AI Acoustic Engineer (m/f/d) – UAV Detection, Localization & Signal Processing

• Work in an international, agile team creating the future of autonomous systems • Grow your career in a expanding and ambitious engineering team • Build innovative products using state-of-the-art technologies in AI, robotics, and autonomy • Benefit from a steep learning curve and continuous development • Enjoy team events and a strong, collaborative culture • Develop and deploy AI-driven acoustic sensing systems for UAV detection, classification, localization, and tracking • Design, train, and extend custom neural network architectures for analyzing acoustic signatures, noise patterns, and audio anomalies • Optimize real-time audio signal processing pipelines for UAV swarm coordination, defense systems, and stealth detection • Apply microphone array processing, acoustic beamforming, Doppler analysis, and advanced noise reduction techniques to improve UAV audio sensing performance • Lead hands-on efforts in data collection, labeling, augmentation, and training for complex, custom acoustic datasets • Integrate AI-powered acoustic models into multi-modal sensor fusion frameworks (Radar, RF, EO/IR, LiDAR) • Ensure compliance with defense and aerospace standards (MIL-STD, ITAR, NATO STANAGs, IEC acoustic systems) • Extensive, hands-on experience in AI-driven audio signal processing, acoustics, or acoustic sensing • Deep knowledge of neural network models for sound applications, including detection, classification, and localization • Demonstrated ability to design, modify, and extend network architectures, not limited to off-the-shelf models • Strong background in microphone array processing, acoustic beamforming, sound localization, and noise reduction • Proven experience with data acquisition, labeling pipelines, augmentation strategies, and training models from scratch or adapting them to custom classes • Solid understanding of real-time DSP and AI-enhanced signal processing systems • High proficiency in Python and PyTorch, with practical experience using audio processing libraries and frameworks • Experience with acoustic sensing in military or defense environments, including UAV surveillance and stealth detection • Knowledge of psychoacoustics, bio-inspired hearing models, or advanced acoustic modeling • Familiarity with ROS-based systems, real-time environments, and C++ • Experience deploying, optimizing, and maintaining machine learning models in production or embedded systems • Background in adversarial AI for sound recognition, acoustic anomaly detection, or sonar intelligence • Intrinsic motivation, attention to detail, and strong problem-solving mindset • Creative thinker with a structured and systematic approach • Humble and collaborative — prioritizes collective success over individual recognition • High ethical standards and disciplined work ethic • Extra-curricular leadership or achievements are a bonus • Fluent in English • Nationality of a NATO member nation or close ally is required