Senior Embedded Signal Processing Engineer for Undersea Systems

The role

This person will design, develop, and test embedded software implementing signal processing algorithms for distributed undersea acoustic systems. Work involves implementing software on various hardware platforms including low-SWAP, ARM, and server-class processors.

What you will do

• Design, develop, and optimize real-time acoustic signal processing algorithms
• Implement software on various hardware platforms, including low-SWAP processors, ARM processors, and server-class processors
• Utilize development containers, git repositories, and Jira for efficient task management and collaboration
• Ensure software meets stringent real-time and high-fidelity requirements
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, integrate, and validate software on target hardware for distributed undersea systems

Required qualifications

• Solid understanding of acoustic signal processing principles and techniques with experience in acoustic array processing
• Ability to optimize software for performance and resource constraints on low-SWAP processors
• Ability to apply optimization algorithms of various types to physical design and signal processing problems, for example adaptive signal processing
• Strong experience in developing software for embedded systems, particularly on ARM processors and DSP boards
• Proven ability to design and implement real-time deterministic algorithms for acoustic signal processing
• Proficiency in low-level programming languages (C/C++) and high-level languages (MATLAB, Python)
• Experience with LINUX operating systems, particularly in embedded environments
• Familiarity with development containers, version control systems (git), and task management tools (Jira)
• Skilled in using shell commands for debugging, monitoring system resources, managing processes, logging system activities, scripting routines, and debugging in Linux-based operating systems
• Proficiency with I2C, UART, and SPI interfaces for communication with hardware components
• Strong Mathematical, troubleshooting, written, and verbal communication skills
• Active Security Clearance with eligibility to support special access programs, for which U.S. citizenship is needed by the U.S government

Nice to have

• Proficiency in Mission Oriented Operating Suite Interval Programming (MOOS-IvP) and Laboratory for Autonomous Marine Sensing Systems (LAMSS) use with embedded systems
• Demonstrated experience implementing embedded real-time signal processing software for undersea acoustic systems
• Experience with Active Noise control
• Active Top Secret (TS) security clearance
• Experience interacting with U.S. Navy and other U.S. Government organizations and processes
• Experience with field testing the developed systems, especially at-sea testing including acoustic communications, data analysis to demonstrate at-sea performance

About the company

STR is a growing technology company specializing in advanced research and development for defense, intelligence, and national security. The company has locations near Boston, MA, Arlington, VA, near Dayton, OH, Melbourne, FL, Carlsbad, CA, Atlanta, GA, and Denver, CO.