Autonomous Underwater Acoustic Engineer - Localization

Surge Marine; Valkenburg; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Surge Marine in Valkenburg, Netherlands seeks an Acoustic Engineer to transform raw hydrophone data into real-time tactical intelligence for autonomous interceptor platforms. You design rugged hydrophone arrays and develop signal processing chains to maintain performance in challenging underwater environments.

You will implement TDOA and beamforming for target localization, lead noise fingerprinting, and drive sea trials with propulsion and electronics teams to validate models against sea

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of sonar equations and acoustic propagation.
• Field-proven problem solving during sea trials.
• Ability to define technical requirements and ship results.
• Experience with DSP and data analysis in Python or MATLAB.

Responsibilities

• Design and deploy ruggedized hydrophone arrays for high-speed platforms.
• Implement TDOA and beamforming for real-time target localization.
• Lead noise fingerprinting and acoustic signature classification in challenging environments.
• Coordinate with propulsion and electronics teams; validate models through sea trials.

Skills

DSP

Python

MATLAB

Signal processing

Acoustics

TDOA & beamforming

Job description

Surge Marine in Valkenburg, Netherlands seeks an Acoustic Engineer to transform raw hydrophone data into real-time tactical intelligence for autonomous interceptor platforms. You design rugged hydrophone arrays and develop signal processing chains to maintain performance in challenging underwater environments.

You will implement TDOA and beamforming for target localization, lead noise fingerprinting, and drive sea trials with propulsion and electronics teams to validate models against sea