Staff Radar Responsible Engineer, Mars Orbiter UHF Sounder
Core
Technical lead and responsible engineer for a wideband UHF shallow radar sounder and radiometer instrument on a Mars orbiter mission, owning the instrument from design through integration and commissioning.
Role type
Staff Radar Responsible Engineer (Space Instrumentation)
Builds
Flight hardware and processing implementations for subsurface layer reflection and temperature measurement instruments.
Domain
Space exploration, planetary science, radar engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Radar system performance budgeting, software-defined radio implementation, FPGA/GPU signal processing, mixed-signal and digital PCB design, RF circuit design, antenna design and verification, hardware development and validation, spectrum licensing and frequency coordination
Preferred skills
Microwave radiometry instrument design, planetary or terrestrial radar familiarity (SHARAD, MARSIS, RIMFAX), AMD/Xilinx RFSoC or Zynq UltraScale+ platforms, polarimetric radar and full-polarimetry calibration, PDR/CDR and spacecraft integration experience
Technologies
FPGA, GPU, AMD/Xilinx RFSoC, Zynq UltraScale+, RFSoC, PCB design tools, RF simulation tools
Responsibilities
Own system design for radar electronics, signal processing chain, and antenna system; lead waveform trade studies and implement baseline algorithms; lead hardware development including prototype and brass board validation; define instrument calibration schemes; coordinate development across RF, digital, power, and mechanical disciplines; lead qualification, acceptance testing, and spacecraft integration.
Seniority
Staff, technical lead with full ownership