Staff RF Geolocation Engineer
Core
Lead the development of advanced passive RF geolocation capabilities for electromagnetic warfare products to detect, characterize, and geolocate non-cooperative RF emitters.
Role type
Staff RF Geolocation Engineer
Builds
Next-generation distributed sensing products for warfighters, commercial air operators, and border protection teams
Domain
Defense / Electromagnetic Warfare / Signal Processing
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Passive RF geolocation algorithms (TDOA, FDOA, multilateration, interferometry), statistical signal detection (Neyman-Pearson, Bayesian, CFAR), estimation theory (maximum likelihood, error bounds), Python/MATLAB/C++, real-time implementation on DSP/GPU, high-fidelity simulation, RF front-end requirements definition
Preferred skills
Interferometric processing, distributed coherent sensing, peer-reviewed contributions to geolocation, Cramer-Rao lower bounds, FPGA/DSP optimization, SDR toolchains, military/government environment experience
Technologies
Python, MATLAB, C++, DSP, GPU, FPGA, SDR
Responsibilities
Design and derive passive RF geolocation algorithms from first principles; Develop coherent and non-coherent geolocation and imaging approaches; Apply statistical signal detection frameworks; Model, simulate, and mitigate real-world nonidealities; Develop and refine software for emitter localization; Build high-fidelity simulation environments; Partner with hardware engineers to define RF front-end requirements; Support algorithm integration, calibration, and field validation
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC with strategic impact
