Associate Underwater Sensors Engineer

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We are seeking early-career engineers to help advance maritime capabilities that address critical government mission needs in support of national maritime public sector and defense priorities. You will work with senior engineers across modeling and simulation, data analysis, rapid prototyping, system integration, laboratory evaluation, and field testing of maritime sensors and acoustic communication systems. The ideal candidate has strong foundations in applied mathematics, physics, and engineering and enjoys solving open-ended technical problems.

Relevant academic, research, or project experience may include signal processing, detection and estimation, communications, sensing, wave propagation, modeling and simulation, or software and hardware prototyping.

• Contribute to the design, development, and evaluation of signal processing algorithms for underwater sensing and acoustic communication systems
• Conduct physics-based and empirical modeling of acoustic propagation and undersea sensor system performance
• Rapidly prototype sensors, communication platforms, and embedded underwater systems, advancing hardware from concept through field-ready integration
• Assist in planning and executing field testing and Blue Tech Lab evaluations, analyzing test results and contributing to actionable findings for government sponsors
• Contribute to the design of transducers and acoustic sensors for small form-factor and autonomous underwater system applications
• Analyze complex, multi-dimensional maritime datasets and contribute to defensible technical recommendations
• Support sponsor engagement by communicating technical findings, shaping research directions, and responding to emerging mission needs
• Collaborate across department technical domains including sonar analysis, multi-domain wave propagation, and acoustic communication and sensing

• BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Ocean Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, or related field
• Typically requires less than 1 year of related experience with a related bachelor’s degree, or equivalent combination of related education and work experience
• Proactive self-starter with strong analytical, problem solving, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Strong foundation in applied mathematics, physics, and engineering, demonstrated through relevant coursework, research, internships, or technical projects
• Ability to apply quantitative methods to challenging engineering problems in one or more relevant areas, such as signal processing for acoustic, sonar, radar, or communication systems; algorithm development; detection and estimation; wave propagation; numerical methods; modeling and simulation; experimental data analysis; or prototype development and test
• Experience using analytical software tools such as MATLAB or Python for modeling,…