Aerospace & Defense, Robotics, Autonomous Vehicles, Security, Radar Technology, Hardware

Senior Systems Architect

Kirkland, WAOnsiteFull TimeSenior$137,196–$205,382 /yrPosted 11 days agoVisa sponsorship available

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Required skills

system architectures
radar prototypes
critical technologies
cross-disciplinary technical decisions
prototype execution
mission needs
concepts of operation
success criteria
system objectives
product goals

Nice to have

advanced technology development
pathfinding
applied research
rapid prototyping
technology readiness maturation
phased arrays

Role summary

Echodyne's Advanced Technology Development team is seeking a Senior Systems Architect to define system architectures for rapid radar prototypes and critical technologies. This role involves guiding cross-disciplinary technical decisions, connecting various engineering needs into a coherent system approach, and translating product goals into functional architectures. Responsibilities include developing mission needs, leading trade studies, defining prototype experiments to mitigate technical risks, and maintaining architectural integrity. The ideal candidate has experience with complex hardware/software systems, embedded systems, radar, or defense technology, and can effectively communicate complex decisions to stakeholders. Experience in advanced technology development, prototyping, and tools like MATLAB is desired.

Radar Reinvented.

Echodyne offers the world’s first compact solid-state true beam-steering radar for a wide range of industries and applications. Our high-performance radars work in all weather and are designed for autonomous vehicles, uncrewed aircraft & drones, and security of borders, critical infrastructure, and smart cities. The company combines the patented technology of metamaterials with powerful software to create a radar sensor with unprecedented performance at commercial price points. Echodyne offers its radars to companies working in Automotive, Transportation, Critical Infrastructure Protection, Border Security, Smart Cities, Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS), and Airspace Management including Urban Air Mobility (UTM).

Senior Systems ArchitectAdvanced Technology Development

ROLE OVERVIEW

Echodyne is seeking a Senior Systems Architect to join the Advanced Technology Development team, define system architectures for rapid radar prototypes and critical technologies, and guide cross-disciplinary technical decisions.

You will join a high-performing engineering team that gives senior engineers meaningful ownership and a direct role in shaping future radar products. You will work on prototype and advanced technology development, where you will connect sensing, calibration, compute, power, packaging, software, test, and field-demonstration needs into a coherent system approach.

The ideal candidate combines practical systems architecture experience with broad technical judgment, disciplined experimentation, and the ability to create enough structure for fast decisions without slowing prototype execution.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Develop mission needs, concepts of operation, success criteria, and system objectives for radar prototypes and future Advanced Technology Development efforts

Translate product goals, use cases, operating environments, research inputs, and business constraints into functional, logical, and physical architectures, requirements, interfaces, and technical budgets

Lead trade studies across radar performance, RF and digital architecture, compute, calibration, power, thermal, mechanical packaging, software, test, cost, schedule, and manufacturability

Define prototype experiments, integration plans, and verification evidence needed to retire the highest-impact technical risks before formal product development

Maintain the technical integrity of architecture baselines, key assumptions, interfaces, margins, decisions, risks, and configuration-sensitive system information

Collaborate with Product, Research, RF, electrical, FPGA, software, mechanical, PCB, test, manufacturing, suppliers, and key stakeholders to deliver mission-critical solutions

Turn prototype results into clear architecture decisions, reusable system guidance, and transition packages that product-development teams can execute

REQUIRED SKILLS / EXPERIENCE

Experience developing system architectures for complex hardware and software products, embedded systems, radar systems, sensing products, aerospace systems, or defense technology

Demonstrated ability to translate mission needs, customer use cases, and operating environments into system requirements, architectures, interfaces, technical budgets, and verification intent

Experience defining and managing performance budgets, error budgets, design margins, assumptions, interfaces, and technical baselines

Experience leading cross-disciplinary trade studies and resolving decisions across RF, electrical, digital, mechanical, software or firmware, test, manufacturing, quality, and supplier constraints

Experience planning prototypes, experiments, integration events, and verification activities that connect technical risk to objective evidence

Ability to communicate complex system decisions, risks, and recommendations clearly to engineering and business stakeholders

DESIRED SKILLS / EXPERIENCE (Looking for one or more as a complement to the core skills)

Experience in advanced technology development, pathfinding, applied research, rapid prototyping, or technology readiness maturation

Experience with radar, phased arrays, RF systems, signal processing, advanced sensing, autonomy, or other high-reliability and mission-critical products

Experience with radar calibration, high-speed data interfaces, compute architectures, high-power subsystems, tiled apertures, or compact electronics packaging

Experience using MATLAB, Simulink, Python, or equivalent tools for system analysis, budgets, modeling, test-data evaluation, or trade studies

Familiarity with reliability, safety, EMI and EMC, environmental qualification, cybersecurity, design for manufacturing and assembly, supportability, and product assurance

QUALIFICATION

BS in Systems, Electrical, Mechanical, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field and at least 8 years of relevant systems engineering or architecture experience, or equivalent experience

Eligibility to handle export-controlled technical data, including ITAR- and EAR-controlled information

Echodyne’s technology is export controlled by the U.S. Government and we must evaluate an applicant’s eligibility to handle export-controlled information or obtain required Government authorizations. Therefore, we will ask you as part of the application process to identify whether you are a U.S. Citizen or green card holder, or have asylum/refugee status in the U.S.

WHAT WE OFFER

This is an exempt role.
The expected annual salary range for this role is$137,196—$205,382 USD
If your skills generally align but not perfectly, please apply anyway. There may be another role that’s a great fit for you!

We offer competitive compensation and benefits to our full-time, US-based employees, including:

RSU (Restricted Stock Units)

Generous Benefits:

Fully-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance premiums for you

Choice of PPO or HDHP/HSA

Virtual Care – 98Point6

Employee Assistance Program

Mental Health coverage through Springhealth & Talkspace (Premera)

Travel Assistance Insurance

Company Paid Life Insurance

Company Paid Short & Long Term Disability

Flexible PTO (exempt) / 15 days per year (non-exempt)

401(k) match

Pet Insurance

Prepaid Legal Program

Commuter Benefits

Paid Company Holidays

All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, status as a protected veteran or any other characteristic protected by law.

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