Senior Radar Systems Engineer Verified today
About Umbra
Umbra is an American space technology company delivering advanced systems from sensors to spacecraft. Our Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) constellation transforms satellite data into actionable insights for national security, disaster response, and scientific discovery.
The Role
Join Umbra's Radar Processing Group as a Senior Radar Systems Engineer. You will develop and maintain radar processing pipelines, write production-quality software, and provide architecture expertise to cross-functional teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and improve radar algorithms including MTI, Passive RF, and SAR
- Write production quality software with unit and integration testing
- Support commercial and government teams in modeling, simulation, mission design, and systems analyses
- Monitor and improve production throughput for cost and timeliness efficiency
- Build, test, and maintain applications that run satellites, including spacecraft operations automation, mission scheduling, command and telemetry pipeline, and mission data pipeline
- Provide software architecture expertise to cross-functional engineering and product teams
- Establish and maintain DevOps practices for customer and satellite-operational needs
Required Qualifications
- Experience writing algorithms for SAR image processing
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a related STEM field (electrical engineering, physics, computer science)
- 5+ years professional experience in signal/image processing development
- 5-8+ years professional experience with Matlab or Python
- Experience with version control software, preferably Git
- Foundational understanding of software architecture, event-driven micro-services, interface design, and automated testing patterns
- Experience with database-backed applications and relational database concepts
- Experience with parallel processing and HPC
Desired Qualifications
- Advanced degree in a relevant STEM field
- Proficiency in parallel processing and high-performance computing (HPC)
- Excellent communications skills and ability to work collaboratively
- Experience in machine learning
- 10+ years experience with Python's scientific stack (Numpy, Scipy, Numba)
- Experience designing, developing, and testing RESTful APIs
- Experience with C/C++, Rust, CUDA
- Significant background with SAR processing
Location
Preferred: Santa Barbara/Goleta CA, Arlington VA, or Reston VA. Remote candidates considered if highly qualified.
Compensation
Base salary range $170,000 - $200,000 depending on experience.
Benefits
- Flexible time off, sick, family and medical leave
- Medical, dental, vision, life, LTD, STD (employer funded)
- 401k with 3% non-elective company contribution
- Stock options
- Free parking and daily lunch in office
Employment Requirements
This position requires U.S. work authorization and may involve access to technology subject to ITAR/EAR export controls. Candidates must be a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, U.S. lawful permanent resident, refugee, asylee, or eligible to obtain required U.S. export authorizations.