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).
You will collaborate closely with the internal software and systems teams to design clean interfaces, maintain performance across diverse hardware architectures, and build reusable, well-tested software modules that enable rapid development and reliable operation.
RESPONSIBILITIES- Serve as the software engineering authority within the Radar Science Dev team, establishing and mentoring best practices in software design, code quality, testing, and documentation.
- Architect and implement production-quality software for radar algorithms and control systems in C++.
- Lead effort to refactor and generalize existing radar algorithm and control-loop code so it can support multiple radar platforms with distinct hardware architectures.
- Collaborate with the dedicated internal software and systems teams to define clean interfaces between algorithmic components and radar system infrastructure.
- Translate prototype algorithms (developed in Python/MATLAB) into maintainable, efficient production implementations.
- Design and implement software tests, integration tests, and simulation hooks to validate algorithm behavior.
- Ensure software implementations are modular, reusable, and aligned with long-term maintainability goals.
- Participate in code reviews, design discussions, and technical mentorship across radar algorithm and software teams.
- Contribute to continuous improvement of build pipelines, code reviews, and deployment workflow.
- Expert-level proficiency in modern C++ (C++17 or newer), with strong skills in software architecture, modular design, and performance optimization.
- Experience developing and maintaining complex, multi-component systems in C++ and Python.
- Has professional experience with software engineering best practices — including CI/CD, code review processes, automated testing, and version control (Git).
- Strong background implementing algorithms or signal processing logic in production software.
- Experience translating MATLAB/Python prototypes into efficient, maintainable production code.
- Experience designing and implementing software for embedded soft real-time systems.
- Proven ability to work across software, algorithms, and hardware teams to deliver robust integrated systems.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills for technical design and cross-team coordination.
(Looking for one or more as a complement to the core skills)
- Experience with radar or similar sensing systems (e.g., lidar, sonar, RF systems).
- Proficiency in MATLAB and Rust.
- Familiarity with DSP algorithms (FFTs, filtering, tracking, etc.).
- Familiarity with state machines, control systems, and asynchronous event-driven architectures.
- Understanding of system-level performance tradeoffs (latency, throughput, resource utilization).
- Experience leading or mentoring software engineers or serving as a technical lead.
• BS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or related field with 8+ years of software development experience, or MS with 6+ years, or PhD with 4+ years.
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 OFFERThe pay range for this position is $159,800 - $239,600 annually.This is an exempt position.
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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What We Do
Echodyne designs and builds advanced radar solutions that unlock new capabilities for intelligent systems and autonomous machines and shatter price-performance barriers for sensor arrays. Our combination of patented metamaterials electronically scanned array (MESA®) technology with powerful software ultimately means significantly greater situational awareness that increases safety and saves lives. Our first radar is the size of a paperback book, weighs less than bowling pin, draws less power than a light bulb, yet outperforms every comparable radar on the market. We are just getting started.
Echodyne delivers commercial radar solutions for end users and integrators in Government and Defense, Critical Infrastructure Protection, Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS), and Autonomous Vehicle markets globally. The company is based in Kirkland, Washington and backed by Bill Gates, NEA, Madrona Venture Group, Baillie Gifford, Vulcan Capital, Vanedge Capital, and Irongrey among others.
Discover more at echodyne.com.
