Senior Systems Architect, Radar Development

Radar Reinvented.

Echodyne offers the world’s first compact solid-state true beam-steering radar for a wide range of industries and applications. Our high-performance radars work in all weather and are designed for autonomous vehicles, uncrewed aircraft & drones, and security of borders, critical infrastructure, and smart cities. The company combines the patented technology of metamaterials with powerful software to create a radar sensor with unprecedented performance at commercial price points.

Echodyne offers its radars to companies working in Automotive, Transportation, Critical Infrastructure Protection, Border Security, Smart Cities, Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS), and Airspace Management including Urban Air Mobility (UTM).Echodyne is seeking a Senior Systems Architect, Radar Development to join our fast-growing team. ROLE OVERVIEW As a Senior Systems Architect, you will develop system architectures, performance budgets, and deliver field-ready capabilities that meet customer and product needs.

You’ll operate at the intersection of radar principles, antenna theory, RF electronics, embedded computing, and power distribution to develop products used across the globe, in a culture built to disrupt markets with revolutionary technology.

RESPONSIBILITIES Translate product/customer use cases into measurable system requirements and performance budgets

Define and maintain radar system architecture across hardware, firmware, algorithms, and product interfaces

Lead system decomposition into subsystems to define subsystem requirements

Utilize system budgets to effectively manage tradeoffs among competing requirements

Lead system-level performance closure through analytical means such as modeling/simulation and field data interpretation

Enable integration readiness through collaboration with cross-functional HW and SW leads

Establish verification philosophy in partnership with integration/test leadership, including verification strategy, requirement coverage, traceability, and reporting

Serve as a principal technical voice in roadmap and design reviews, teaming with product, manufacturing, and customer support teams REQUIRED SKILLS / EXPERIENCEBS degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, Physics, or similar7 or more years’ experience developing complex embedded/electronic systems from concept through verification and production readiness

Experience leading systems engineering for products spanning RF/mixed-signal electronics, embedded firmware/OS, and application software

Analytical skills applicable to system modeling, trade studies, and data-driven debugging

Experience with common engineering tooling such as Python/MATLAB and systems debugging at HW/SW boundaries DESIRED SKILLS / EXPERIENCE (Looking for one or more as a complement to the core skills) Familiarity with radar systems, RF design, or sensing technologies

Experience delivering radar products into commercial markets

Radar domain knowledge sufficient to lead architecture decisions across waveform/mode considerations and environmental constraints; hands-on experience with FMCW and/or pulse Doppler radar systems preferred

Exposure to radar algorithms and technology improvements such as clutter mitigation, interference suppression, calibration, and tracking/state estimation such as Kalman filtering

Echodyne’s technology is export controlled by the U.S. Government and we must evaluate an applicant’s eligibility to handle export-controlled information or obtain required Government authorizations.  Therefore, we will ask you as part of the application process to identify whether you are a U.S. Citizen or green card holder, or have asylum/refugee status in the U.S. WHAT WE OFFERThis is an exempt role.

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