National Security Solutions 2024 Internship – Novel View Synthesis for Enhanced Deep Learning

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National Security Solutions 2024 Internship – Novel View Synthesis for Enhanced Deep Learning

KBR is looking for highly motivated rising Juniors, Seniors and Graduate students seeking science, engineering and software development opportunities that provide challenging and meaningful work experience to be a part of our 2024 Intern class. 

Intern Project Description: The selected intern candidate will develop a new approach for training deep learning algorithms for SAR-ATR that will lead to enhanced robustness, applicability, and performance. In recent programs, KBR has developed two important technologies. First, KBR has developed a suite of algorithms for training Deep Learning algorithms to perform classification of vehicles in SAR using purely synthetic data. Second, KBR has developed a new method for simulating "novel views" of targets, i.e., using a small set of collected target data and a sophisticated signal-processing approach to predict what collected data would look like at look directions not in the collected set. The aim of this project and intern will be to combine these two existing technologies to produce a new capability that will use synthetic data, collected data, and auto-generated "novel views" to train a classifier. We expect the new classifier to be applicable to a significantly larger problem domain than one trained on synthetic data alone, while maintaining the high level or classification performance.

Qualifications:

Software skills required: Demonstrated proficiency in Python. Software skills desired: Experience with modern packages used for machine learning (e.g., numpy, Keras, Tensorflow, Pytorch, pandas). Experience with MatLab. Educational experience required: Software development, signal processing. Educational experience desired: Image processing, Fourier processing, machine learning, statistics. Interests desired: AI/ML, image processing, radar. Comfortable with documenting plans and results in Word or Powerpoint Interests desired: AI/ML, image processing, radar. Comfortable with documenting plans and results in Word or Powerpoint

Previous intern projects include:

• Machine Learning for Image Reconstruction
• Signal Processing Enhancements for Medical imaging
• Modeling and Simulation of Satellite Ops
• Space Domain Awareness
• Agile Software Development
• Business Development
• Model Based System Engineering
• Electro-Optical Image Rendering

Selected interns for this paid opportunity will be provided with the opportunity to learn from experienced professionals, gain experience and establish a name for themselves in this high demand career field. 

The selected candidate must be a US Citizen and be able to pass a Security Clearance Prescreen.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:   Average 40 hours per week.

KBR is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, union status and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.