Senior Sonar System Engineer/Analyst
Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) is currently seeking a Senior Sonar System Engineer/Analyst (Level 6) for its Autonomous Systems Maritime Undersea business unit for sonar system analysis, modeling and simulation, algorithm development, and A cents EUR oeat seaA cents EUR test bed design.
A' Candidate will also define sonar system architectures and system CONOPS, and conduct requirements allocation, development, analyses, decomposition, and verification & validation.
The candidate will lead analyses all relevant Engineering and program analyses including Risk Management, Mission Assurance, System Safety, Qualification and Integration & Test, and Technology Readiness Reviews.
A' This position is located in Herndon, VA on 1st shift.
Position
Responsibilities:
Sonar system specification and selection for BoeingA cents EUR (TM) s family of Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs) and related payloadsPerform system level performance prediction of existing sonar systems for a given application using various acoustic models such as PC SWAT, PC IMAT and CASS/GRAB.
Perform system level trade studies to evaluate and select candidate SONAR systems and sensors.
Serve as BoeingA cents EUR (TM) s technical interface with sonar suppliers and Boeing customersSonar algorithm developmentAssess the performance of underwater acoustic signal sonar processing algorithms to a given set of system requirementsModel the algorithms in a simulation environment (such as MatlabA' (R))Provide a technical definition and flow-down of these algorithms to the systems and software engineering teams to support implementation and integration onto platformsMaintain a technical liaison role through the process of software and system verification and validationAt-sea testingDesign at-sea tests to verify that the required sonar capability has be achievedProvide on-site test supportEvaluate recorded acoustic data from the fleet/field for performance and enhancementsAnalyze the data collected during the tests and prepare test reportsPresentationsDevelop presentation and training materialsGive presentations internally, to customer organizations, and as a Boeing representative at industry forums/associations.
MentoringProvide informal mentoring to junior engineersProvide formal mentoring to mid-career software & systems engineers on sonar algorithms and testing techniques.
Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Qualifications):
This position requires the ability to obtain a Top Secret US Security Clearance using a Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI).
A' A' A US Security Clearance that has been active in the past 24 months is considered active.
Experience with active sonar (such as active sonobuoys, forward looking sonar, side looking sonar and synthetic aperture sonar) and passive sonar (such as passive sonobuoys and towed hydrophone arrays)Experience with underwater acoustic signal processing, sonar performance prediction, sonar algorithm development, modeling and integrationExperience with algorithm design for real time signal and data processing (such as FFTs, time and frequency domain filtering, resampling, beamforming, correlation and tracking)Experience with basic detection theory and estimation theoryDemonstrated sonar domain knowledgeProperties of acoustic transducersAcoustic propagation and noise in the oceanAcoustic target strengths of underwater objectsPreferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):
Current Top Secret preferredSonar-related publications in refereed journalsSonar-related technical talks/presentations at conferencesSonar-related patentsExperience with the application of AI / ML approaches to SONAR-related areasTypical Education/
Experience:
Earned BA or BS (MS or PhD desired) in Acoustics, electrical engineering, physics or an appropriate related fieldRelocation:
This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.
Boeing is a Drug Free Workplace where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria is met as outlined in our policies.
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Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
A' Candidate will also define sonar system architectures and system CONOPS, and conduct requirements allocation, development, analyses, decomposition, and verification & validation.
The candidate will lead analyses all relevant Engineering and program analyses including Risk Management, Mission Assurance, System Safety, Qualification and Integration & Test, and Technology Readiness Reviews.
A' This position is located in Herndon, VA on 1st shift.
Position
Responsibilities:
Sonar system specification and selection for BoeingA cents EUR (TM) s family of Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs) and related payloadsPerform system level performance prediction of existing sonar systems for a given application using various acoustic models such as PC SWAT, PC IMAT and CASS/GRAB.
Perform system level trade studies to evaluate and select candidate SONAR systems and sensors.
Serve as BoeingA cents EUR (TM) s technical interface with sonar suppliers and Boeing customersSonar algorithm developmentAssess the performance of underwater acoustic signal sonar processing algorithms to a given set of system requirementsModel the algorithms in a simulation environment (such as MatlabA' (R))Provide a technical definition and flow-down of these algorithms to the systems and software engineering teams to support implementation and integration onto platformsMaintain a technical liaison role through the process of software and system verification and validationAt-sea testingDesign at-sea tests to verify that the required sonar capability has be achievedProvide on-site test supportEvaluate recorded acoustic data from the fleet/field for performance and enhancementsAnalyze the data collected during the tests and prepare test reportsPresentationsDevelop presentation and training materialsGive presentations internally, to customer organizations, and as a Boeing representative at industry forums/associations.
MentoringProvide informal mentoring to junior engineersProvide formal mentoring to mid-career software & systems engineers on sonar algorithms and testing techniques.
Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Qualifications):
This position requires the ability to obtain a Top Secret US Security Clearance using a Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI).
A' A' A US Security Clearance that has been active in the past 24 months is considered active.
Experience with active sonar (such as active sonobuoys, forward looking sonar, side looking sonar and synthetic aperture sonar) and passive sonar (such as passive sonobuoys and towed hydrophone arrays)Experience with underwater acoustic signal processing, sonar performance prediction, sonar algorithm development, modeling and integrationExperience with algorithm design for real time signal and data processing (such as FFTs, time and frequency domain filtering, resampling, beamforming, correlation and tracking)Experience with basic detection theory and estimation theoryDemonstrated sonar domain knowledgeProperties of acoustic transducersAcoustic propagation and noise in the oceanAcoustic target strengths of underwater objectsPreferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):
Current Top Secret preferredSonar-related publications in refereed journalsSonar-related technical talks/presentations at conferencesSonar-related patentsExperience with the application of AI / ML approaches to SONAR-related areasTypical Education/
Experience:
Earned BA or BS (MS or PhD desired) in Acoustics, electrical engineering, physics or an appropriate related fieldRelocation:
This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.
Boeing is a Drug Free Workplace where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria is met as outlined in our policies.
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Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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