Director, SAR Engineering

Director, SAR Engineering
Finland

I am working with a cutting edge, Satellite manufacturing scale-up who are continuing to grow their team.

They operate and control one of the largest commercial, satellite constellations in the world and are directing their capabilities towards the Defence & Intelligence sector as well as monitoring natural catastrophes.

About you:

You are an experienced Engineering Manager/Director who has a strong technical background in SAR and proven track record of leading experts and helping them shine and grow.

You will be accountable for the team and add a major contribution to the work they do.

Key Responsibilities:
 

• Develop innovative algorithms and models for SAR image formation processing
• Analyze effects of SAR waveforms, CONOPS, and system configurations, and provide recommendations for implementation
• Perform system level analysis and evaluation with respect to requirements
• Contribute to software for synthetic data generation and testing
• Present technical briefings to internal and external stakeholders
• Opportunities in other technical areas include detection algorithms, autofocus, ISAR, and bi-statics

Key Requirements:
 

• Communicating and influencing: must be able to explain technical concepts to a wide range of skill sets: peers, other engineers, management (technical and non-technical), sales and marketing.
• Must have written a Synthetic Aperture Radar Image Formation Processor at some point in their career
• Demonstrates credibility for leadership, understanding of SAR principles, computer science and signal processing
• Management: needs to have experience running a team or eclectic engineering personalities with deep and varied skills
• Adapting the tasks to the people and not vice versa
• Ability to plan: recognising risk / opportunity and managing it appropriately
• I.e. understanding when a process is inappropriate, managing its circumvention carefully and rebuilding better processes. 
• Passionate / interested in science and technology related to space, satellites, computer and languages, mathematics
• Experience in hiring and growing engineers. Knows what it takes to attract and hire talent and then keep and grow it. 
• Would have worked in a relevant engineering community as an IC or as a manager at minimum for over 10 years to gain the relevant experience and perspective

Location:

• Hybrid position

Salary:

• €90,000 - €130,000