Anduril
Senior Radar Engineer, Space
$161K–$212K
Costa Mesa, California, United States +2 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Jun 26, 2026
- Location
- Costa Mesa, California, United States
Waltham, Massachusetts, United States
Costa Mesa, California, United States - Experience
- 5+ years of hands-on radar systems engineering experience.
- Education
- BS or MS degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, or related technical field; advanced degree preferred.
About the job
Architect and deliver space-based radar systems, from mission and payload design through launch and on-orbit operations, while providing technical and team leadership.
What you'll do
- Design RF sensing technologies, radar architectures, waveforms, signal processing, and detection/tracking capabilities.
- Translate mission needs into system requirements through cross-functional collaboration, system-of-systems analysis, and customer engagement.
- Guide technical roadmaps and teams, and support program strategy and decision-making.
What they ask for
- BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, or a related technical field.
- 5+ years of hands-on radar systems engineering experience, including hardware, algorithms, or software development.
- Technical leadership developing high-performance defense radar systems; strong expertise in radar architecture, waveform design, radar modes, and system-level modeling.
- MATLAB and Python proficiency; prior DoD or IC program experience; active U.S. Top Secret or TS/SCI clearance.
Nice to have
- Space-based RF sensing experience; C++ proficiency; or experience with SAR, GMTI, or space-based SIGINT modes.
- Knowledge of radar antennas, spacecraft operations, space mission design tools, space software standards (e.g., cFS, SpaceVPX), or modular payload architectures.
Pay
$161,000 — $212,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
MATLAB, Python, C++, SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar), GMTI (Ground Moving Target Indicator), cFS, SpaceVPX
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