Senior Systems Architect, Radar Development

Echodyne Corp•Kirkland, WA

About The Position

Echodyne is seeking a Senior Systems Architect, Radar Development to join their fast-growing team. As a Senior Systems Architect, you will develop system architectures, performance budgets, and deliver field-ready capabilities that meet customer and product needs. You’ll operate at the intersection of radar principles, antenna theory, RF electronics, embedded computing, and power distribution to develop products used across the globe, in a culture built to disrupt markets with revolutionary technology.

Requirements

BS degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, Physics, or similar
7 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

Nice To Haves

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

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