Principal Radar Engineer — Spaceborne MTI

Job overview

The Principal Radar Engineer — Spaceborne MTI role is onsite in Redmond, WA. The estimated base salary is $195,000–$250,000 per year. Kapta Space develops radar technology for geospatial intelligence, earth observation, and defense missions. The engineer leads radar systems engineering and algorithm development for spaceborne moving target indication, translating mission needs into radar modes and algorithms. The role advances detection, tracking, and performance modeling while working with RF/antenna, FPGA, software, and systems teams to implement and validate algorithms.

What you'll do

• Define requirements and architectures for spaceborne MTI
• develop Doppler processing, clutter suppression, detection, association, and tracking algorithms
• model radar and tracker performance in MATLAB or Python
• lead waveform and processing trade studies
• analyze simulated and measured data
• define metrics, test cases, and verification methods
• partner with engineering teams on hardware implementation and validation
• mentor engineers
• and support customer reviews.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

principal radar engineer

spaceborne mti

radar systems

signal processing

target detection

target tracking

matlab

python

redmond wa

kapta space

$195k–$250k

geospatial intelligence

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Full-time roles include competitive equity grants in addition to base pay.

Why this role

The posting seeks 8+ years of radar systems or signal-processing experience, including MTI detection and target tracking. U.S. citizenship, lawful permanent residency, refugee/asylee status, or eligibility for required export authorizations is required.

About the employer

Kapta Space is hiring for this role. Industry: Engineering Services. Sector: 54.