Senior DSP & Controls Engineer for Real-Time FOG Systems

Advanced Navigation; Sydney; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Advanced Navigation is seeking an engineer to develop and advance control and signal processing solutions for Fibre Optic Gyroscopes (FOG). You will work in a multidisciplinary team to improve sensor performance, robustness and reliability through modelling, algorithm development and experimental validation.

The role emphasizes optimizing closed-loop control and digital signal processing for real-time hardware and translating requirements into FPGA-based designs.

Qualifications

• Degree in control engineering, electrical or electronic engineering, physics, applied mathematics, or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience developing control and DSP solutions for real-time systems.
• Strong capability in mathematical modelling, simulation and experimental data analysis.
• Practical experience validating algorithms on hardware and resolving system-level performance issues.
• Proficiency in MATLAB/Simulink, Python, or equivalent engineering tools.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.
• Experience with Fibre Optic Gyroscopes, inertial sensors, optical instrumentation or precision measurement systems.
• Familiarity with FPGA or embedded implementations of control and signal processing algorithms.
• Experience supporting product development from prototype through verification and production.

Responsibilities

• Develop and optimize closed-loop control and DSP algorithms for FOG performance.
• Develop models and analysis methods to understand system behaviour and guide design decisions.
• Investigate performance limitations and deliver improvements through structured analysis and experimental validation.
• Collaborate with photonics, electronics, FPGA and firmware engineers to translate algorithm concepts into real-time solutions.
• Define performance requirements and verification approaches, ensuring solutions meet system and product needs.
• Support system integration, characterisation and troubleshooting throughout development and production.
• Provide technical ownership across the development lifecycle, from concept and feasibility studies through implementation, verification and production support.
• Take ownership of assigned technical work packages, including planning, risk management, documentation and delivery.

Skills

Control theory & DSP

Real-time systems

Mathematical modelling

Data analysis

Hardware validation

MATLAB/Simulink

Python

Independent + collaborative

Inertial sensors familiarity

FPGA/embedded DSP

Product lifecycle

Education

Degree in control engineering, electrical or electronic engineering, physics, applied mathematics, or a related discipline

Tools

FPGA toolchains

Hardware prototyping

Job description

Advanced Navigation is seeking an engineer to develop and advance control and signal processing solutions for Fibre Optic Gyroscopes (FOG). You will work in a multidisciplinary team to improve sensor performance, robustness and reliability through modelling, algorithm development and experimental validation.

The role emphasizes optimizing closed-loop control and digital signal processing for real-time hardware and translating requirements into FPGA-based designs.