Our client is hiring a Staff-level engineer to lead a highly specialized team building cutting-edge, high-throughput signal processing systems that turn raw satellite radar data into SAR imagery, deployed on the ground and potentially on board spacecraft.

Fully remote from the US; optional relocation to Vancouver later.

What you will do • Lead the definition, specification, technical risk management, integration, verification and validation of SAR processors, new and existing • Supervise interface control document development; ensure hardware and software components integrate into the larger ground or space segment • Coordinate trade-offs between theoretical algorithms and their implementation on the actual processor • Troubleshoot root causes of processing errors and artefacts in image products and find mitigations; optimize processing time toward near-real-time • Take part in mission design trade-off studies; mentor the team; advise senior management and new business pursuits What you need • Degree in Electrical Engineering, Engineering Physics, Math or Physics (or equivalent) • 12+ years in an engineering setting, including 5+ years on complex signal processing systems (radar, medical imaging, computer vision or similar) and 10+ years in a large product development or systems engineering environment • Solid grounding in high-speed, high-throughput data analysis and transmission design • MATLAB, Python or C++ • Clear communicator to technical, sales, executive and customer audiences • US citizen or permanent resident Nice to have : SAR remote sensing (system design, operation, exploitation, calibration); satellite SAR payload design and operations; FPGA or ASIC based system design; geospatial data.

📌 Staff Systems Engineer, Signal Processing/SAR Processor for Fastwater Staffing and Recruiting (Vancouver)
🏢 HIKINEX
📍 Vancouver