Radar Perception Intern: Design & Test Algorithms

REGENT; North Kingstown (RI); On-site; USD 28,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing Stipend

Free catered lunches

Learning & development

Mentorship

Meaningful projects

Job summary

REGENT is seeking a Radar Signal Processing Engineering Intern to join the perception team. You will help stand up a new radar capability, design or identify a signal processing algorithm, and move it through implementation and testing against simulations or real data.

You’ll work closely with a mentor, gain exposure to core radar concepts, and learn through hands-on prototyping in MATLAB or Python. If you’re curious, eager to learn quickly, and excited about practical, impactful projects, you

Qualifications

• Solid foundation in digital signal processing principles (sampling, filtering, spectral analysis, FFTs).
• Familiarity with radar basics: range, Doppler, angle estimation or related sensing/communications signal processing.

Responsibilities

• Study how radar fits into REGENT's sensor suite and what the perception team needs.
• Design or identify a signal processing algorithm grounded in radar concepts.
• Prototype your approach using MATLAB or Python and analyze performance on real signals.
• Test your algorithm against simulation or real radar data to verify robustness.
• Work with a dedicated mentor on regular check-ins and ensure outputs are usable by the team.
• Communicate progress and results clearly to the team and turn exploratory work into usable deliverables.

Skills

Signal processing fundamentals

Radar concepts (range, Doppler, angle)

Code prototyping (MATLAB or Python)

Clear thinking & communication

Self-motivated learner

Tools

MATLAB

Python

Job description

REGENT is seeking a Radar Signal Processing Engineering Intern to join the perception team. You will help stand up a new radar capability, design or identify a signal processing algorithm, and move it through implementation and testing against simulations or real data.

You’ll work closely with a mentor, gain exposure to core radar concepts, and learn through hands-on prototyping in MATLAB or Python. If you’re curious, eager to learn quickly, and excited about practical, impactful projects, you