The Aeronautics Sensor Fusion team is seeking a highly skilled Data Association Engineer to join our team in developing the next generation of sensor fusion algorithms. The successful candidate will be responsible for designing, developing, modeling, analyzing and testing Data Association algorithms for airborne applications as well as collaborating with cross-functional teams to integrate solutions into Fusion applications.
Must be a US Citizen; this position will require a government security clearance. This position is located at a facility that requires special access.
- Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Applied Mathematics, or a closely related field.
- Minimum 5 years of professional experience developing C++ applications, preferably in real time environments.
- Strong foundation in numerical methods, linear algebra, or related scientific computing concepts.
- Proven ability to perform data analysis or validation to verify software correctness.
- Experience creating automated test suites for validating algorithms.
- Strong documentation and communication skills for producing clear algorithm specifications and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams.
- Experience implementing common data association techniques (e.g., nearest neighbor, Hungarian assignment, JPDA/MHT) within C++ applications.
- Solid understanding of filtering and state estimation methods (Kalman, EKF/UKF, particle filters) and how they interact with measurement association.
- Ability to design and apply statistical gating, clustering, and outlier rejection strategies to improve association reliability.
- Familiarity with probabilistic scoring, distance metrics (Mahalanobis, Euclidean) and evaluation measures for association quality.
- Experience with version control systems (Git) and standard software development tools.
- Experience creating synthetic/real sensor datasets and automated test suites for validating data association algorithms.
- Strong documentation and communication skills for producing clear algorithm specifications and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams.
Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $120600.00 - $224000.00
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Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10), 401(k) match, Paid time off, Holidays, Parental Leave, EAP, Flexible Spending Accounts, Education Assistance, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability.
- Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be offered depending on the position. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and can vary from year to year and are tied to a range of performance metrics.
- For (Washington state applicants only) Non-represented full-time employees: accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) to be used for incidental absences and other reasons; receive at least 90 hours for holidays. Represented full time employees accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays. PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Applied Mathematics, or a closely related field
- At least 5 years of professional experience developing C++ applications, preferably in real-time environments
- Strong foundation in numerical methods, linear algebra, or related scientific computing concepts
- Experience performing data analysis or validation to verify software correctness
- Experience creating automated test suites for algorithm validation
- Strong documentation and communication skills
- Experience implementing data association techniques such as nearest neighbor, Hungarian assignment, JPDA, or MHT in C++
- Understanding of Kalman, EKF, UKF, or particle filtering and state estimation
- Experience designing statistical gating, clustering, and outlier rejection strategies
- Familiarity with probabilistic scoring, Mahalanobis distance, Euclidean distance, and association-quality evaluation
- Experience with Git and standard software development tools
- Experience creating synthetic or real sensor datasets
- Must be a US citizen
- Ability to obtain a government security clearance and work in a facility requiring special access
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