Mid Level Synthetic Aperture Radar Jobs (NOW HIRING)

Job ID: 2613603
Location: Denver, CO, US
Date Posted: 2026-06-11
Category: Engineering and Sciences
Subcategory: Signal Engineer
Schedule: Full-Time
Shift: Day Job
Travel: Yes - 10% of the time
Minimum Clearance Required: TS.SCI
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: TS/SCI with Poly
Potential for Remote Work: ORA_ON_SITE
Description
SAIC is seeking a Radar Phenomenology Engineer to join the National Security and Space Sector (NSS). You would work on a joint Intelligence Community (IC) and Department of Defense (DoD) crown jewel program providing highly specialized space/counter-space engineering, scientific, and analytical services from Aurora, Colorado. We support the Nation's leading-edge IC and DoD space programs and offer compelling, deep-technical work that has direct influence and impact on program development and operations. Our team has Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) across a variety of disciplines, including physics, math, RF, optics, space acquisition and operations, and intelligence collection and analysis.
This Radar Phenomenology Engineer will work in a collaborative team-focused environment of U.S. Government civilians and contractors solving applied technical problems and developing usable solutions for multiple space-related capabilities and threats. The ideal candidate will:
Have the ability to conceptualize, synthesize, analyze, and assess the performance of ground and space-based radar systems, radar phenomenology, target signatures, and radar signal processing techniques
Be motivated by problem solving and development of the range of solutions, over system development
Have experience with IC and/or DoD space system development, acquisition, or operations
Understand the technical and operational concepts of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) systems and inverse Synthetic Aperture Radar (ISAR)
Familiarity with evaluating and using vendor-provided modeling products from tools such as HFSS, CST, and X-Patch
Duties and responsibilities include:
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
Qualifications
Minimum of a bachelor's degree in physics or engineering and 9 or more years (7 or more with a Masters) of direct experience with analysis and interpretation of radar systems and data
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
Understanding of fundamentals 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
Strong written and verbal communication skills with experience conveying technical concepts, results, and summaries to internal customers, external customers, and stakeholders of diverse technical backgrounds
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Must have TS/SCI would prefer poly
Target salary range: $160,001 - $200,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.
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