Autonomous Underwater Signal Processing Engineer

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

Job summary

Penn State's Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) seeks a Signal Processing Engineer to design and analyze signal processing algorithms for autonomous underwater vehicle guidance and control. You will implement and test software, collaborating with real-time teams, and document results for sponsors.

Required are a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field, strong communication skills, and willingness to travel for sponsor and test events.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Aerospace, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Physics, or Data Science.
• Ability to travel to represent programs with sponsors and support test events.
• Experience in signal processing, guidance and control concepts is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Design and analyze signal processing algorithms for autonomous underwater vehicle guidance and control.
• Support implementation, integration and testing of software to demonstrate signal processing performance.
• Collaborate with real-time software and hardware/test vehicle teams.
• Document work through reports and presentations to colleagues and sponsors.

Skills

Algorithm development

Object detection

Classification

Localization

Tracking

Data fusion

Autonomous decision-making

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM fields

Tools

MATLAB

Python

C++

Job description

Penn State's Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) seeks a Signal Processing Engineer to design and analyze signal processing algorithms for autonomous underwater vehicle guidance and control. You will implement and test software, collaborating with real-time teams, and document results for sponsors.

Required are a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field, strong communication skills, and willingness to travel for sponsor and test events.