Signal & Image Processing Engineer – Maritime Radar

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory; Laurel (MD); On-site; USD 85,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, MD seeks a Signal and Image Processing Engineer to develop and advance algorithms for electromagnetic systems supporting government and military maritime missions. You will design and prototype signal/image processing methods to extract information from sensor data and improve situational awareness for warfighters.

The role involves working within a team of engineers and scientists across radar, EW, remote sensing, and related areas, with

Qualifications

• BS degree in electrical engineering, mathematics, physics, computer science, or related field.
• Experience applying signal processing, image processing, pattern recognition, machine learning, or deep learning to extract information from sensors.
• Experience prototyping algorithms using MATLAB or Python.
• Active Top Secret security clearance and US citizenship.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and evaluate signal and image processing algorithms to extract information from sensor systems.
• Develop filtering, detection, estimation, tracking, and classification algorithms using simulated and real data.
• Evaluate real-world performance of current algorithms and recommend improvements.
• Apply advances in signal processing to new challenges for sponsors and collaborate with DoD/IC partners.
• Participate in the algorithm development life cycle from data curation through deployment and benchmarking.
• Communicate findings through code, presentations, and technical reports.
• Expand knowledge of electromagnetic systems and maritime domain.

Skills

Signal processing

Image processing

Machine learning

Deep learning

Pattern recognition

Python

MATLAB

Education

BS in electrical engineering

MS degree preferred

Tools

Python

MATLAB

Job description

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, MD seeks a Signal and Image Processing Engineer to develop and advance algorithms for electromagnetic systems supporting government and military maritime missions. You will design and prototype signal/image processing methods to extract information from sensor data and improve situational awareness for warfighters.

The role involves working within a team of engineers and scientists across radar, EW, remote sensing, and related areas, with