About The Position
Our client, a global leader in Earth-observation satellites, is hiring a Senior Systems Engineer (MTS), SAR Missions. Fully remote from the US is fine for the first couple of years; relocation to the Vancouver, BC area later is optional, not required.
Requirements
- Graduate degree in Electrical Engineering, Engineering Physics, Math or Physics (or equivalent)
- 10+ years with radar, SAR or similar active imaging systems (hardware, processors and/or data products)
- 5+ years in a space systems engineering or similar complex systems environment
- SAR remote sensing experience: system design, operation, applications/exploitation and/or calibration
- Strong communicator
- US citizen or permanent resident
Nice To Haves
- MATLAB, Python
- satellite SAR payload design and operations
- space mission design
- spacecraft design
- geospatial data
Responsibilities
- Contribute end-to-end to SAR engineering across the full lifecycle of a SAR space mission
- Contribute to the mission concept of operations and high-level mission specs, including spacecraft budgets for the SAR payload
- Lead technical solutions for mission enhancements: beam mode design, mission concept design, image quality modelling
- Take part in mission-level risk management, integration, verification and validation
- Own design trade-offs across spacecraft systems, coverage and access, SAR payload, SAR processor and end-user applications
- Key member of the team through commissioning, calibration and early operations; mentor others
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
