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Senior Scientist Sensing and Communications

United States, Groton · Job Posted March 03, 2026
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We are seeking a highly motivated Senior Scientist to contribute to the success of our Sensing and Communications Department. We work on exciting, technically-challenging, research and development programs where multidisciplinary teams work closely to address challenging national security needs. This position will allow applicants to collaborate with subject matter experts across the company as well as both lead and/or make meaningful contributions to project teams and their objectives. Applicants will have an opportunity to participate in all parts of the research and development process, from first-principle analysis through to prototyping and testing of integrated systems.

Job Responsibility

  • Support development, management, and execution of a number of ongoing and future programs pertaining to areas of innovative maritime systems
  • Contribute to the strategic development of the Sensing and Communications Department
  • Lead preparation of, and contribute to, multidisciplinary proposals related to developing novel maritime technology solutions
  • Lead cross-functional teams to address complex system design challenges, while satisfying rigorous design requirements
  • Provide oversight, development, and mentoring to junior staff in both execution and management of their tasks
  • Support the design and execution of at-sea experiments
  • Rigorous understanding and application of fundamental physics and mathematics principles

Requirements

  • MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Ocean Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Applied Physics, or a related technical discipline with 5 or more years of related engineering experience
  • Experience supporting and partnering with senior technical staff to develop innovative technology solutions
  • Ability to technically contribute to and lead a variety of complex technical tasks at a detailed level
  • Excellent communication and interaction skills with project managers, IPT leads, and customers
  • Experience with the design or use of acoustic communication systems
  • Working knowledge of digital and analog circuits

Nice to have

  • MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Ocean Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Applied Physics, or a related technical discipline with 10 or more years of experience in proposing, planning, and executing technology development programs
  • Experience successfully managing multiple multidisciplinary technical programs, with responsibilities including scheduling, budgeting, resource coordination, and accountability for deliverables
  • Experience with US Navy undersea warfare leadership and operations
  • Experience contributing to and leading programs through various stages along the technology lifecycle, from science and technology to research, development and deployment
  • Experience designing complex undersea systems with custom PCB’s, embedded software, and data acquisition, and signal processing

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