processors, GPUs, or FPGAs.
Experience with outdoor radar testing and challenging clutter environments.
A degree in electrical engineering, applied mathematics, physics, computer science, or a related field.

Responsibilities

Develop and implement algorithms for range, Doppler, and angle estimation, detection, and target tracking.
Evaluate waveforms and processing approaches against requirements for range, resolution, coverage, and update rate.
Build simulations to evaluate performance across target characteristics, clutter, interference, and noise.
Develop beamforming, calibration, clutter suppression, and adaptive detection methods.
Analyze recorded radar data to identify missed detections, false alarms, estimation errors, and tracking failures.
Implement and optimize algorithms for real-time operation, working with firmware and software engineers on deployment.
Design bench and field tests measuring detection probability, false alarm rates, estimation accuracy, and track continuity.
Work with RF engineers to understand how antenna performance, channel mismatch, timing, and other hardware effects influence processing.
Build repeatable tools for data analysis, algorithm evaluation, and regression testing.
Document algorithm assumptions, performance results, and tradeoffs to support informed design decisions.