Radar System Modes & Algorithms Lead

Honeywell Aerospace•Torrance, CA

8d•Hybrid

About The Position

Lead the execution of radar signal processing, modes, and software functions throughout radar development programs. The work includes weather signal processing, waveform design and implementation, embedded radar software, software architecture, and development of future multi-mode radar capabilities. In collaboration with the PI and other system leads, establish the technical approach and software capabilities for radar prototypes. The role calls for hands-on technical leadership of end-to-end radar signal processing, modes, and software development, from concept through integrated prototype demonstration. The position is based in Torrance, California; Phoenix, Arizona; or Redmond, Washington. The work schedule is Monday through Friday, with three days onsite and two days remote. The position reports to the Senior R&D Manager. The annual base salary range for the stated locations and regions is $118,000–$147,000. Due to U.S. export control requirements, candidates must be U.S. persons, defined as U.S. citizens, U.S. permanent residents, or individuals with protected status under asylum or refugee status.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in a technical discipline such as science, technology, engineering, or mathematics.
Experience in radar or RF systems, such as radar modes, radar signal processing, or radar systems.
Systems engineering experience including at least two of the following: requirements; design; specification development; modeling; simulation; performance analysis; hardware/software integration; testing; or verification.
Must be a U.S. person: a U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident, or individual with protected status under asylum or refugee status.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree from an accredited institution in a technical discipline such as science, technology, engineering, or mathematics.
Track record of solving difficult, complex problems through innovation, analysis, engineering, and experimentation.
Excellent written and oral communication skills, demonstrated through published results and public presentations in the relevant research field.
Ability to engage with customers and partners to define needs and requirements and develop creative solutions through rigorous analysis, engineering, and experimentation.
Ability to communicate ideas and results effectively to research sponsors, scientific peers, and business leadership through presentations, publications, and proposals.
Strong understanding of aircraft and avionics integration.
Hands-on experience defining and developing radar system architectures, including subsystems, functional allocation, interfaces, data flows, hardware/software partitioning, and integrated-system hardware and processing.
Hands-on radar mode development from operational needs through definition, processing, resource planning, implementation, and integration.
Experience designing and optimizing radar waveforms, PRFs, bandwidths, timing, ambiguity and Doppler considerations, beam and scan strategies, dwell, revisit and update rates, coverage, and resource allocation.
Hands-on development of radar signal-processing algorithms, including range/Doppler processing, detection, CFAR, beamforming, angle estimation, clutter suppression, tracking, and real-time implementation and optimization.
Hands-on experience with MATLAB, Python, or similar tools for radar modeling, simulation, algorithm development, performance analysis, and measured-data analysis.
Demonstrated experience translating radar concepts and algorithms into functional hardware prototypes or demonstrators.
Demonstrated hands-on technical leadership of end-to-end radar signal-processing, modes, and software development from concept through integrated prototype demonstration.

Responsibilities

Lead radar signal-processing, modes, and software functions across radar development programs.
Develop weather signal processing, radar waveforms, embedded radar software, software architecture, and future multi-mode radar capabilities.
Establish technical approaches and software capabilities for radar prototypes in collaboration with the PI and other system leads.
Define and develop radar system architectures, including subsystems, functional allocation, interfaces, data flows, hardware/software partitioning, and the hardware and processing required for an integrated radar system.
Develop radar modes from operational needs through mode definition, processing, resource needs, implementation, and integration.
Design and optimize radar waveforms, PRFs, bandwidths, timing, ambiguity and Doppler considerations, beam and scan strategies, dwell, revisit and update rates, coverage, and resource allocation across modes.
Develop radar signal-processing algorithms, including range/Doppler processing, detection, CFAR, beamforming, angle estimation, clutter suppression, and tracking, and implement and optimize them for real-time radar systems.
Develop and use modeling, simulation, and data-analysis tools for radar architecture, waveforms, algorithms, performance modeling, and measured radar data analysis.
Advance radar concepts, architectures, modes, waveforms, and algorithms beyond analysis and simulation into functional hardware prototypes or demonstrators.
Engage with customers and partners to define needs and requirements and develop solutions through analysis, engineering, and experimentation.
Communicate ideas and results to research sponsors, scientific peers, and business leadership through presentations, publications, and proposals.