Master's Thesis: Bi-static UAV Sensing & Antenna Arrays

AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH; Wien; On-site; EUR 14,000 - 17,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Canteen and meal allowance

Organic coffee, tea and fruit baskets

Preventive healthcare benefits and a公司

Company doctor

Additional days off for life events

Flexitime incl. home office

Job summary

AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH in Vienna invites applications for a master’s thesis position in the Reliable Wireless Communication and Sensing group. You will design, build, and validate circularly polarised patch antennas for UAV sensing using SDR-based testbeds.

Join a motivated international team and gain hands-on experience with antenna design, beamforming, DOA estimation, and real-time sensing experimentation.

Qualifications

• Basic understanding of antennas, electromagnetics, and wireless communications.
• Experience with RF measurement equipment, SDR, or antenna simulation tools (CST, HFSS, FEKO) is advantageous.
• Programming experience in Python, MATLAB, or C++ for signal processing, beamforming, or bi-static sensing applications.
• Good written and spoken English skills are required.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and characterize circularly polarised patch antennas for different array geometries for UAV sensing.
• Integrate antenna arrays into an SDR-based testbed and perform experimental validation.
• Develop simulation models for bi-static MIMO sensing and real-time measurement setups.
• Gain hands-on experience with antenna design, beamforming, DOA estimation, and SDR systems.
• Learn to validate sensing algorithms using a motion capture system.

Skills

Python

MATLAB

C++

Antenna design

SDR

Beamforming

DOA estimation

Education

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's degree in Telecommunications

Master's degree in Physics

Tools

CST

HFSS

FEKO

Job description

AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH in Vienna invites applications for a master’s thesis position in the Reliable Wireless Communication and Sensing group. You will design, build, and validate circularly polarised patch antennas for UAV sensing using SDR-based testbeds.

Join a motivated international team and gain hands-on experience with antenna design, beamforming, DOA estimation, and real-time sensing experimentation.