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Applied Technology Institute (ATI)
Applied Technology Institute (ATI) has specialized in short course technical training in satellite communications, space, defense, radar, sonar & acoustics, signal processing, and specialized engineering / systems engineering since 1984. We provide open enrollment offerings and on-sites. Our clients include DOD, government agencies, military, government and military contractors, technical industries, NASA facilities, and aerospace contractors.
ATI is offering new On-Demand Video courses. To register for online classes, visit the On-Demand classes.
Watch the Demo of our System Engineering Fundamentals On-Demand course.

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February 3, 2025
Submarines and Submariners – ATI Courses
ATI is offering a course “Submarines and Submariners”. This three-day course is designed for engineers in the field of submarine R&D and Operational Test and Evaluation. It is an introductory course presenting the fundamental philosophy of submarine design, submerged operation and combat system employment as they are managed by a battle-tested submarine organization that all-in-all make a US submarine a very cost-effective warship at sea—and under it. The course is being offered starting on Feb 11, so do not delay registering for the course here .
December 11, 2024
Its That Time Of Year Again! – ATI Courses
t’s time to start thinking about your New Year’s Resolutions. Let ATI help you with that.

Browse Courses By Technical Areas
- Radar, Missiles and Defense
- Space, Satellite & Aerospace
- Systems Engineering & Project Management
- Acoustic & Sonar Engineering
- Auxiliary Courses for Scientists and Engineers
- On Demand
What are recent students saying about ATI courses and our instructors?
Satellite Communications Design & Engineering
“Bob has a wealth of knowledge and certainly knows the material.” “He was very knowledgeable on the subject, and I appreciated how up-to-date all of the content appeared.”
Systems Engineering Fundamentals
” The instructor is very experienced and shared many practical examples to help us understand the content.”
Radar Systems Fundamentals
“For a fundamentals course, this was quite more advanced than I was expecting. While I may not ever get to apply a good amount of the equations for my work, I still came away with an understanding of what they mean.” Radar Systems Fundamentals
“Fantastic overview of high-level radar concepts. Being someone that’s easily intimidated by all the math in radar textbooks, I appreciated the straight-forward explanation of basic concepts tied to accompanying equations I also appreciate the inclusion of MATLAB scripts with the course material and stepping through them real time”
Technical Presentation Skills for STEM Professionals
“Kept the class engaged and made the material relatable with the questions and examples he gave.”
Methods of Delivery
- Open Enrollment / Schedule – If the course you are looking for is not on the Schedule, visit the COURSES page and “Register your interest now” or Contact Deb Bell at deb@aticourses.com.
- Custom Course (On-Sites) ATI maintains our commitment to customizing our courses to your needs when you have 10 or more students for a class. With prior arrangement, the Custom course offers you flexibility in date, time of class, duration (3 full days or 6 half-days, for example) and whether you want the course as-is or customized to best suit your group’s interests and goals. Also, on a case-by-case basis, we may be able to hold courses at your facility. Depending on the number of students, you can realize a significant savings. Please contact Lisa Badart at 410-227-1284 or lisa.badart@aticourses.com with any questions.

Announcements
For a full list of all of our scheduled courses visit our website ATI Schedule
Here are the next two months of our upcoming courses.
Any course with GTR is Guaranteed to run
Upcoming Free short sessions
Nuclear Weapons and Strategic Deterrence – Free short session – February 14, 2025 – Jonathan Bierce – GTR
Design, Analysis, Fabrication and Testing of Composite Structures – Free short session – March 10, 2025 – Jack Roberts – GTR
Upcoming courses
February
Antenna and Array Fundamentals – February 10-12, 2025 – Steven Weiss
Radar Systems Design and Engineering – February 10-13, 2025 – Jay Virts, Stanley Silberman
Submarines & Submariners: An Introduction – February 11-13, 2025 – Todd Massidda
Nuclear Weapons and Strategic Deterrence – Free short session – February 14, 2025 – Jonathan Bierce
Deep Learning Architectures for Defense and Security – February 25-27, 2025 – Nasser M. Nasrabadi
Space Operations Ecosystem – February 25-27, 2025 – Eligar Sadeh
March
Military Standard 810 Testing – March 3-6, 2025 – Element Materials Technology Silicon Valley, CA – Steve Brenner
Structural Test Design and Interpretation for Aerospace (STDI) – March 4-6, 2025 – Tom Sarafin
Design, Analysis, Fabrication and Testing of Composite Structures – Free short session – March 10, 2025 – Jack Roberts
Nuclear Weapons and Strategic Deterrence – March 11 & 12, 2025 – Jonathan Bierce
Acoustics Fundamentals, Measurements with Underwater Applications – March 10-13, 2025 – Alan Stuart
Kalman Fundamentals – March 11-13, 2025 – Paul Zarchan
Multi-Target Tracking & Multi-Sensor Data Fusion – March 25-27, 2025 – Stanley Silberman
Vibration Testing of Small Satellites (VTSS) – March 25 & 26, 2025 – Tom Sarafin
Notching and Force Limiting Workshop (NFLW) – March 27, 2025 – Tom Sarafin
ATI is hiring instructors
ATI is looking for instructors – Are you a subject matter expert willing to prepare and present a course in satellite communications, space, defense, radar, sonar & acoustics, signal processing, or systems engineering? Do you know someone outstanding in any of these areas who may want to teach? ATI prides itself in having industry leaders as our instructors and we are looking for new ones. If you have interest or a referral contact Bob McLeod at 410 428 9919 or via email at bob@aticourses.com