Motion Algorithms Engineer Location: Hyderabad

Experience 4–6 years

Job Overview We are looking for a highly skilled Sensor Fusion & Motion Algorithms Engineer with deep expertise in Digital Signal Processing (DSP) and real-time sensor data analysis. This role focuses on building advanced algorithms for motion tracking, impact detection, and GPS-based analytics.

You will work closely with hardware and firmware teams to design robust, real-time algorithms for IMU and GPS data, and contribute to building scalable data pipelines and analytics infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

- Design and implement advanced Digital Signal Processing (DSP) algorithms for real-time systems
- Develop motion analysis and sensor fusion algorithms using:

- Accelerometers

- Gyroscopes
- IMUs and other motion sensors
- Analyze high-frequency, real-time sensor data for:

- Noise reduction

- Signal conditioning

- Feature extraction

- Build algorithms for
- Motion tracking and activity classification
- Impact detection, magnitude estimation, and direction analysis

- Event detection
- Develop GPS-based algorithms, including:
- Filtering (Kalman filters, smoothing, outlier rejection)
- Map matching and trajectory correction
- Distance, speed, and elevation estimation
- Implement sensor fusion techniques combining IMU and GPS data
- Work on real-time and offline data processing pipelines
- Define and build data architecture for:

- Data ingestion

- Storage

- Retrieval

- Processing and analytics
- Collaborate in building dashboards and monitoring tools for:

- Data quality

- Signal health

- Anomaly detection
- Work closely with firmware and hardware teams to:
- Ensure algorithm feasibility on embedded systems
- Optimize performance and power consumption

- Validate sensor data integrity

Required Skills & Qualifications

- Strong expertise in Digital Signal Processing (DSP), including:
- Filtering (low-pass, high-pass, band-pass)
- Time-series analysis

- Noise reduction techniques




- Strong experience with IMU data processing and motion analysis
- Hands-on experience with sensor fusion algorithms:

- Complementary filters

- Kalman filters (EKF/UKF preferred)
- Experience working with GPS data processing, including filtering and trajectory analysis

- Strong programming skills in
- Python (for prototyping and analysis)
- C/C++ (for embedded or performance-critical implementations)
- Experience handling real-time, high-frequency data streams

- Solid mathematical foundation in

- Linear algebra

- Probability and statistics

- Signal processing
- Good understanding of physics (mechanics, motion dynamics)

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience building algorithms for wearables or IoT devices
- Familiarity with embedded constraints (memory, compute, power)
- Experience with machine learning for time-series data (optional but valuable)
- Experience with data pipelines and backend systems (e.g., streaming, batch processing)
- Familiarity with data visualization tools and dashboarding (Grafana, custom dashboards, etc.)
- Experience with map matching algorithms and geospatial data processing
- Prior work on impact biomechanics or safety systems
- Experience with sports analytics or fitness tracking systems

Soft Skills

- Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset
- Ability to translate raw sensor data into meaningful insights
- Good collaboration skills across hardware, firmware, and data teams
- Strong documentation and communication skills

Cross-Functional Collaboration

- Work closely with Hardware Engineers to understand sensor characteristics and limitations
- Collaborate with Firmware Engineers to:
- Optimize algorithms for embedded deployment
- Ensure real-time performance and efficiency
- Partner with Data/Backend teams to build scalable analytics pipelines and dashboards

Key Priority Requirements

- Expertise in Motion data analysis - GPS, Accelerometers, Gyroscopes, etc.
- Expertise in Digital Signal Processing - Filtering on data
- Expertise in Algo development on Motion data
- Expertise in Data Architecture design

📌 Sensor Fusion Engineer | Motion, DSP & GPS Analytics (Hyderabad)
🏢 Quin
📍 Hyderabad