Sensor Fusion & Navigation Engineer - Pine Brook, NJ

Sensor Fusion & Navigation Engineer

Founded in 1918, Kearfott Corporation is a global aerospace and defense supplier dedicated to precision motion control and inertial navigation products. With over a century of innovation, Kearfott serves aircraft, missiles, and space systems worldwide.

We are looking for talented individuals who want to be part of a world‑class workforce and help keep America’s aerospace and defense industries secure.

• Work independently on broad assignments while reporting to engineering and program leadership.
• Design, implement, simulate, test, and validate core navigation algorithms for aided inertial navigation.
• Lead requirements determination and trade studies for navigation products.
• Develop state‑of‑the‑art estimation and sensor fusion algorithms for navigation and localization use cases.
• Maintain analysis capabilities including Monte‑Carlo simulations and covariance analyses.
• Expand model‑based design and systems engineering workflows using the MATLAB/Simulink toolchain.
• Generate code for embedded platforms such as Xilinx Zynq MPSoC, ARM cores, and FPGA.
• Conduct software, processor, and hardware in‑loop exercises and system architecture verification.
• Investigate full system performance via simulations, desktop analyses, and vehicle/platform tests.
• Travel approximately 10% for customer reviews and meetings.

• Navigation & Localization:
  Kalman & Bayesian filters, factor graph optimizations, machine learning, and AI techniques.
• Model Based Workflows:
  Auto code generation and targeting of embedded platforms.
• Sensors: GPS/GLONASS signal processing, inertial sensors (ring laser, fiber optic, MEMS), and chip‑scale atomic clocks.
• Toolchain: MATLAB, Simulink, State‑flow, blocks, model simulation, and verification.
• Programming: C/C++, object‑oriented methods, UML, and Python.
• Industry Trends:
  Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE) and pntOS.

• Background in Aerospace GNC, robotics, autonomous vehicles, GNSS, inertial sensors, aerospace, mechanics, electrical engineering, computer science, or applied mathematics.
• Experience:
  
  PhD/Master’s with 5 years of experience, or Bachelor’s with 8 years of experience in aerospace, mechanical, or electrical engineering.
• Must be a US Citizen.

• Salary range for New Jersey: $120,000 – $170,000 annually.
• Medical, prescription, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
• 401(k) plan with company match and tuition assistance.
• Paid vacation, sick days, paid holidays, and a 9/80 work week with every other Friday off.
• Monthly employee events celebrating workplace culture.

Equal Opportunity Employer including Disabled and Veterans.