2 days ago
Woburn, MA, USAStaff+
Base Salary
$219k - $300k/yr
Responsibilities
- Architect and lead embedded software development for MPSoC-based software-defined radios, digital receivers/exciters, radar subsystems, and related RF systems.
- Define hardware/software partitions and interfaces and develop production-quality C/C++ and embedded Linux drivers, BSPs, low-level control, and application services.
- Bring up boards and platforms and configure and control high-speed ADCs, DACs, JESD links, and clocking/timing devices.
- Design and optimize FPGA-to-processor data acquisition and streaming paths for coherent timing, deterministic latency, and high throughput.
- Lead system integration and testing, including performance analysis, troubleshooting, risk mitigation, and requirements-to-deployment lifecycle activities.
- Maintain architecture documents, interface control documents, and technical specifications.
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship, lead design reviews, establish development standards, and communicate technical decisions and status to stakeholders and customers.
Requirements
- Active Top Secret security clearance and U.S. citizenship required for U.S. Government clearance eligibility.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Computer Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field with at least 8 years of applicable experience, or a Master’s degree with at least 5 years of applicable experience; equivalent experience will be considered.
- Strong proficiency in embedded C/C++ for real-time, resource-constrained systems and experience with embedded Linux drivers, BSPs, and kernel-level interfaces.
- Strong understanding of SPI, I2C, UART, GPIO, DMA, memory-mapped registers, and hardware/software interfaces.
- Hands-on debugging experience with JTAG, logic analyzers, and oscilloscopes.
- Experience architecting and integrating complex embedded systems involving MPSoCs/SoCs, FPGAs, and high-speed ADCs/DACs for RF or similar data-intensive applications.
- Proven technical leadership experience guiding multidisciplinary teams, translating system requirements into embedded architectures, leading design reviews, and mentoring engineers.
- Preferred experience with AMD/Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC platforms, Vivado, Vitis, and PetaLinux.
- Preferred experience with digital receiver/exciter systems, software-defined radio, radar, phased arrays, electronic warfare systems, JESD204B/C, coherent multichannel timing, and clock distribution.
- Preferred familiarity with embedded RF DSP concepts, including DDC, DUC, filtering, beamforming, waveform generation, and radar/electronic-warfare timing and synchronization.
- Preferred experience with multithreaded programming, IPC, synchronization, Yocto, Buildroot, PCIe, 10/25/100 GbE, reusable embedded frameworks/HALs, and full lifecycle development for aerospace, defense, or other high-reliability applications.
Benefits
- Full-time position with a stated salary range of $219,000–$300,000.
- Positions are available at or near Boston, MA; Arlington, VA; Dayton, OH; Melbourne, FL; Carlsbad, CA; Atlanta, GA; and Denver, CO.
- STR describes a collaborative learning environment focused on deep technical understanding and recognition of employee contributions.
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.