Sonar System Engineer/Analyst

Company: BOEING
Location: Herndon
Posted on: February 24, 2021

Job Description:

Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) is currently seeking a Sonar System Engineer/Analyst (Level 4) for its Autonomous Systems Maritime Undersea business unit for sonar system analysis, modeling and simulation, algorithm development, and -at sea- test bed design.- Candidate will also define sonar system architectures and system CONOPS, and conduct requirements allocation, development, analyses, decomposition, and verification & validation. The candidate will conduct relevant Engineering and program analyses including Risk Management, Mission Assurance, System Safety, Qualification and Integration & Test, and Technology Readiness Reviews.- This position is located in Herndon, VA on 1st shift.Position Responsibilities:Sonar system specification and selection for Boeing's family of Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs) and related payloads

• Analyze the performance of existing sonar systems for a given application using simulation tools such as PC SWAT, PC IMAT and CASS/GRAB
• Select the appropriate sonar system for a given system application
• Support Boeing's technical interface with sonar suppliers and Boeing customersSonar algorithm development
  • Assess the performance of underwater acoustic signal sonar processing algorithms to a given set of system requirements
  • Model, develop, and improve the algorithms in a simulation environment (such as Matlab-)
  • Provide a technical definition and flow-down of these algorithms to the systems and software engineering teams to support implementation and integration onto platforms
  • Maintain a technical liaison role through the process of software and system verification and validationAt-sea testing
    • Design at-sea tests to verify that the required sonar capability has be achieved
    • Provide on-site test support
    • Evaluate recorded acoustic data from the fleet/field for performance and enhancements
    • Analyze the data collected during the tests and prepare test reportsPresentations
      • Develop presentation materials
      • Prepare and present briefings internally and to customer organizations including industry forums/associations.Mentoring
        • Provide informal mentoring to junior engineers
        • Provide formal mentoring to junior software & systems engineers on sonar algorithms and testing techniques.Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Qualifications):
          • This position requires the ability to obtain a Top Secret U.S. Security Clearance using a Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI).--A U.S. 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 and sonar algorithm development, modeling and integration
          • Experience 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 theory
          • Demonstrated sonar domain knowledge--------------- Properties of acoustic transducers--------------- Acoustic propagation and noise in the ocean------------- - Acoustic target strengths of underwater objectsPreferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):
            • Current Top Secret preferred
            • Sonar-related publications in refereed journals
            • Sonar-related technical talks/presentations at conferences
            • Sonar-related patents
            • Experience 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 fieldRelocationThis 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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