SAIC · 1 day ago
Radar Engineer
Aurora, CO
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$160K/yr - $200K/yr
9+ years expSAIC is seeking a Radar Phenomenology Engineer to join the Space and Intelligence Business Group. The role involves conducting specialized technical studies related to radar systems, leading complex modeling and simulations, and developing knowledge of national security space and counter-space threats.
Information TechnologySecurityService IndustrySoftware
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Conducting specialized technical studies related to radar systems, targets, and data products to provide assessments and actionable solutions for program managers or satellite owner/operators
Leading and participating in complex physics-based modeling, simulation and analysis, and conducting technical trades
Developing and maintaining in-depth knowledge of U.S. national security space, foreign space, counter-space threats, and space surveillance and identification
Participating in and representing the customer in various Government and contractor meetings and attending contractor programmatic and technical reviews (e.g. PMR, PDR, CDR, etc.) to provide technical recommendations and risk assessments
Frequently interacting with program managers, SETAs, FFRDCs and external stakeholders
Developing productive relationships with the Program Office, Prime, and Subcontract counterparts, functional IC or DoD counterparts, and other SMEs
Repeated use and application of technical standards, principles, theories, concepts and techniques
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in physics, engineering or mathematics and 9 or more years (7 or more with a Masters) of direct experience with analysis and interpretation of radar systems and data
Active TS/SCI Clearance with Special Access eligibility and consent to a Counter Intelligence (CI) polygraph. US Citizenship is required
Proven experience in analytic problem-solving relating to the exploitation of radar data of space-objects, including familiarity with radar data products, signal processing techniques, and scattering phenomenology
Fundamental understanding of astrodynamics and space systems
Fluent in specialized software tools or programming languages relevant for space systems, such as Systems Tool Kit, MATLAB, Python, C++, or similar
Demonstrated record of effective individual and group work behaviors, with abilities to proactively initiate and operate in dynamic and incompletely defined environments
Preferred
Master's or Doctorate degree Physics or Engineering
Familiarity with US Intelligence Community resources and products
Experience with space system acquisitions or space technology developments
Experience with project or task technical leadership
Company
SAIC
SAIC specializes in IT, enterprise IT, engineering, and professional services.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$522.13MKey Investors
U.S. Geothermal
2025-09-22Post Ipo Debt· $500M
2010-09-13Post Ipo Equity· $22M
2006-10-13IPO
Leadership Team
Robert Fecteau
IT Advisor to CEO
Prabu Natarajan
Chief Financial Officer
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