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Sensor Fusion & Navigation Engineer - Pine Brook, NJ
 Kearfott Corporation | |
paid holidays, sick time, tuition assistance, 401(k)
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 United States, New Jersey, Pine Brook | |
 Aug 06, 2025 | |
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Founded in 1918, Kearfott Corporation, a global Aerospace and Defense supplier for over 100 years, is a leader in the design and manufacture of precision motion control products and inertial navigation components. Kearfott has a very long history of innovation and excellence and is the go-to brand for many of our global clients. Kearfott is trusted, respected and plays a vital role in the success of America's aerospace and defense industries. With over a century of expertise & experience, Kearfott is dedicated to providing quality, reliability, and cutting-edge technology to customers worldwide to meet their sea, land, air, and space navigation and guidance requirements.
We are looking for talented individuals who want to be part of a world-class work force. Join Kearfott and become part of a company that is recognized for technical expertise and respected world-wide as a 'full service' provider. For more information visit our website at www.kearfott.com Sensor Fusion & Navigation Engineer * The selected individual(s) will be expected to work on broad assignments independently while reporting to engineering and program leadership. * Understand the fundamentals of aided inertial navigation at a deep theoretical and practical level and utilize that knowledge to design, implement, simulate, test and validate core navigation algorithms. * The role(s) will include responsibilities for requirements determination, trade studies, models & simulations, algorithm designs, embedded deployments & performance analyses related to navigation products in the markets of interest. Skills & Responsibilities (cohesive subsets of the following are needed) Navigation & Localization * Development of state of art Estimation & Sensor Fusion algorithms as related to our various Navigation & Localization use cases. * Relevant techniques include variations within families of Kalman & Bayesian Non- Linear Filters, Factor Graph Optimizations, ML & AI techniques. * Staying current with evolving techniques & algorithms as well as the expertise needed to migrate these into simulations, analyses and embedded platforms. * Develop and maintain our suite of analyses capabilities including Monte Carlo Simulations & Covariance Analyses Model Based Workows * Work within and expand our Model Based Design & Systems Engineering workow especially via the MathWorks toolchain * Auto code generation and the targeting of various embedded platforms - Xilinx Zynq MPSoC, ARM cores, FPGA. * Software, Processor & H/W in Loop exercises. * System Architecture, Requirements tracing, Verication & Validation. Sensors * GPS/GNSS - signal processing, software dened radios Computer Vision as related to navigation & localization applications * Inertial Sensors - Ring Laser Gyros, Fiber Optic Gyros, MEMS * Chip Scale Atomic Clocks * Full system investigations via simulations, desktop analyses and vehicle / platform tests. * Travel: ~10% for customer reviews and meetings Relevant Tool Prociencies * MathWorks toolchain - Matlab, Simulink, Stateow; Toolboxes & Blocksets * Modeling & Simulation, Analyses Test, Verication & Validation * Code Generation, Software, Processor & H/W in Loop C/C++, Object Oriented Methods, UML, Python * Familiarity with Industry Trends * Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE) open standard, pntOS Education & Experience Background in: * Aerospace GNC, Robotics, Autonomous Vehicles & Air Mobility, GNSS, Inertial Sensors, Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science & Applied Mathematics Fields * Role(s) will be commensurate experience: PhD. or Masters with 5 years of experience or Bachelor's with 8 years' experience in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering. * Must be legally authorized to work in the U.S., visa sponsorship not available. In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in New Jersey is $120,000 - $170,000 annually. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to job-related knowledge and skills, experience, and internal consistency. Additionally, we offer a medical, prescription, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, a 401(k) plan with company match, tuition assistance, paid vacation and sick days, paid holidays, and a 9/80 work week with every other Friday off. Our work environment embraces our people as we enjoy monthly employee events that celebrates our workplace culture. Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans | |