Autonomous Undersea Systems R&D Engineer

Pennsylvania State University; State College (Centre County); On-site; USD 122,000 - 266,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition discount

Job summary

Pennsylvania State University’s Applied Research Laboratory seeks an Autonomous Systems R&D Engineer to join the Tactical & Autonomous Processing Department within the Guidance and Control Technologies Division. The role focuses on designing guidance/control algorithms for undersea platforms, analyzing multi-sensor data, and delivering tested software solutions on-site in State College, PA.

Candidates should hold a bachelor’s degree in a relevant field and be prepared for potential security

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Science.
• Eligible for access to government information and security clearances may be required.
• Strong written, oral, and interpersonal communication demonstrated in proposals or reports.

Responsibilities

• Design algorithms for guidance and control in undersea environments including signal processing and autonomous decision-making.
• Analyze multi-sensor data to evaluate system performance.
• Develop, integrate, 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 theories for the development of guidance and control systems.
• Direct and/or participate in major proposal preparation and presentation.

Skills

Algorithm development

Data fusion

Object tracking

Autonomous decision-making

Communication skills

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Science

Tools

MATLAB

Python

C++

Job description

Pennsylvania State University’s Applied Research Laboratory seeks an Autonomous Systems R&D Engineer to join the Tactical & Autonomous Processing Department within the Guidance and Control Technologies Division. The role focuses on designing guidance/control algorithms for undersea platforms, analyzing multi-sensor data, and delivering tested software solutions on-site in State College, PA.

Candidates should hold a bachelor’s degree in a relevant field and be prepared for potential security