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Senior Radar Signal Processing Engineer (SAR)

🇺🇸 Natick, MA 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $133K - $205K 💻 Software Engineering 🗓️ February 5th, 2026

Edtech.com's Summary

MathWorks is hiring a Senior Radar Signal Processing Engineer (SAR). The role involves leading the design and development of algorithms and tools to model and simulate phased arrays and radar systems while collaborating with MATLAB users and cross-functional teams. The engineer will manage all software development lifecycle phases, write well-tested code, and support validation and debugging to contribute to product releases.

Highlights
  • Lead algorithm and tool development for radar and phased array simulation.
  • Collaborate with engineers in antenna arrays, signal processing, radar, sensor fusion, and code generation.
  • Write well-documented, tested code and participate across all software lifecycle phases.
  • Utilize MATLAB extensively, with required radar system knowledge.
  • Required qualifications include a bachelor's degree with 6 years experience, or a master’s with 3 years, or PhD/equivalent.
  • Experience in synthetic aperture radar (SAR) and radar phenomenology is essential.
  • Software development experience in MATLAB and C++ required.
  • Familiarity with analysis of radar data, bistatic/multistatic radar, and large scale simulations (GPU/multicore) is a plus.
  • Salary range between $132,500 and $205,400.
  • Position is within the Product Development team.

Senior Radar Signal Processing Engineer (SAR) Full Description

Senior Radar Signal Processing Engineer (SAR)


Job Summary

Join MathWorks, a world class development organization helping customers develop cutting-edge technology for automotive and aerospace radar systems.  Collaborate with MATLAB users and MathWorks Teams to lead the design and development of algorithms and tools to model and simulate phased arrays and radars at various levels of abstraction.

Responsibilities

Participate in all phases of the software development lifecycle, collaborating in cross-functional teams and with engineers specializing in antenna arrays, signal and data processing, radar, sensor fusion, and code generation.

You will identify workflows, algorithmic needs as well as hardware deployment options. You'll write well‑tested, well‑documented code; support validation and debugging; and contribute reliably to product releases in a fast‑growing area.

Minimum Qualifications
  • A bachelor's degree and 6 years of professional work experience (or a master's degree and 3 years of professional work experience, or a PhD degree, or equivalent experience) is required.
  • Experience with MATLAB
  • Knowledge of radar

Additional Qualifications
  • Demonstrated experience with radar systems engineering, with a focus on synthetic aperture radar (SAR) 
  • Strong understanding of image formation algorithms and radar phenomenology
  • Experience with analysis of recorded radar data is a plus
  • Familiarity with bistatic and/or multistatic radar is a plus 
  • Familiarity with large scale simulation (GPU and multicore acceleration, etc.) is a plus
  • Software development skills in MATLAB and C++