Position Classification: S&T3-4 (APS4/5-6)
Position Reference Number: ECRNSDI0012b
Salary Range: $67,100 - $92,150 plus 15.4% superannuation
Position Locations: Edinburgh, South Australia
Security Clearance: Negative Vetting Level 1
Enquiries: Mr Hugh Kennedy, Hugh.Kennedy@dst.defence.gov.au 08 7389 7670
The detection and tracking researcher will:
- Use mathematics and computers to solve challenging problems and build unprecedented systems
- Design and implement algorithms to automate the analysis and understanding of images and video
- Analyse and process real data from advanced sensors
- Work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team of engineers and scientists
- Engage with Academia and Industry
We are looking for a self-motivated research engineer who:
- Enjoys a challenge and learning new skills that are highly sought after in the age of artificial intelligence
- Has an interest and aptitude in mathematics (e.g. linear algebra, calculus, transforms, probability and statistics)
- Is comfortable reading textbooks and journal papers to advance their knowledge as required
- Can apply and adapt abstract mathematics to real-world problems
- Knows how to write computer code
Position Duties
Under the guidance of more senior research staff, this position involves the design/development of:
- Multi-dimensional digital filters for the detection of targets in data streams from imaging sensors
- Multi-target tracking algorithms for state estimation (e.g. Kalman filtering) and data association
- Computer-vision, image-processing, pattern-recognition, and machine-learning techniques
And their implementation/integration using (for example):
- Matlab, Python, C++, CUDA
For more information and to apply, please follow this link to the position descriptions on the DST website: http://www.defence.gov.au/apscareers/