PNT Research Engineer

PNT Research Engineer

The Opportunity:

Are you passionate about developing Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) solutions? Do you enjoy working where science, engineering, and mission-driven innovation meet? If you are excited about supporting cutting-edge science and engineering, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams focused on strengthening national security and domestic capabilities, this opportunity could be a perfect match for you.

As a PNT Research Engineer, you will contribute to the development of innovative, resilient GPS-free navigation platforms. In this position, you will participate in developing comprehensive simulation tools to inform multi-sensor navigation concepts, advancing denoising and sensor-fusion algorithms tailored for selected platforms, and identifying requirements and enhancing the performance of PNT solutions in operational real-world environments. You will collaborate with theoretical and experimental physicists, engineers, aviation and maritime specialists, and cross-disciplinary experts to design advanced navigation solutions. The successful candidate will handle signal processing, programming, and sensor characterization, focusing on adapting algorithms from offline data to real-time airborne and maritime demonstrations. 

What You’ll Work On:

• Create a comprehensive simulation platform for magnetic anomaly navigation that incorporates algorithms for denoising, data fusion, and error compensation.
• Apply signal processing and filtering methodologies to advance the detection, characterization, and suppression of magnetic interference within a hybrid, multi-sensor framework.
• Develop automated routines for heading-error suppression utilizing machine learning and deep learning approaches.
• Assist in designing multi-sensor fusion algorithms through Kalman filtering, machine learning, deep learning, or other pertinent techniques.
• Aid in the development of autonomous magnetic surveying, uncertainty estimation, change detection, and refresh capabilities.
• Design calibration experiments, establish interference characterization protocols, and plan test maneuvers.
• Participate in the establishment of quantitative performance metrics for encompassing denoising compensation, map matching, and navigation accuracy.

Join us. The world can’t wait.

You Have:

• Experience with signal processing, sensor fusion, or navigation
• Experience with Kalman filtering, error-state estimation, Bayesian estimation, adaptive filtering, deep learning and reinforcement learning, or machine learning algorithms
• Experience with programming languages such as Python, MATLAB, C++, or scientific computing environments
• Knowledge of time-series signal processing, including filtering, spectral analysis, noise characterization, correlation analysis, detection, and estimation
• Knowledge of geomagnetism, crustal anomalies, Earth-field models, and geomagnetic disturbances
• Ability to work collaboratively alongside experts in hardware and software development, prototyping, and deployment
• Secret clearance
• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics, Applied Mathematics, CS, or Systems Engineering

Nice If You Have:

• Experience with magnetic sensing or autonomous systems
• Experience with PNT solutions for contested environments
• Experience handling multi-rate sensor data sampled asynchronously
• Experience with magnetic anomaly navigation and adaptive compensation techniques
• Experience in tactical, navigation, or strategic-grade inertial navigation systems
• Experience with map-matching, magnetic map creation, interpolation, or uncertainty analysis
• Experience applying machine learning for time-series denoising, anomaly detection, and adaptive compensation
• Ability to display peer-reviewed publications in navigation, magnetic sensing, signal processing, autonomous systems, or similar fields
• Doctorate degree

Clearance:

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; Secret clearance is required.

Compensation

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Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $62,000.00 to $141,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

Identity Statement

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Candidate AI Usage Policy

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Work Model
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• Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.

• Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen facility frequently, in alignment with leadership expectations and the needs of the role. You may also be required to work from or visit a customer facility.

• Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed at a Booz Allen office or customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.