9 Mothers Radar Engineer at 9 Mothers to own radar sensing layer of counter-sUAS kill chain. Integrate and tune radars from multiple vendors for early and reliable threat detection.
Responsibilities
ingests and processes radar data, tuning radar configurations for performance against
small, fast, low-RCS targets in cluttered environments, and validating that performance
on the range. This role sits at the intersection of RF engineering, embedded and real-time
software, and systems integration in a fast-moving defense startup environment.
Radar Engineer — Job Description (Draft)
Essential Duties
Radar Characterization: Run bench and range characterization of the radars we field
(e.g., FMCW, pulse-Doppler, electronically scanned arrays) to verify vendor
performance claims and establish baselines for tuning.
Radar Integration: Integrate multiple radar models into our counter-drone platform,
including mechanical/electrical interfaces, timing and synchronization, coordinate-
frame alignment, and vendor SDKs, APIs, and data protocols.
Qualification
Radar ExperienceengineerIntegration Track Recordsystems (vehiclesintegration through to fielded useTuning & Optimizationparameters to improve detectionclutter and interferenceRadar Fundamentalsradar range equationtarget tracking (e
Required
Radar Experience: 5+ years of hands-on experience as a radar engineer, radar systems
engineer, or similar role, including work with more than one radar type or vendor.
Integration Track Record: Demonstrated experience integrating radars into larger
systems (vehicles, fixed sites, C-UAS, air defense, autonomy, or similar) and taking that
integration through to fielded use.
Radar Engineer — Job Description (Draft)
Tuning & Optimization: Proven experience tuning radar configuration and processing
parameters to improve detection, tracking, and false-alarm performance in real-world
clutter and interference.
Radar Fundamentals: Strong working knowledge of radar principles, including the
radar range equation, RCS, Doppler processing, CFAR, clutter, multipath, and multi-
target tracking (e.g., Kalman filtering, data association).
