Acoustic Signal Processing Engineer Security Clearance

Position: Acoustic Signal Processing Engineer with Security Clearance
Overview:
Draper is an independent, nonprofit research and development company headquartered in Cambridge, MA. The 2,000+ employees of Draper tackle important national challenges with a promise of delivering successful and usable solutions. From military defense and space exploration to biomedical engineering, lives often depend on the solutions we provide. Our multidisciplinary teams of engineers and scientists work in a collaborative environment that inspires the cross-fertilization of ideas necessary for true innovation.

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Job Description

Summary:

Draper's Acoustic and Vibration Technologies group is seeking a signal processing professional to develop computational methods for technology that solves critical problems of national importance. As an Acoustic Signal Processing Engineer, your role will focus on the research and development of sensing and communications systems, from concept through design and delivery. You will also contribute to the development of presentations, proposals, and whitepapers that sustain and win customer business.

Job Description:

Duties/Responsibilities
• Develops and applies advanced design methods, theories, and research techniques.
• Analyzes, develops, and recommends design approaches to meet prototype or production requirements.
• Responsible for planning and conducting hardware projects or phases of projects.
• Develops and applies advanced design methods, theories, and research techniques.
• May provide technical consultation and work leadership to other team members.
• Development of quantum, optical, and/or photonic sensors and instruments.
• Provide recommendations for performance improvements and cost reduction efforts.
• Apply quantitative analysis in determining root cause of highly technical problems and propose, develop and implement solutions for corrective action.
• Develop and maintain effective internal/external relationships
• Performs other related duties as assigned. Skills/Abilities
• Proficiency in programming language.
• Ability to write software routines to run laboratory experiments including data collection, storage, and basic data reduction.
• Demonstrated consistency, accountability and flexibility managing multiple and competing priorities.
• Proven ability to lead technical solutions to complex user requirements.
• Excellent communication, technical writing, oral presentation, and interpersonal skills. Education Requires a bachelor's or master's degree in physics, applied physics, electrical engineering, optics, or similar. PhD degree preferred. Experience 3-5 years experience in Physics Engineering or related with a bachelor's degree. 0-3 years experience in Physics Engineering or related with a master's degree. Additional

Job Description:

The ideal candidate will use their scientific background in audio, acoustic, or vibration applications to develop various technologies, including:
* custom and COTS sensors/systems in various form factors, including MEMS, that are used for advanced acoustic and vibration sensing, as well as RF, optic, magnetic, inertial, and other related modalities

* analog signal conditioning architectures with low-noise pre-amplifiers, analog-to-digital & digital-to-analog converters, and complex analog filtering

* embedded digital signal processors (FPGAs, microcontrollers, and ASICs) to implement DSP algorithms for filtering, classification, and control

* simulation and modeling of acoustic and other phenomenology that includes the relevant physics, sensors, and signal processing methods Candidates should be familiar with several of the following signal processing principles and techniques:
* Phased acoustic arrays, beamforming, Kalman filters, etc.

* Audio and speech feature identification/classification

* Stochastic analysis for sensors and signals

* Continuous and discrete-time filter design and implementation

* Communications (modulation, demodulator, channel modeling, synchronous detection, etc.)

* Control systems (classical and/or modern) Candidates should have experience with the following engineering hardware and software tools:
* Familiar with C, C++, and/or MATLAB…