Autonomous Undersea Systems R&D Engineer

Penn State; State College (Centre County); Hybrid; USD 122,000 - 266,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

75% tuition discount

Retirement plans

Paid time off

Job summary

Penn State University’s Applied Research Laboratory in State College, PA, seeks an Autonomous Systems R&D Engineer to advance guidance and control for undersea systems. You will design and test algorithms, analyze sensor data, and work with a collaborative team toward autonomous capabilities for current and future applications.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering/science, strong coding skills in MATLAB/Python/C++, and willingness to travel for sponsor engagements.

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 proposals, project reports and presentations.
• Willingness and ability to travel to represent ongoing programs with sponsors and support test events.

Responsibilities

• Design guidance/control algorithms for undersea vehicles (signal processing, tracking, autonomous decisions).
• Analyze multi-sensor data to evaluate system performance.
• Implement, integrate, and test software for guidance algorithms.
• Collaborate with a team and document work through reports.
• Plan and execute programs advancing autonomous capabilities.
• Participate in proposals and technical presentations.

Skills

Algorithm development

Communication skills

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Physics, or Data Science

Tools

MATLAB

Python

C++

Job description

Penn State University’s Applied Research Laboratory in State College, PA, seeks an Autonomous Systems R&D Engineer to advance guidance and control for undersea systems. You will design and test algorithms, analyze sensor data, and work with a collaborative team toward autonomous capabilities for current and future applications.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering/science, strong coding skills in MATLAB/Python/C++, and willingness to travel for sponsor engagements.