About the Team:ย
STR's Analyticsย & C2ย Division develops novel technologies to solve challenging national security problems through advanced analytics. Our team consists of passionate and motivated individuals with degrees in engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics, and data science. We use ourย expertiseย and creativity to take innovative ideas from conception to mature implementationย in order toย improve mission success.ย
ย Theย Collaborative Autonomy and Controlย (CAC) Group in the AC2ย Division works toย build software systems that solve critical problems in the areas of uncrewed system autonomy, multi-agent collaboration, resource management, and control. Byย leveragingย expertiseย inย machine learning, algorithms,ย model-predictive control,ย and software development, we build tools thatย supportย tacticalย mission planningย and execution, autonomous reasoning, and more.ย
ย The Role:ย
As aย Seniorย Software Engineer,ย you will work as part of a tightly knit team to design, develop, implement, integrate, test, andย demonstrateย advanced algorithms and software systems for autonomous platforms. You will provide technical leadership and mentoring on programs working throughout the software and system development lifecycle, from early prototypes to integrated systems. Your work will develop a diverse set of software tools and applications for mission planning systems, automated control processes, unmanned platforms,ย DevSecOps, and CI/CD pipelines. This position is based in Woburn, MA, Arlington, VA,ย or Dayton, OH,ย and will take advantage of STR's flexible, hybrid environment - when the work does not require use of STR's facilities, you are welcome to work remotely.ย ย
ย Who You Are:ย
- U.S. Citizen with ability to get a security clearanceย
- BS in Computer Science or related technical field with 5+ yearsย ofย experienceย
- 3+ yearsย ofย experience with C++ or Javaย
- Proven understanding of data structures, algorithms, concurrency, and code optimizationย of backendย executables (front endย experienceย isย aย lesserย focus)ย
- Provenย ability to develop, implement, integrate, and test autonomy algorithms and softwareย
- Proven ability toย proactivelyย assumeย leadershipย within modestย size engineering teams (2-4ย engineers) through complete Agile development lifecycle including task definition, delegation, and maintenanceย
- Demonstrated successย executingย industry best practices in areas such as code review, unit testing, test coverage, static analysis, etc., to ensure mature,ย high qualityย software productsย
- Experience inย supportingย system/software architecture designย at the system and system of systems (SoS) levelsย
- Comfortable working both with internal leadership and external customers in the development and execution of software product plansย
- Experienceย utilizingย the following:ย ย
- Object-Oriented Programming principlesย for large scale systemsย
- Agile software lifecycle methodologies and tools, such as JIRA, Confluence, Gitlab,ย static analysis,ย etcย
- Test-driven development methodologiesย
- A demonstrated ability to adopt new languages, libraries, and technologiesย
Even Better:ย
- MS or PhD in Computer Science or related technical fieldย
- Experience with the following:ย ย
- Collection Orchestrationย
- Satellite Constellation Managementย
- Containerization andย service basedย architecturesย
- Coordinating Electronic Warfare resourcesย
- Experience programming for embedded and physical devicesย
- Multi-agent coordination ofย UxVsย
- MAVLINK or other C2 protocolsย
- DevSecOpsย and CI/CD tool chainsย
- Constraint satisfaction algorithmsย
- Knowledge representation/ontologiesย
- Active Security Clearanceย
Pay Informationย
Full-Time Salary Range: $134,000 - $184,000ย
The salary range listed is based on external market data. Offers are based on factors, such as but not limited to, the candidate's experience, education, training, key skills/critical skills, security clearances, and prevailing market and business conditions.ย