Navigation Analysis R&D Engineer - SkillBridge Eligible

Applied Research Laboratory at the Penn State University; Warminster Township (Bucks County); On-site; USD 101,000 - 192,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Research Laboratory at the Penn State University in Warminster, PA, seeks a Navigation Analysis Research and Development Engineer to join the NRDD to support R&D, prototype development, and evaluation of new navigation technologies for military platforms.

The candidate will work on detailed sensor knowledge, data analysis, and collaboration with scientists and engineers. On-site work at the NRDC in Warminster, with possible travel for field-testing and subsystems evaluation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Science.
• 2+ years of relevant experience.
• Basic knowledge of MATLAB or other programming languages.
• Excellent communication skills, including technical writing.
• Master's degree in Aeronautical/Mechanical/Engineering Physics or equivalent preferred.

Responsibilities

• Acquire detailed knowledge in navigation sensor and systems technology.
• Work with interdisciplinary team to bring ideas to fruition.
• Perform data analysis on navigation sensors and systems.
• Analyze laboratory and field test data.
• Develop skills in analysis to plan and conduct tests.
• For higher level: write reports on analysis and test efforts, generate tools and scripts to support data analysis, interpret results, analyze deficiencies in observed performance, write test documentation, and develop/verify sensor models for M&S efforts.

Skills

Calculus I-III

Differential Equations

Linear Algebra

MATLAB

Technical writing

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Science

2+ years relevant experience

Master's degree preferred

Tools

MATLAB

Job description

Applied Research Laboratory at the Penn State University in Warminster, PA, seeks a Navigation Analysis Research and Development Engineer to join the NRDD to support R&D, prototype development, and evaluation of new navigation technologies for military platforms.

The candidate will work on detailed sensor knowledge, data analysis, and collaboration with scientists and engineers. On-site work at the NRDC in Warminster, with possible travel for field-testing and subsystems evaluation.