Master Thesis: Bi-Static UAV Sensing & SDR Antenna Lab

Bewerberportal; Town of Vienna (WI); On-site; USD 16,000 - 19,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Canteen and meal allowance

Organic coffee, tea and fruit baskets

Preventive healthcare benefits and can

Company doctor

Additional days off for life events

Leisure subsidies

Voucher programme

Sports, cultural and social events

Flexitime (including home office)

Job summary

The AIT Austrian Institute of Technology invites applications for a master’s thesis position in the Reliable Wireless Communication and Sensing group in Vienna. You will support research projects focusing on reliable 5G/6G wireless communication and sensing.

You will design and test antenna arrays for UAV sensing, integrate them into an SDR testbed, and explore real-time measurement setups with motion capture validation.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, Physics or related field.
• 1st experience in antenna design or bi-static sensing.
• Basic knowledge of antennas, electromagnetics, and wireless communications.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and characterise circularly polarised patch antennas for array geometries.
• Integrate antenna arrays into an SDR-based testbed and perform experimental validation.
• Develop simulation models for bi-static MIMO sensing and real-time measurement setup.
• Validate sensing algorithms with motion capture systems and work with researchers on UAV detection technologies.
• Gain hands-on experience with antenna design, beamforming, DOA estimation, and SDR systems.

Skills

Antenna basics

RF/SDR experience

Python / MATLAB / C++

Bi-static sensing

Education

Master's degree in EE/TE/Physics

Tools

CST / HFSS / FEKO

Job description

The AIT Austrian Institute of Technology invites applications for a master’s thesis position in the Reliable Wireless Communication and Sensing group in Vienna. You will support research projects focusing on reliable 5G/6G wireless communication and sensing.

You will design and test antenna arrays for UAV sensing, integrate them into an SDR testbed, and explore real-time measurement setups with motion capture validation.