About The Position
Our client, a global leader in Earth-observation satellites, is hiring a Staff Systems Engineer for its Synthetic Aperture Radar (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 experience)
- 15+ years with radar, SAR or similar active imaging systems (hardware, processors and/or data products)
- 10+ 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 across technical, sales, executive and customer audiences
- US citizen or permanent resident (export-control and Controlled Goods requirements)
Nice To Haves
- MATLAB, Python
- satellite SAR payload design and operations
- space mission design (coverage and access, orbital dynamics)
- spacecraft design (thermal, power, pointing)
- geospatial data
Responsibilities
- End-to-end oversight of SAR engineering across the full lifecycle of a SAR space mission
- Own the mission concept of operations and high-level mission specs, including spacecraft budgets that drive the SAR payload
- Lead technical solutions for current and future SAR missions: beam mode design, mission concept design, SAR image quality modelling
- Lead mission-level risk management, integration, verification and validation
- Run design trade-offs across spacecraft systems, coverage and access, SAR payload, SAR processor and end-user applications
- Own the SAR side of commissioning, calibration and early operations
- Advise senior management and new business; mentor the team
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
