Radar Engineering Team Lead

Job Description

Job Description

About Phased n Research

Phased n Research is a mission-driven engineering company advancing radar technologies and national defense capabilities. Our work supports the intelligence community and Department of Defense by delivering innovation in radar analysis, signal processing, and system exploitation. We are seeking an experienced and technically sharp Radar Engineering Team Lead to join our team in Dayton, OH and help shape future radar capabilities for the nation.

Position Overview

As the Radar Engineering Team Lead, you will manage and contribute to efforts involving the design, analysis, and vulnerability assessment of U.S. and foreign radar systems . You'll lead a team focused on signal intelligence, algorithm development, technical exploitation, and radar system modeling.

This role requires both deep radar expertise and technical leadership . You'll coordinate with government Task Managers and SMEs to guide analytic, design, and development efforts, ensuring all deliverables meet mission-critical standards in performance and quality.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead a multidisciplinary engineering team to perform technical analysis, reverse engineering, and vulnerability assessments of radar systems.
• Drive the design and enhancement of radar signal processing algorithms and workflows.
• Conduct in-depth exploitation of radar data such as CDIF and PDW formats to extract signal parameters and system behaviors.
• Develop and refine software algorithms for target detection, classification, geolocation, and tracking using MATLAB, Python, and C++.
• Identify system vulnerabilities and provide defensible, technically sound insights to stakeholders.
• Serve as the primary technical interface with government customers to define scope, validate analysis, and coordinate tasking.
• Oversee task execution across multiple radar-related task orders and manage engineering resource allocation.
• Mentor junior engineers and guide analytic tradecraft development.
• Produce and review technical reports, presentations, and briefings for internal and external audiences.

Minimum Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

Work Location & Travel

Apply now to lead transformative radar development efforts at the heart of U.S. national security.