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Principal Mission Engineer - Full Stack (Secret Clearance Required)

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2 days ago
San Diego, CA, USAStaff+

Base Salary

$240k - $290k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Build MVPs and rapidly evolve prototypes into cohesive mission applications.
  • Scale existing applications by adding workflows, improving performance, and addressing customer pain points.
  • Develop high-performance, visually appealing, responsive frontend features for complex use cases.
  • Lead cross-functional engineering teams in designing, integrating, and deploying cohesive software systems.
  • Collaborate with military and government customers to understand requirements and translate them into software features.
  • Deploy, test, and triage software at secure operational and customer integration sites.
  • Manage customer relationships while leading engineering teams and ensuring product quality, reliability, and performance.

Requirements

  • U.S. citizenship and an active U.S. security clearance are required.
  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related technical field and at least eight years of work experience are required.
  • Experience deploying software for Department of Defense or intelligence-community missions is required.
  • Demonstrated experience delivering high-impact work and leading software teams is required.
  • Strong knowledge of React, TypeScript, and Python is required.
  • Experience creating user-centric interfaces and optimizing rendering of large datasets and responsive interfaces is required.
  • Ability to adopt new languages, libraries, and technologies and communicate effectively with technical and non-technical audiences is required.
  • An active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility, an advanced technical degree, and relevant U.S. military experience are preferred.

Benefits

  • Flexible hybrid work environment with remote work permitted when work does not require STR or customer facilities.
  • Full-time role with customer-site travel generally not exceeding one week per month.
  • Employment requires obtaining national security clearances and complying with export-control and other applicable laws.
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About STR

1,001-5,000 employees

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.

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