SAR System Engineer (Airborne SAR / UAV) to $9500

Our client is building next-generation AI-powered SAR sensing systems for
exploration, reconnaissance, and ground-penetrating applications.
=>We work with government and defense customers, developing production-grade
airborne SAR systems that push the limits of what radar sensing can detect — even
through soil and complex materials.
=>You will join a small, elite technical team, working directly with the founders,
where your decisions have immediate real-world impact.

Role Overview
=> We are looking for a SAR System Engineer with end-to-end experience building
airborne SAR systems (UAV, aircraft, or satellite).
=> This role is not theoretical. You will design, build, integrate, test, and optimize real
=> SAR payloads and processing pipelines, from raw radar returns to high-quality SAR
imagery ready for AI-based analysis.

Key Responsibilities:

=> Design, assemble, and test airborne SAR systems, primarily UAV-based ground-
penetrating SAR (GP-SAR)

=> Own the full SAR processing pipeline — from raw radar (Level 0) data to final
SAR images:

• Develop and optimize SAR imaging algorithms:
• Back-projection
• Range-Doppler
• Omega-K
• Implement SAR-specific corrections:
• Motion compensation
• Time-zero alignment
 

Required Qualifications:
•Strong, hands-on experience with Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)
• Experience delivering complete, deployable SAR systems on airborne platforms (UAV / aircraft / satellite)

Deep understanding of:
=>SAR image formation
=>Radar systems & RF fundamentals
=> Signal processing
=>Solid software engineering skills in Python and/or C++
=>GPU / CUDA experience is a strong plus
=>System-level mindset: ability to bridge research algorithms and production systems.
 

Nice to Have
• Experience with ground-penetrating or material-penetrating SAR
• Background in defense or government SAR programs
• Valid German or EU driving license

Why Join:

• Work directly with founders on cutting-edge SAR, RF, and AI technology
• Strong funding, real customers, real deployments
• Unique location: former Berlin airport with large outdoor test areas
• Competitive salary + VSOP / equity options
• Be a core engineer shaping both the technology and the company