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.
The Collaborative Autonomy and Control (CAC) Group works to build software systems that solve critical problems in 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 a Principal Software Engineer you will design, develop, implement, integrate, test, and demonstrate advanced algorithms and software systems for autonomous platforms. You will provide technical leadership and mentoring 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 offers a flexible, hybrid work environment.
Who You Are:
- U.S. Citizen with ability to obtain a security clearance
- BS in Computer Science or related technical field with 7+ years’ experience
- 5+ years experience with C++ or Java
- Proven understanding of data structures, algorithms, concurrency, and code optimization
- Proven ability to lead and manage moderate‑size engineering teams (5–10 engineers) through an Agile development lifecycle
- Demonstrated success driving best practices in code review, unit testing, test coverage, static analysis, etc.
- Experience in leading system/software architecture design
- Comfortable working with internal leadership and external customers on software product plans
Experience Utilized:
- Object‑Oriented Programming principles
- Agile software lifecycle methodologies and tools such as JIRA and Sonarqube
- Test‑driven development methodologies
Even Better:
- MS or PhD in Computer Science or related 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, and Python
- Active Security Clearance
Pay Information:
Full‑Time Salary Range: $220,000.00 to $250,000.00
Salary range is based on external market data. Offers are based on factors such as experience, education, training, key skills, security clearances, and prevailing market conditions.
STR is an equal opportunity employer. We are fully dedicated to hiring the most qualified candidate regardless of race, color, religion, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation and pregnancy), marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, and local laws.
If you need a reasonable accommodation for any portion of the employment process, please let us know and provide your contact information.
Pursuant to applicable federal law and regulations, positions at STR require employees to obtain national security clearances and satisfy export control and other applicable laws.
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