Real-Time Signal Processing Engineer – Acoustic Systems

Kongsberg Defense US; New Jersey; On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Kongsberg Discovery is seeking a Software Engineer – Signal Processing to contribute to advanced signal processing algorithms for real-time and offline monitoring, surveillance, and sensing systems used in commercial and naval applications.

The role targets recent graduates or early-career engineers with a strong academic foundation in signal processing, mathematics, and software engineering, offering hands-on work with acoustic data and production-grade software development.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Signal Processing, Electrical Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Strong theoretical foundation in signal processing including FFT, filtering, time-frequency analysis, detection, estimation, and spectral analysis.
• Experience with software development through academic projects, internships, thesis work, or personal projects using C#, .NET, C/C++, Python, or similar technologies.
• Interest in signal processing, acoustics, sensor systems, and real-world monitoring applications.
• Knowledge of beamforming, array processing, or source localization is an advantage.
• Experience with real-world sensor data through academic or research projects is beneficial.
• Familiarity with Linux-based development environments is an advantage.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain advanced signal processing algorithms for real-time and offline applications.
• Develop and optimize algorithms for beamforming, array processing, and source localization.
• Implement and optimize signal processing solutions in production-grade software.
• Work with data from acoustic sensors and measurement systems, including filtering, spectral analysis, detection, localization, and tracking.
• Collaborate with hardware and systems engineers to ensure end-to-end system performance.
• Participate in software architecture and design reviews.
• Troubleshoot, analyze, and improve existing algorithms and software implementations.

Skills

Signal processing

C/C++

Python

C#

MATLAB

Linux

Beamforming

Source localization

Git

CI/CD

Team collaboration

Education

Master’s degree in Signal Processing or related field

Tools

MATLAB

Git

CI/CD

Job description

Kongsberg Discovery is seeking a Software Engineer – Signal Processing to contribute to advanced signal processing algorithms for real-time and offline monitoring, surveillance, and sensing systems used in commercial and naval applications.

The role targets recent graduates or early-career engineers with a strong academic foundation in signal processing, mathematics, and software engineering, offering hands-on work with acoustic data and production-grade software development.