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Senior Radar Systems Engineer
Location: CRANE, IN, US | Date Posted: 2025-12-22 | Category: Engineering and Sciences | Subcategory: Systems Engineer | Schedule: Full-time | Shift: Day Job | Travel: Yes, 25% of the Time | Minimum Clearance: Secret
Overview SAIC is seeking a highly qualified and experienced RADAR Systems Engineer for an immediate opening with the SENSE + INTERDICTION (SENSEI) Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems (CUAS)/Counter Unmanned Systems (CUxS) Research and Development (R&D) program in Crane, IN. The position requires technical expertise in RADAR technology, Radio Frequency (RF) engineering, and the ability to evaluate similar RADAR systems against defined operational and technical parameters. The primary responsibility will be to conduct an Analysis of Alternatives and provide the results to the government customer.
The role demands strong analytical and communication skills and a systematic approach to evaluating RADAR system performance across the market. The engineer will research, assess, and recommend next‑generation AESA RADAR systems compatible with the SENSEI platform, ensuring integration of RF hardware, signal processing, and software.
Job Duties
Understand object detection algorithms while working with system architecture to ensure performance meets specific requirements for functions such as air defense, counter‑drone.
Clearly identify RADAR subsystems and components, determining subsystem implementation characteristics (analog hardware, digital hardware, software, or firmware), and outlining RADAR modes and parameters.
Test and evaluate complex RADAR systems, focusing on integrating RF hardware, signal processing, and software to meet specific performance needs.
Analyze RADAR system architectures, RF hardware solutions, phased array solutions, electronic protection, digital waveform generation, and RADAR signal processing techniques.
Research and identify viable RADAR systems that would be compatible and interoperable with the SENSEI CUAS system.
Assess overall RADAR system performance, integrating RF, digital signal processing (DSP), software, and mechanical aspects to meet mission goals.
Create and manage a database that provides a complete list of fully operational RADAR systems with specific detection, tracking, and imaging capabilities that meet operational requirements.
Provide specific, detailed information for selection of the most efficient solution to meet operational needs, including present and future capacity requirements.
Create modeling and simulation variable test scenarios and operational analysis for government customers.
Provide technical and cost assessment of vendor proposals, review technical reports, design artifacts and program plans.
Bridge hardware (antennas, transmitters) and software (algorithms, data processing) to provide sound recommendations on functional, high‑performing systems.
Assist in the development of the overall RADAR architecture, selecting appropriate technologies, waveforms, and subsystems.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree and (5) years or more experience; Master’s degree and three (3) years’ experience.
Knowledge of RADAR taxonomy and RF subsystem engineering (RADAR antennas, phased arrays, transmit/receive modules, and RADAR electronics trades) with experience in detection, tracking, and hemispherical surveillance for small, low‑altitude drones and other aerial threats over wide areas.
Familiarity with lifecycle cost analysis & estimation, decision analysis and physical configuration analysis (PCA) with the ability to apply them as metrics for system evaluation.
Experience and proficiency with advanced 3D AESA RADAR, pulsed Doppler, Software‑Defined multi‑domain systems, especially counter‑UAS operations, short‑range air defense, and C‑RAM tasks.
Experience evaluating third‑party RADARs from a systems‑engineering perspective to perform competitive assessments.
Company Overview SAIC is a premier technology integrator providing full life cycle services and solutions in the technical, engineering, intelligence, and enterprise information technology markets. SAIC is Redefining Ingenuity through its deep customer and domain knowledge to enable the delivery of systems engineering and integration offerings for large, complex projects. SAIC’s approximately 15,000 employees are driven by integrity and mission focus to serve customers in the U.S. federal government. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $4.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com.
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Overview SAIC is seeking a highly qualified and experienced RADAR Systems Engineer for an immediate opening with the SENSE + INTERDICTION (SENSEI) Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems (CUAS)/Counter Unmanned Systems (CUxS) Research and Development (R&D) program in Crane, IN. The position requires technical expertise in RADAR technology, Radio Frequency (RF) engineering, and the ability to evaluate similar RADAR systems against defined operational and technical parameters. The primary responsibility will be to conduct an Analysis of Alternatives and provide the results to the government customer.
The role demands strong analytical and communication skills and a systematic approach to evaluating RADAR system performance across the market. The engineer will research, assess, and recommend next‑generation AESA RADAR systems compatible with the SENSEI platform, ensuring integration of RF hardware, signal processing, and software.
Job Duties
Understand object detection algorithms while working with system architecture to ensure performance meets specific requirements for functions such as air defense, counter‑drone.
Clearly identify RADAR subsystems and components, determining subsystem implementation characteristics (analog hardware, digital hardware, software, or firmware), and outlining RADAR modes and parameters.
Test and evaluate complex RADAR systems, focusing on integrating RF hardware, signal processing, and software to meet specific performance needs.
Analyze RADAR system architectures, RF hardware solutions, phased array solutions, electronic protection, digital waveform generation, and RADAR signal processing techniques.
Research and identify viable RADAR systems that would be compatible and interoperable with the SENSEI CUAS system.
Assess overall RADAR system performance, integrating RF, digital signal processing (DSP), software, and mechanical aspects to meet mission goals.
Create and manage a database that provides a complete list of fully operational RADAR systems with specific detection, tracking, and imaging capabilities that meet operational requirements.
Provide specific, detailed information for selection of the most efficient solution to meet operational needs, including present and future capacity requirements.
Create modeling and simulation variable test scenarios and operational analysis for government customers.
Provide technical and cost assessment of vendor proposals, review technical reports, design artifacts and program plans.
Bridge hardware (antennas, transmitters) and software (algorithms, data processing) to provide sound recommendations on functional, high‑performing systems.
Assist in the development of the overall RADAR architecture, selecting appropriate technologies, waveforms, and subsystems.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree and (5) years or more experience; Master’s degree and three (3) years’ experience.
Knowledge of RADAR taxonomy and RF subsystem engineering (RADAR antennas, phased arrays, transmit/receive modules, and RADAR electronics trades) with experience in detection, tracking, and hemispherical surveillance for small, low‑altitude drones and other aerial threats over wide areas.
Familiarity with lifecycle cost analysis & estimation, decision analysis and physical configuration analysis (PCA) with the ability to apply them as metrics for system evaluation.
Experience and proficiency with advanced 3D AESA RADAR, pulsed Doppler, Software‑Defined multi‑domain systems, especially counter‑UAS operations, short‑range air defense, and C‑RAM tasks.
Experience evaluating third‑party RADARs from a systems‑engineering perspective to perform competitive assessments.
Company Overview SAIC is a premier technology integrator providing full life cycle services and solutions in the technical, engineering, intelligence, and enterprise information technology markets. SAIC is Redefining Ingenuity through its deep customer and domain knowledge to enable the delivery of systems engineering and integration offerings for large, complex projects. SAIC’s approximately 15,000 employees are driven by integrity and mission focus to serve customers in the U.S. federal government. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $4.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com.
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