1 day ago
Woburn, MA, USAStaff+
Base Salary
$180k - $230k/yr
Responsibilities
- Lead development and delivery of AI/ML, RF sensing, communications, and networking capabilities from requirements through implementation, integration, testing, demonstrations, deployment, and sustainment.
- Translate customer and mission objectives into requirements, architectures, development plans, milestones, performance measures, and acceptance criteria.
- Lead and mentor engineers and researchers while communicating technical status, decisions, risks, and tradeoffs to stakeholders and mission partners.
- Decompose complex technical work, manage dependencies and interfaces, and track risks and progress toward program objectives.
- Design and oversee architectures spanning RF and sensor-data pipelines, AI/ML integrations, services, APIs, databases, user interfaces, Open RAN integrations, and deployment infrastructure.
- Lead design reviews, code reviews, integration, testing, customer demonstrations, and release-readiness activities.
- Contribute technical content to proposals, customer engagements, and transition planning.
Requirements
- PhD with 2+ years, MS with 6+ years, or BS with 8+ years of relevant experience in computer science, software engineering, computer engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance; U.S. citizenship is required for the U.S. government clearance process.
- Experience leading software development efforts, major workstreams, or complex subsystems and coordinating contributors, interfaces, risks, and technical tradeoffs.
- Experience translating customer needs into requirements, designs, development and test plans, and integrated capabilities across software, AI/ML, RF, communications, hardware, data, and deployment components.
- Experience applying AI/ML to operational problems involving sensor, time-series, RF, communications, or other non-textual data.
- Proficiency in Python, C++, Java, Go, or a similar language, with experience developing and maintaining production-quality software.
- Experience with Git, code review, automated testing, containers, issue tracking, documentation, and secure software-development practices.
- Preferred experience includes RF signal processing, wireless communications, 5G/6G RAN, O-RAN/AI-RAN, waveform generation or adaptation, edge AI, distributed and real-time architectures, DevSecOps, and large multi-team codebases.
- Additional preferred qualifications include active Secret, Top Secret, or TS/SCI clearance; digital signal processing; software-defined radios; PHY/MAC processing; edge AI/ML accelerators; cloud platforms; monitoring; logging; security tooling; message queues; stream processing; distributed computing; microservices; customer demonstrations; and LLM-enabled development tools such as Cursor or Codex.
Benefits
- Full-time position with locations near Boston, MA; Arlington, VA; Dayton, OH; Melbourne, FL; Carlsbad, CA; Atlanta, GA; and Denver, CO.
- Collaborative learning environment supporting deep technical understanding and recognizing team contributions.
- Salary range of $180,000-$230,000 is provided in the posting; offers vary based on experience, education, training, skills, clearance, and market conditions.
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.