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About the Team: 

STR's Analytics & C2 (AC2) 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 our expertise and creativity to develop and mature innovative ideas from conception to improve mission success of our customers. 

The Collaborative Autonomy and Control (CAC) Group in the AC2 Division works to build software systems that solve critical problems in the areas of uncrewed system autonomy, multi-agent collaboration, resource management, and control. By leveraging expertise in machine learning, algorithms, model-predictive control, and software development we build tools that support tactical mission planning and execution, autonomous reasoning, and more. 

The Role: 

As an Autonomy Software Engineer, you will work as part of a tightly knit team to design, develop, implement, integrate, test, and demonstrate advanced algorithms and software systems for autonomous platforms. You will support 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, DevSecOps, and CI/CD pipelines. This position is based in Woburn, MA, or Arlington, VA, 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.  

Who You Are: 

• U.S. Citizen 

• BS in Computer Science or related technical field with 2+ years' experience 

• 1+ years' experience with C++ or Java  

• Full stack development experience with a heavy focus on backend algorithmic development 

• Proven understanding of data structures, algorithms, concurrency, and code optimization of backend executables 

• Proven ability to develop, implement, integrate, and test algorithms and software 

• Not in scope: Experience primarily with Front end UI/UX or database management/interaction

• Experience utilizing the following:  

• Object-Oriented Programming principles 

• Agile software lifecycle methodologies and tools, such as JIRA and Sonarqube 

• Test-driven development methodologies 

• A demonstrated ability to adopt new languages, libraries, and technologies 

Even Better: 

• Active Security Clearance 

• MS in Computer Science or related technical field 

• Experience with the following:  

• Collection Orchestration 

• Satellite Constellation Management 

• Coordinating Electronic Warfare resources 

• Reinforcement learning 

• Agentic AI 

• TCPED Management for Tactical ISR 

• Experience programming for embedded and physical devices 

• Multi-agent coordination of UxVs 

• MAVLINK or other C2 protocols 

• Unreal Engine modeling 

• ROS 

• TAK 

• DevSecOps and CI/CD tool chains 

• Integration of complex software systems 

• Constraint satisfaction algorithms 

• Knowledge representation/ontologies 

• Python 

 Full-Time Salary Range: $115,000 to $145,000 

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.