Sensor Physics and Signal Processing Engineer
About The Position
The Sensor Physics and Signal Processing Engineer conducts engineering and applied physics research involving the development, implementation, and evaluation of signal processing techniques and physics-based sensing methods for autonomous underwater systems. The position develops and evaluates acoustic, magnetic, and other sensing algorithms; characterizes sensor performance; and investigates the effects of environmental and operational conditions on sensing capabilities. Working collaboratively with multidisciplinary research and engineering teams, the position supports the development, testing, and transition of advanced sensing technologies that improve autonomous perception and decision-making at the Center for Ocean Enterprise.
Requirements
- Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in Applied Physics, Physics, Geophysics, Remote Sensing, Electrical Engineering, or a closely related field and six (6) years of related experience; or a Ph.D. from an accredited college or university in Applied Physics, Physics, Geophysics, Remote Sensing, Electrical Engineering, or a closely related field and four (4) years of related experience.
- Experience in signal processing, sensor characterization, physics-based sensing, or related research.
- U.S. Citizenship with the ability to obtain a government security clearance.
- Valid driver’s license and eligibility to obtain a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC).
Nice To Haves
- Experience with acoustic, magnetic, or other underwater sensing systems and signal processing techniques for sonar, radar, lidar, or related sensing applications.
- Experience evaluating the effects of environmental and operational conditions on sensor performance and applying sensor characterization techniques.
- Proficiency with Python, C/C++, or comparable scientific programming languages.
- Contributions to applied research, technical reports, conference presentations, or peer-reviewed publications in signal processing, sensor physics, autonomous systems, or a related field preferred.
Responsibilities
- Develops, implements, and evaluates signal processing algorithms for acoustic, magnetic, and other underwater sensing systems.
- Characterizes sensor performance and evaluates the effects of environmental and operational conditions on sensing capability, data quality, and detection performance.
- Develops detection, filtering, feature extraction, and sensor characterization techniques to support autonomous underwater sensing and perception.
- Collaborates with AI/ML, software, autonomy, and systems engineering researchers to integrate sensing algorithms into edge-deployable autonomous systems.
- Supports laboratory integration, simulation, pool testing, and open-water demonstrations involving autonomous underwater vehicles and advanced sensor payloads.
- Evaluates sensor performance through laboratory experiments, field-collected datasets, simulations, and modeling tools and documents findings through technical reports, publications, and presentations.
- Translates research findings into operational capabilities through the development, validation, and transition of sensing technologies for intelligent autonomous systems.
- Maintains knowledge of advances in underwater sensing, signal processing, and applied sensor physics and applies emerging methods to improve sensing performance in operational environments.
Benefits
- The University will not sponsor applicants for work visas (e.g., H-1B).
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
