Digital Signal Processing Engineer/Data Scientist

Salary Range: $95,000 to $110,000 USD per year

Advanced Technology & Research Corporation (www.atrcorp.com) is seeking to fill the following full-time permanent position. Based in Maryland and incorporated in 1973, ATR is an equal-opportunity engineering company with a solid reputation in various engineering disciplines for the government and Fortune 500 commercial customers.
Salary for the position is competitive according to qualifications. ATR offers an attractive comprehensive benefits package, including Medical/Dental insurances, free basic life/ADD, and long-term and short-term disability insurances, 401(k) plan, educational assistance program, and paid time off. 
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability or veteran status.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

The successful applicant will join ATR's Engineering Services Division, working as a Digital Signal Processing (DSP) Engineer/Data Scientist at the Naval Surface Warfare Center South Florida Ocean Measurement Facility, (SFOMF) located near Ft. Lauderdale, FL.  Applicant will work as part of a research, design, test, and evaluation team, who will develop systems to acquire surface & sub-surface ocean sensor data and fused into a coherent picture for monitoring the underwater ocean environment. Applicant will collect, organize, store, process and archive ocean data.  As part of the team, the applicant will simultaneously get to work alongside scientists and experts in these fields to help develop complex signal processing algorithms that will include adaptive noise cancellation techniques and signal extraction using machine learning and pattern recognition. Applicant is expected to produce technical reports, standard operating procedures, and presentations. Some off-site work from home will be available on a weekly basis. The applicant will participate and contribute to the team in developing project plans, test and analysis plans, and for writing and briefing research progress and results to upper management and sponsors.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor Degree in Engineering, Physics, or Applied Physics
• 2+ years of experience with digital signal processing, probability theory, stochastic signal processing, design of digital filters, statistical/analytical signal processing, feature extraction, and machine learning techniques
• Work experience with the Navy or other DoD laboratories is a plus

SKILLS & ABILITIES REQUIREMENTS:

• Knowledge of programming languages such as MATLAB, R, LabVIEW, and Python
• Working knowledge of scientific programming and algorithm development
• Experience with oceanographic and/or underwater signatures data is a plus
• Familiar with designing and conducting experiments in an underwater ocean environment using oceanographic, vector, and scalar measurement devices
• Familiar with noise reduction and signal extraction algorithms
• Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary group environment
• Strong technical writing and presentation skills with the ability to effectively communicate
• Some minimal travel required

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:
Candidate must be a US citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance or favorable adjudication of a national security background investigation. Current successful background investigation completion is a plus.
 

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