Umbra · 10 hours ago
Senior Radar Systems Engineer
Arlington, VA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$170K/yr - $200K/yr
5+ years expUmbra is an American space technology company delivering advanced systems that empower customers worldwide with unmatched access to critical information from space. In this pivotal role, you will develop and implement high-quality software solutions for radar processing pipelines, contributing to cutting-edge projects that impact technological advancements and overall mission.
AerospaceGeospatialImage RecognitionInformation TechnologySatellite CommunicationSoftware
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
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 for current and future architecture
Monitor, evaluate and improve production throughput for cost and timeliness efficiency
Build, test, and maintain applications that run our satellites and tackle a variety of problems, including automating spacecraft operations, mission scheduling, command and telemetry pipeline, mission data pipeline, and anomaly response
Provide key software architecture expertise to cross-functional engineering and product teams
Help establish and adhere to DevOps practices that ensure that customer and satellite-operational needs are met with quality and performance
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a related STEM field (such as electrical engineering, physics, or computer science)
5+ years of professional experience in signal / image processing development
5-8+ years of professional experience with Matlab or Python
Experience with version control software, preferably Git
Demonstrated 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
Preferred
Advanced degree in a relevant STEM field
Proficiency in parallel processing and high-performance computing (HPC)
Excellent communications skills, ability and desire to work collaboratively in a team environment, and willingness to learn new skills and technology
Comfortable working in a dynamic and fast-paced development environment
Proven experience in machine learning
10+ years experience with Python's scientific stack: Numpy, Scipy, and Numba
Excited to share knowledge and experience across the engineering team
Experience designing, developing, and testing intuitive and well-documented RESTful APIs
Experience with C/C++, Rust, CUDA
Significant background with SAR processing
Benefits
Flexible Time Off, Sick, Family & Medical Leave
Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, LTD, STD (employer funded)
Vol Life, Critical Illness, Accidental, Hospital Indemnity, Pet Insurance (employee funded)
401k with 3% non-elective company contribution
Stock Options
Free parking in the building
Free lunch in office daily
Company
Umbra
Cutting edge space systems—from refined mission solutions to best-in-class data
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$119.63MKey Investors
Nimble PartnersDARPAJohn Burbank
2022-12-07Series B· $75M
2022-05-22Grant
2021-04-16Secondary Market
Leadership Team
Matthew Speitel
Chief Financial Officer
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