Weather Radar Engineer
Date: Feb 26, 2026
Location: Lexington, MA, US
Company: MIT Lincoln Laboratory
The Air Traffic Control & Weather Systems Group at MIT Lincoln Laboratory has a long history of developing innovative and impactful technologies that enable safe, efficient, and secure transportation. We work in a wide range of mission areas, including weather sensing and forecasting, air traffic control decision support and aviation cyber security. Our group brings together experts across multiple disciplines – systems analysis, meteorology, mathematics, computer science, aerospace engineering, human factors, flight operations, and others – to address the nation’s transportation problems. We develop advanced prototype systems and work closely with the US government, users, industry and academia to integrate and transfer them into real-world operations. Our technologies have been recognized nationally through numerous R&D100 awards, and we are proud to serve the country through our research. We offer a collegial work environment, value teamwork and diversity, and allow for flexible work arrangements.
Job Description
We are seeking a weather radar engineer with a strong background in digital signal processing and systems analysis who can contribute to a variety of research initiatives at Lincoln Laboratory in a team environment. A wide technical breadth of meteorological radar topics is critical to this role, as well as the ability to dive deeply into key technical projects as needs arise. In addition to weather radar signal processing expertise, the ideal candidate should have the ability to think broadly about weather radar systems and network design at all non-hardware stages, including architectural design concepts, the research to operations algorithms pipeline, and network design/operational implementation. Key project opportunities include signal processing for algorithm development across many types of weather radar architectures, adaptive digital beamforming, waveform and scanning strategy design, application of large-scale data to AI-based projects with supercomputing resources, analysis and design of radar hardware and software specifications, and other projects as needed. Our weather radar team often provides both high-level and deeply technical trade studies, reports, presentations, and publications (conferences, journals, etc.) for government sponsors, and we take great pride in serving as independent subject matter experts for the U.S. government.
Requirements
- Ph.D. in Meteorology, Electrical Engineering, or related field of study, or M.S. in a related field of study with 5+ years of relevant work experience
- Demonstrated proficiency in Python, MATLAB, and Linux environments
- Strong foundation in weather radar signal processing
- Hands-on experience with I/Q signals, pulse-Doppler processing, and stochastic mathematics
- Experience with phased array systems for meteorological targets
- Experience with high-performance computing environments
- Familiarity with local and global optimization methods
- Coursework or work experience in severe convective storms and mesoscale meteorology
- Demonstrated proficiency in technical writing through journal publications, conference papers, and/or reports
- Outstanding oral presentation skills as demonstrated by conference presentations, etc.
Desirable:
- Experience with neural networks and other AI techniques
- Experience with adaptive beamforming
- Experience with passive bistatics
- Familiarity of RF concepts for radar hardware design
Recent Graduate Hiring Range: $145,200 - $170,000
Experienced Hiring Range: $145,200 - $220,000
Disclaimer: MIT Lincoln Laboratory provides a typical hiring range as a good faith estimate of what we reasonably expect to offer for this position at the time of posting. The final salary offered to a selected candidate will depend on various factors, including—but not limited to—the scope and responsibilities of the role, the candidate’s experience, skills and education/training, internal equity considerations and applicable legal requirements. This range reflects base salary only and does not include additional forms of compensation or benefits.
At MIT Lincoln Laboratory, our exceptional career opportunities include many outstanding benefits to help you stay healthy, feel supported, and enjoy a fulfilling work-life balance. Benefits offered to employees include:
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision plans
- MIT-funded pension
- Matching 401K
- Paid leave (including vacation, sick, parental, military, etc.)
- Tuition reimbursement and continuing education programs
- Mentorship programs
- A range of work-life balance options
- ... and much more!
Please visit our Benefits page for more information. As an employee of MIT, you can also take advantage of other voluntary benefits, discounts and perks.
Selected candidate will be subject to a pre-employment background investigation and must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret level DoD security clearance.
MIT Lincoln Laboratory is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran status, disability status, or genetic information; U.S. citizenship is required.
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