2 months ago
Arlington, VA, USASenior
Base Salary
$174k - $225k/yr
Responsibilities
- Analyze customer use cases and signal-processing algorithms to define system and software requirements for embedded platforms.
- Evaluate CPU, DSP, FPGA, and hybrid architectures based on mission needs, performance, complexity, and resource constraints.
- Architect, design, implement, optimize, and port embedded middleware and application software for resource-constrained SoCs.
- Define functional splits between processors and FPGA-based programmable logic.
- Collaborate with spacecraft and satellite integrators to translate mission objectives into technical specifications and implementations.
- Provide mentoring, code reviews, and technical guidance to less-experienced engineers.
- Support efficient and reliable software development and deployment workflows through DevOps practices and tools.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s, master’s, or Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, computer science, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- A bachelor’s degree with 7+ years of embedded software development experience for resource-constrained CPU, DSP, or FPGA SoCs, with equivalent experience considered.
- Proficiency in C/C++ for embedded systems.
- Strong foundation in signal-processing algorithms and their computational and resource implications.
- Experience deriving software and system architecture from algorithm analysis and mission requirements.
- Experience partitioning solutions between processors and programmable logic such as FPGA.
- Ability to work with customers and cross-disciplinary teams to translate concepts into specifications and implementations.
- Strong communication skills and experience mentoring or guiding junior engineers.
- Ability to obtain a security clearance; U.S. citizenship is required by the U.S. Government.
- Familiarity with MATLAB and RTOS environments is a plus.
- Advanced experience in Python, MATLAB, or other high-level programming languages is preferred.
- Familiarity with multithreaded or multicore real-time operating concepts is preferred.
- Knowledge of high-level software architecture design and scalability principles is preferred.
- Active Secret clearance and demonstrated leadership abilities are preferred.
- Experience with DevOps practices, Agile software lifecycle tools, JIRA, Confluence, GitLab, and static analysis.
About STR
STR develops cyber, electronic warfare, sensing, and AI/ML systems and analytics for U.S. defense and intelligence customers, delivering R&D services, prototypes, and fielded capabilities. The privately held, employee-owned company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Woburn, Massachusetts, with sites near Boston, Arlington (VA), Dayton (OH), Melbourne (FL), and Carlsbad (CA). Work spans RF, sonar, radar, command-and-control, and ISR, including subsea sensors and signal processing.