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ozan bilgin

@ozanbilgin

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Principal radar algorithm engineer specializing in real-time tracking, detection, and ML-integrated perception.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I seek roles advancing radar perception and real-time embedded systems, combining ML and classical algorithms, technical leadership, mentorship, and opportunities for system integration and field validation.

I am a Principal Radar Algorithm Engineer with 16+ years of experience designing and delivering real-time radar detection, tracking, classification, and state-estimation solutions for automotive and surveillance systems.

I have led design and delivery for 77GHz multi-mode radar tracking algorithms, reduced memory footprint by 25% and improved runtime by 40%, and developed state-of-the-art clustering, association, and filtering methods.

My work combines classical model-based algorithms with deep learning perception stacks; I train PyTorch models, use MLFlow for experiment tracking, and optimize hand-offs between neural networks and traditional trackers.

I collaborate with global development teams, mentor engineers, draft and respond to RFIs/RFQs, and perform system-level design, simulation, integration, and field validation to ensure robust real-world performance.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Principal Algorithm Development Engineer

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Magna International

Jun 2023 - Present (2 years 9 months)

Led design of a 77GHz multi-mode radar tracking algorithm, reducing memory footprint by 25% and improving runtime by 40% while delivering clustering, association, and filtering innovations and mentoring distributed teams.

C C++Matlab PyTorch MLFlow Embedded Systems

Principal Algorithm Development Engineer

Veoneer

Jan 2019 - Jun 2023 (4 years 5 months)

Led development of central extended-object tracking algorithms fusing cluster-level radar detections and provided consultancy to resolve customer issues and improve production algorithms.

Matlab C C++Algorithm Design Data Analysis False Alarm Suppression

Senior Radar Systems Engineer

Aselsan

Jan 2009 - Dec 2018 (9 years 11 months)

Designed traffic surveillance and anti-UAV radar system architectures, developed detection, tracking and classification algorithms, and achieved >95% UAV classification accuracy through field testing and optimization.

Radar System Design Link Budget Analysis Matlab Signal Processing System Integration Field Testing

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Middle East Technical University

Master of Science, Electrical and Electronics Engineering

2009 - 2012

Completed a Master of Science in Electrical and Electronics Engineering with coursework and research focused on radar systems and signal processing.

Middle East Technical University

Bachelor of Science, Electrical and Electronics Engineering

2004 - 2009

Activities and societies: Minor in Mechatronics Engineering

Completed a Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Electronics Engineering with a concurrent minor in Mechatronics Engineering, including projects on radar modeling and signal processing.

Middle East Technical University

Minor, Mechatronics Engineering

2004 - 2009

Completed a Minor in Mechatronics Engineering alongside the Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, contributing to interdisciplinary systems and robotics coursework.