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.

BLOGS
Don’t miss our BLOGS! A new one is regularly posted with interesting and relevant information.
Posted August 23, 2023
Excitement and Despair – ATI Courses
In the past week, we have seen both extremes in Space Exploration; we have seen a failed moon landing by Russia, and a successful moon landing by India. Both countries had very sophisticated spacecraft, but the Space Environment can be very hostile and unforgiving. To learn more about how adverse interactions between the space environment and a spacecraft may lead to a degradation of spacecraft subsystem performance and possibly even loss of the spacecraft itself, consider enrolling in the upcoming 2-day ATI course Space Environment: Implications for Spacecraft Design. You can learn more about the course, and register for it here.
Posted August 21, 2023
Tracking Contacts with Sonar, TMA – ATI Courses
If you are a submarine sonarman, or if you are an engineer developing tools for use by sonarmen, then Sonar and Target Motion Analysis Fundamentals is the course for you! This course will teach you algorithms and methods used to develop a contact track using only a time history of direction to the contact; this is the only information that a sonarman will have when called upon to report the location and track of a contact of concern. Please consider joining us for this class. You can learn more about the class, and register for it here.
Posted August 3, 2023
The Difference Between Oppenheimer’s Bomb and Today’s Nuclear Weapons – ATI Courses
The Atomic Bomb that ended the World War 2 in 1945 was built to be detonated. Nuclear weapons that have been built since World War 2 were not built to be detonated; they were built in hope that they would be used to ensure they would never need to be detonated in anger. The current nuclear arsenal was built, and continues to be deployed and tested, for Strategic Deterrence. If you’d like to learn more about this subject, consider taking the upcoming new ATI course, Nuclear Weapons and Strategic Deterrence.

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.
Browse Courses By Technical Areas
- Radar, Missiles and Defense
- Space, Satellite & Aerospace
- Systems Engineering & Project Management
- Acoustic & Sonar Engineering
- Engineering, Analysis, and Signal Processing

Announcements
Here are some of our upcoming courses. Visit our ATI Schedule.
Upcoming Free short sessions
Project Management Fundamentals – (PMF) – Free short session – October 20, 2023 -David Snider – NEW COURSE
Program Management Leadership – (PML) – Free short session – October 22, 2023 -David Snider – NEW COURSE
Sonobuoy Technology for Air ASW and Beyond – Free short session – November 6, 2023 – Seibert Murphy – NEW COURSE
Upcoming courses
October
Nuclear Weapons and Strategic Deterrence – October 3 & 4, 2023 – Jonathan Bierce
Tailoring Systems Engineering for Risk, Issues, and Opportunities – October 5, 2023 – William Fournier – NEW COURSE
Satellite Communications Systems – Advanced – October 17-19, 2023 – Christopher Hoeber
Project Management Fundamentals – (PMF) – Free short session – October 20, 2023 -David Snider – NEW COURSE
Modeling & Simulation in the Systems Engineering Process – October 24 & 25, 2023 – James Coolahan
Design for EMC – October 24-26, 2023 – Daryl Gerke – GUARANTEED TO RUN
Program Management Leadership – (PML) – Free short session – October 22, 2023 – David Snider – NEW COURSE
November
Sonobuoy Technology for Air ASW and Beyond – Free short session – November 6, 2023 – Seibert Murphy – NEW COURSE
Structural Test Design and Interpretation for Aerospace (STDI) – November 7-9, 2023 –Tom Sarafin
Random Vibration & Shock Testing – Fundamentals – November 7-9, 2023 – NTS Silicon Valley, CA – Steve Brenner
AESA Radar Systems – November 14, 2023 – John J Santapietro – NEW COURSE
Project Management Fundamentals – (PMF) – November 14 &15, 2023 – David Snider – NEW COURSE
EMI / EMC in Military Systems – November 14-16, 2023 – Daryl Gerke
Vibration Testing of Small Satellites (VTSS) – November 14 & 15, 2023 – Tom Sarafin
Notching and Force Limiting Workshop (NFLW) – November 16, 2023 – Tom Sarafin
Structural Design and Analysis for Aerospace Engineers (SDA) – November 28-30, 2023 – 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