Senior FOG Control & DSP Engineer

Advanced Navigation; New South Wales; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Advanced Navigation is seeking an engineer in NSW, Australia to develop and advance control and signal processing solutions for Fibre Optic Gyroscopes (FOG). You will work within a multidisciplinary engineering team to improve sensor performance, robustness and reliability, translating system requirements into algorithm designs for FPGA implementation.

The role focuses on optimizing closed-loop control and DSP to enhance FOG stability and dynamic response, with emphasis on modelling, validation

Qualifications

• Degree in control engineering, electrical or electronic engineering, physics, applied mathematics, or a related discipline.
• Experience developing control and digital signal processing 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.

Responsibilities

• Develop and optimize closed-loop control and digital signal processing algorithms, including signal acquisition and timing, to meet FOG performance requirements.
• 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 practical, 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

MATLAB/Simulink

Python

Real-time systems

Team collaboration

Education

Engineering/Physics degree

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

Python

Job description

Advanced Navigation is seeking an engineer in NSW, Australia to develop and advance control and signal processing solutions for Fibre Optic Gyroscopes (FOG). You will work within a multidisciplinary engineering team to improve sensor performance, robustness and reliability, translating system requirements into algorithm designs for FPGA implementation.

The role focuses on optimizing closed-loop control and DSP to enhance FOG stability and dynamic response, with emphasis on modelling, validation