SciTec
Senior Numerical Algorithm Software Engineer
$156K–$193K
Boulder, Colorado · Senior · Full-time · Posted Jul 29, 2026
- Experience
- 8+ years.
- Education
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Applied Mathematics, Physics, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical field.
- Visa sponsorship
- U.S. citizenship is required for all employees; SciTec cannot sponsor or assume sponsorship of employee work visas. U.S. citizenship is also required to obtain and maintain a security clearance.
About the job
Leads development, optimization, and evaluation of radar signal-processing and tracking algorithms, transitioning prototypes into operational C++ radar pipelines.
What you'll do
- Develop and optimize radar detection, tracking, estimation, clutter suppression, and resource-management algorithms.
- Build end-to-end radar processing pipelines and tools for modeling, simulation, validation, and deployment.
- Provide technical leadership and collaborate with engineering and mission teams to integrate algorithms into operational systems.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a related technical field.
- 8+ years developing numerical algorithms for radar signal processing or related sensor-processing applications.
- Expertise implementing algorithms in Python and C++; experience with real radar data and algorithm performance evaluation.
- Linux development experience, modern software practices, and ability to work in Agile environments; U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance.
Nice to have
- PhD in a related technical field; active DoD security clearance preferred.
- Advanced radar DSP, machine learning for radar, algorithm performance optimization, or radar systems experience.
Pay
USD 156,000 - 193,000 / year (base salary)
Tools
Python, C++, Linux, Docker, Kubernetes
AI focus
Preferred familiarity with machine-learning methods applied to radar data, including classification, anomaly detection, and deep learning-based radar feature extraction.
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