Exciting Beamforming Radar Engineer Opportunity!

Job Description

Join a team of experts in developing new radar technologies from scratch. This role focuses on the system engineering development of digital beamforming radar capabilities for air target detection and tracking in challenging environments.

Responsibilities

• Perform system engineering development of new digital beamforming radar capabilities for radar detection and tracking of air targets in challenging environments.
• Derive adaptive beamforming and associated subsystem requirements from mission-level needs.
• Conduct system analysis and trade studies, develop new architectures and algorithms, and generate requirements.
• Collaborate with software and hardware engineering teams to define computational needs and architecture, including CPU, GPU, and FPGA.
• Develop simulation models to assess the performance of new designs in support of PDR and CDR.
• Create digital beamforming integration and test plans and tools to validate new designs.
• Analyze data from performance simulations and field tests, troubleshoot issues, and develop fixes or design updates.
• Represent the company at technical reviews, meetings, and formal design reviews.

• Extensive technical expertise in engineering principles, concepts, theory, and practice.
• Experience in software-defined digital beamforming, including conventional and adaptive techniques.
• Proficiency in algorithm development, MATLAB, digital signal processing, and RF engineering.
• Experience developing system tools and simulations using MATLAB, Python, and/or C.
• Strong communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently or in a team environment.
• Capability to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance.

• Experience with field integration of digital beamforming capabilities.
• Familiarity with development tools such as Confluence and Jira.
• Knowledge of calibration techniques to mitigate errors in digital beamforming performance.
• Familiarity with FPGA development and FPGA-based architectures.
• Bachelor's degree, master's degree, or PhD in engineering or a related technical discipline with progressive engineering experience.

Work in a fast-paced R&D environment focusing on high-technology systems development. Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team on projects ranging from nuclear fuel cycles to advanced electronic, wireless, and laser technologies. The position supports defense, industrial, and commercial customers worldwide.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $160000.00 - $250000.00/yr.

Healthcare
Pension, 401(k)/Retirement Plans
Competitive Pay
Multiple product lines means a variety of work
Paid Time Off

Workplace Type

This is a hybrid position in Tyngsborough,MA.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Oct 6, 2025.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing due to a disability, please email actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com for other accommodation options.

Salary : $160,000 - $250,000