Acoustic Systems Engineer for Underwater Vehicles

Vatn Systems; Bristol (RI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Vatn Systems in Bristol, RI designs and manufactures autonomous underwater vehicles. The Acoustic Systems Engineer will integrate acoustic devices with VATN vehicles and work with the acoustics and autonomy teams to characterize performance and improve algorithms.

Responsibilities include planning in-water data collections for forward looking sonar designs, isolating root causes across the sensing chain, developing automated analysis pipelines for spectra and tracking, and maintaining ROS 2

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience in robotics perception or autonomous systems.
• Proficiency in Python and/or MATLAB for data analysis.
• Strong system-level debugging and analytical skills.
• Solid Linux OS and command-line knowledge.
• Willingness to conduct field tests.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute in-water data collections for forward looking sonar designs.
• Isolate defects to root cause across sensing chain — sensor, analog front end, acquisition software, vehicle integration, or environment — and drive corrective action to closure against requirements
• Develop and maintain automated analysis pipelines that ingest multichannel recordings and produce spectra, beamformed outputs, detection and tracking metrics, and homing performance summaries
• Develop and maintain ROS 2 nodes for these acoustic systems, launch configurations, and recording tools supporting payload data capture and playback on vehicle platforms.

Skills

Python

MATLAB

ROS 2

Linux

Field testing

Tools

Jetson

Job description

Vatn Systems in Bristol, RI designs and manufactures autonomous underwater vehicles. The Acoustic Systems Engineer will integrate acoustic devices with VATN vehicles and work with the acoustics and autonomy teams to characterize performance and improve algorithms.

Responsibilities include planning in-water data collections for forward looking sonar designs, isolating root causes across the sensing chain, developing automated analysis pipelines for spectra and tracking, and maintaining ROS 2