Aptiv
Senior Radar Systems Lead - Robotics & Drones
Westfield, Indiana - USA · Senior
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 30 days ago
MATLABAlgorithmsLinuxData AnalysisData EngineeringFPGAEmbedded SystemsSystems EngineeringRoboticsElectrical EngineeringSignal ProcessingSensorsResearchLeadershipCommunication
About the role
- We work in partnership with almost all car manufacturers.
Responsibilities
- Own the end-to-end radar sensing architecture, including waveform selection, signal chain design, calibration, and performance characterization.
- Design and develop radar signal processing pipelines focused on raw data ingestion, range/Doppler processing, beamforming, detection, tracking, and classification.
- Develop and maintain MATLAB-based radar analysis and modeling tools for algorithm development, system validation, and performance evaluation.
- Analyze real-world radar data to validate models, tune algorithms, and improve robustness across diverse environments.
- Collaborate with perception teams to integrate radar outputs into multi-sensor fusion frameworks (radar & camera).
- Conduct anechoic chamber testing to verify radar concepts and validate algorithm performance.
- Participate in robotics and drone testing to validate radar sensor performance in real-world environments
- Support the system architecture of radar-enabled AMR and drone platforms, spanning radar sensors, & onboard compute.
- Support integration with ROS 2, Linux-based systems, and real-time middleware, ensuring robust communication across distributed components.
- Develop, prototype, and validate radar signal processing algorithms in MATLAB, and guide their transition into production environments.
Requirements
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Robotics, Physics, Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience.
- 5+ years of experience in radar systems engineering, sensing systems, or autonomous platforms.
- Proven experience with real-world radar systems, including data collection, calibration, and performance evaluation.
- Proficiency in MATLAB for modeling, simulation, and algorithm development.
- Familiarity with anechoic chamber testing and vehicle-level testing methodologies.
Nice to have
- Experience transitioning research algorithms into production systems.
- Experience with cloud-based data pipelines for large-scale sensor data processing and analytics.
- Familiarity with simulation environments and data replay tools for sensor validation.
- Experience with heterogeneous compute platforms (GPU, DSP, FPGA, or NPU) for signal processing workloads.
- Background in autonomous systems (AMR, drones, automotive, or robotics platforms).
- Experience working with Linux and robotics middleware (ROS/ROS 2 or similar).
- Experience working in fast-paced, ambiguous environments.
- Curiosity-driven problem solvers who investigate deeply and think systemically.
Skills
- Senior Radar Systems Lead - Robotics & Drones
- Our sensors, systems and software can already be found in almost all passenger cars today.
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