
Radar Modes Lead Engineer
Phoenix, AZJob$157–197K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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The Radar Modes Lead Engineer leads projects in Honeywell Aerospace’s RF/Radar team, guiding radar signal processing, modes, and software development from concept through integrated prototype demonstration. The role establishes technical approaches and software capabilities for radar prototypes, manages proposal efforts, and supports radar development programs involving weather processing, waveform design, embedded software, and multi-mode radar capabilities.
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Full job description
As a Radar Modes Lead Engineer , you will lead and manage projects in our RF/Radar team in Advanced Tech, work on Radar engineering design, and manage project proposal efforts. You will lead the successful execution of Radar signal processing, modes, and software function throughout Radar development programs, including weather signal processing, waveform design and implementation, embedded radar software, software architecture, and future multi-mode radar capability development. Working as systems lead, with other technical leads, this role establishes the technical approach and software capabilities for radar prototypes. Candidates should have demonstrated hands-on technical leadership of end-to-end radar signal processing, modes, and software development from concept through integrated prototype demonstration.
Key Responsibilities
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Airborne weather radar and advanced weather experience: weather detection, measurement and characterization, weather phenomenology, turbulence detection, predictive windshear, ground-clutter mitigation, attenuation compensation, and other advanced weather capabilities.
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Radar mode development and management: hands-on development of radar modes from operational needs through mode definition, processing, resource needs, implementation, and integration.
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Radar waveform design, scan strategy, and resource management: design and optimization of radar waveforms, PRFs, bandwidths, timing, ambiguity, Doppler considerations, beam/scan strategies, dwell, revisit/update rates, coverage, and allocation of radar resources across modes.
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Radar signal processing and algorithm development: hands-on development of range/Doppler processing, detection, CFAR, beamforming, angle estimation, clutter suppression, tracking, and other advanced radar processing, including implementation and optimization for real-time radar systems.
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Radar processing hardware requirements: ability to translate waveform, signal-processing, and mode needs intodigital processing requirements (sampling rates, bandwidth, compute, memory, timing, etc. Ability to evaluate processor architectures against overall radar performance and integration requirements.
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Radar modeling, simulation, and data analysis: hands-on development and use of MATLAB, Python, or similar tools for radar architecture, waveform and algorithm development, performance modeling, and analysis of measured radar data.
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Radar system architecture and implementation: hands-on experience defining and developing radar system architectures, including radar subsystems, functional allocation, interfaces, data flows, hardware/software partitioning, and the physical hardware and processing needed to realize an integrated radar system.
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Radar system/subsystem prototyping: demonstrated experience taking radar concepts, architectures, modes, waveforms, and algorithms beyond analysis and simulation into functional hardware prototypes or demonstrators.
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Broad and advanced radar development experience: experience developing new and advanced radar capabilities across multiple applications, modes, frequency bands, radar architectures, or sensing functions, including development and integration of multi-mode radar systems.
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Airborne avionics development and certification familiarity: familiarity with relevant airborne safety, hardware, software, and certification development processes and standards.
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Phased-array / electronically scanned radar experience: architecture, mode development, beamforming, scan/resource management, and understanding of array/beam characteristics and their impact on radar performance.
Highly Desirable
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Radar system architecture and implementation: hands-on experience defining and developing radar system architectures, including radar subsystems, functional allocation, interfaces, data flows, hardware/software partitioning, and the physical hardware and processing needed to realize an integrated radar system.
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Radar system/subsystem prototyping: demonstrated experience taking radar concepts, architectures, modes, waveforms, and algorithms beyond analysis and simulation into functional hardware prototypes or demonstrators.
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Broad and advanced radar development experience: experience developing new and advanced radar capabilities across multiple applications, modes, frequency bands, radar architectures, or sensing functions, including development and integration of multi-mode radar systems.
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Airborne avionics development and certification familiarity: familiarity with relevant airborne safety, hardware, software, and certification development processes and standards.
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Phased-array / electronically scanned radar experience: architecture, mode development, beamforming, scan/resource management, and understanding of array/beam characteristics and their impact on radar performance.
US PERSON REQUIREMENTS:
- Due to contractual requirements and compliance with US export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a US Person, a US citizen, or a US permanent resident.
YOU MUST HAVE
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A Bachelor’s Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM).
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6+ Years of Experience in related field
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Experience in Radar systems(i.e. radar modes, radar signal processing, radar systems).
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Experience as a Systems Engineer including two or more of the following: requirements, design; specification development, modeling, simulation, or performance analysis; HW/ SW integration and test and verification
WE VALUE
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A Master’s or PhD degree from an accredited institution in a technical discipline, such as science, technology, engineering, or mathematics.
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Track record of solving difficult, complex problems through innovation, analysis, engineering, and experimentation.
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Excellent written and oral communication skills reflected in a record of published results and public presentations in your field of research.
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Engage with customers and partners to define their needs and requirements, then apply your skills to find creative solutions through rigorous analysis, engineering, and experimentation.
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Effectively communicate your ideas and results to research sponsors, scientific peers, and business leadership, through effective presentations, publications, and the writing of proposals.
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Strong understanding of aircraft and avionics integration.
The annual base salary range for this position in California and Washington is $157,000- 197,000. Please note that this salary information serves as a general guideline. Honeywell Aerospace considers various factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate's work experience, education and training, key skills, as well as market and business considerations.
About us:
Join a company that's reintroducing itself to the aviation community we've helped advance for more than a century. At Honeywell Aerospace (NASDAQ: HONA), we're launching as an independent, publicly traded aerospace and defense company built on a legacy of operational excellence and mission-focused execution.
Our new brand identity pairs that heritage with real momentum, as we build technology that helps pilots navigate with confidence, aircraft operate more efficiently, and operators stay ahead of change. With our systems on board 90% of the world's aircraft, your work here has reach that's rare to find anywhere else.
Focusing on our customers, investing in innovation, and building a culture of accountability and performance is how we're shaping what comes next.
Every horizon. Every mission. Every day.
Benefits:
Beyond a performance-driven salary, you'll work alongside dedicated experts on technology that's advancing aviation. As a Honeywell Aerospace employee, you're eligible for a comprehensive benefits package that includes:
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Employer-subsidized medical, dental, vision and life insurance
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Short-term and long-term disability coverage
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401(k) match, flexible spending accounts and health savings accounts
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Employee assistance program and educational assistance
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Parental leave and 12 paid holidays
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Paid time off for vacation, personal and sick time
Explore your benefits: https://honeywellaerospacebenefits.com/
POSTING TIMELINE
The application period for the job is estimated to be 40 days from the job posting date; however, this may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.
How this job compares
Set against the 11,696 open Systems Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 7, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$157–197K/yr
- Arizona median$104–184K/yr178 salary ranges
- US median$116–190K/yr8,703 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $177K, is 20% above the Arizona median midpoint ($147K) — in the top quarter of Systems Engineer salary ranges in Arizona.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 270 open Systems Engineer jobs in Arizona and 11,696 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Arizona
- RTX Corporation82 open
- Northrop Grumman40 open
- Honeywell Aerospace (this employer)25 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 6 years of experience; Systems Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (9,778 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 4,476 of the 11,696 open Systems Engineer jobs (38%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 7, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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