Synthetic Aperture Radar Payload Engineer for Fastwater Staffing

Tasks Summary

Architecture Concept & Requirements

• Gather functional, performance, pointing, environmental and security requirements from mission stakeholders & CONOPs.
• Capture, trace and map payload requirements from mission level to subsystem level.
• Coordinate with cybersecurity team for payload‑specific assessments.
• Perform requirement management and maintain bidirectional traceability throughout the program life cycle.

Payload Architecture & Design

• Design the SAR system architecture (antenna arrays & RF front-end Tx/Rx components, digital beamforming, processing chain and digital electronics, power, thermal, and mass).
• Lead the conceptual, preliminary, and detailed design phases, producing trade studies, performance budgets.
• Produce Interface Control Documents (ICDs) with other subsystems and ground segment.
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