Senior Signal Processing Engineer (SIGPRO) - Crane Indiana

Company: Kratos Defense
Location: Crane, Indiana
Posted On: 03/13/2026

Job Description Job Description Kratos – Radar Systems Engineering Full-Time | Defense Program | Travel 10–20% Position Overview Kratos is seeking a Senior Signal Processing Engineer to support sustainment, overhaul, and modernization of the AN/SPY-1 radar system, with primary focus on the signal processor subsystem. This role provides technical leadership in design recovery, troubleshooting, test development, and obsolescence mitigation for legacy radar processing architectures supporting mission-critical naval defense systems. Key ResponsibilitiesRadar Signal Processing Engineering - Serve as technical lead for the AN/SPY-1 signal processor subsystem - Support sustainment across radar variants SPY-1D, D(V), and D(MOD) - Analyze legacy digital and analog signal processing architectures - Evaluate timing, synchronization, and signal conditioning functions Design Recovery & System Analysis - Reverse engineer and document legacy hardware and processing modules - Work from limited technical data, GFI, or harvested hardware - Create signal flow diagrams and functional architecture documentation Test & Sustainment Development - Develop prototype repair solutions and test strategies - Create and validate functional test procedures and performance benchmarks - Support depot-level repair capability and sustainment planning Obsolescence Mitigation - Identify components at risk due to obsolescence - Support alternate part qualification or redesign - Assist in reverse engineering or form-fit-function replacements Cross-Team Engineering Collaboration - Coordinate with systems engineers, test teams, and OEM partners - Contribute to Integrated Technical Data Packages (ITDPs) - Support operator and maintainer technical documentation Qualifications Education - Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field Experience - 10 years of radar or advanced signal processing experience - 5 years supporting AN/SPY-1 or phased-array radar systems Technical Skills - Legacy digital signal processing architectures - A/D conversion and timing synchronization - Signal conditioning and data processing - Board-level diagnostics and repair - Signal integrity tools and logic analyzers Security Clearance - Active Secret clearance required Preferred Experience - AEGIS Combat System integration - SPY-1 timing architecture - Radar track processing - DoD obsolescence mitigation strategies - Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) Ideal Candidate Senior radar engineer with deep experience in phased-array signal processing who can troubleshoot legacy architectures, lead design recovery, and support modernization of mission-critical naval radar systems. More...

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