Autonomous Systems R&D Engineer – Undersea Guidance

The Applied Research Laboratory at Penn State University; University Park (TX); On-site; USD 122,000 - 266,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits package

75% tuition discount

Retirement plans

Paid time off

Job summary

The Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) at Penn State University seeks an Autonomous Systems R&D Engineer to join the Tactical & Autonomous Processing Department in the GCT Division. You will design guidance and control algorithms for undersea platforms, analyze multi-sensor data, and develop software to demonstrate autonomous capabilities on evolving testbeds.

This on-site role at State College, PA requires collaboration across disciplines, strong communication, and a track record of

Qualifications

• Algorithm development and analysis spanning data fusion, object tracking and classification, and/or autonomous decision-making.
• Strong written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills demonstrated through successful proposal writing, project reports and/or presentations, and team projects.
• Willingness and ability to travel to represent ongoing programs with sponsors and support test events.

Responsibilities

• Design algorithms for vehicle guidance and control in an undersea environment, including signal processing, detection, classification, tracking, and autonomous decision-making.
• Analyze multi-sensor data to evaluate system performance.
• Design, implement, integrate, and test software to demonstrate guidance and control algorithms.
• Collaborate and communicate with a team of peers.
• Document work through reports and presentations.
• Plan and execute programs advancing autonomous capabilities for current and future applications.
• Investigate and evaluate applicability of theories and practices to the development of guidance and control systems.
• Direct and/or participate in major proposal preparation and presentation.

Skills

Algorithm development

Data fusion

Autonomous decision-making

Written and oral communication

Travel willingness

Proposal writing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Science

Tools

MATLAB

Python

C++

Job description

The Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) at Penn State University seeks an Autonomous Systems R&D Engineer to join the Tactical & Autonomous Processing Department in the GCT Division. You will design guidance and control algorithms for undersea platforms, analyze multi-sensor data, and develop software to demonstrate autonomous capabilities on evolving testbeds.

This on-site role at State College, PA requires collaboration across disciplines, strong communication, and a track record of