3 months ago
San Diego, CA, USAStaff+
Base Salary
$157k - $224k/yr
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with a research team to develop solutions to complex software and networking problems.
- Own significant features or components and deliver them with minimal supervision.
- Lead technical discussions, guide architectural decisions, and mentor junior engineers.
- Develop, test, and deploy software for research, production, and real-time communications systems.
- Create operational prototypes for experimentation and performance analysis.
- Analyze and improve designs and processes to optimize performance.
- Build customer-facing operational systems with high reliability and usability standards.
Requirements
- At least 7 years of relevant software engineering experience.
- Proficiency in Python, C, C++, or similar interpreted or low-level programming languages.
- Experience designing and implementing open architectures and rapid prototypes.
- Strong knowledge of software testing, evaluation practices, and development lifecycles.
- Significant hands-on experience with GNU/Linux toolchains and open-source software.
- Deep understanding of networking principles, including the five-layer OSI networking stack.
- Bachelor's or higher degree in Computer Science, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Applied Mathematics, or a related field, or equivalent expertise gained through prior roles.
- Ability to obtain a Top Secret security clearance; U.S. citizenship is required by the U.S. Government.
- Preferred qualifications include an active Top Secret clearance, advanced Python or MATLAB experience, production software experience, large-scale codebase experience, quantitative analysis, real-time operating concepts, software architecture and scalability knowledge, and demonstrated technical leadership.
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.