Research Associate

About the opportunity

• Contribute to small research team conducting research on free-space optical communication, specifically optimised for operations within maritime environments.
• Work within a UWA small team and contribute to collaborations with project partner organisations including industry, government, and defence.
• Conduct technical work including laboratory experiments and hardware development, software and algorithm development, optical communications development, and assist with maritime and airborne field trials.

About you

• Completed 4 years of tertiary study or equivalent qualifications and experience with software, programming, simulation, and algorithm development (Python or MATLAB).
• Capability to conduct research and development on free-space optical communication, specifically optimised for operations within maritime environments.
• Ability to work independently, show initiative, problem solve and work productively as part of a team.
• Strong documentation and version control practices (e.g., Git).