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Optimization Researcher  

Category Engineering  
Description

At STR (www.stresearch.com), we harness the power of technology to solve challenging national security problems. Our nation's military and intelligence services employ advanced technologies at all echelons, from central commands to battlefields, to create strategic and tactical advantage. Our mission is to provide this advantage through the development and delivery of innovative sensors and information processing capabilities. Applications include data analytics, cyber security, video and image understanding, and command and control.

 

STR is a small, employee-owned, rapidly growing business focused on research and development (R&D) for the defense and intelligence communities. STR has approximately 100 employees at sites in Woburn, MA, Dayton, OH and Arlington, VA.  We are a nationally recognized leader in research areas including data analytics, sensors and signal processing, electronic warfare, cyber, video and image understanding, command and control, and precision navigation. Several programs have transitioned advanced technology to military and intelligence users.  While our primary focus is on serving US Government customers, we are pursuing commercial applications as well.

 

Job Description:

  • Conduct research to apply optimization techniques on real world applications
  • Work with a multi-disciplinary team to solve problems
  • Position may involve travel to customer meetings and/or data collections and experiments

STR seeks to provide an outstanding work environment for its employees with excellent benefits and competitive compensation.  Full-time employees enjoy 401(k), profit sharing, health and welfare benefits, subsidies for training and conference attendance to foster continued learning and development, and a casual yet intellectually challenging work environment. Arlington site employees are provided with a stipend for parking or public transportation.  Join our dynamic entrepreneurial team, become part of our fast growing company, help us make a difference in the world, and share in our continuing success.

 

STR is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

 
Position Requirements

Basic Qualifications:

  • PhD, MS, or BS degree with relevant experience in electrical engineering, mathematics, operations research, or related technical discipline
  • Solid mathematical and analytical skills
  • Expertise in modern optimization theory
  • Familiarity with convex optimization, combinatorial optimization, and approximate methods 
  • Ability to conduct survey literature to determine state-of-the-art, incorporate recent research and apply to current problem
  • Strong Matlab (or similar scientific computing) programming skills
  • Strong communication skills and the ability to describe complex technical concepts to fellow researchers as well as to non-technical people
  • Ability to obtain a security clearance (US Citizen)
 
About the Organization Systems & Technology Research (STR) is a rapidly growing technology company with locations north of Boston, MA, Arlington, VA and near Dayton, OH. We specialize in advanced research and development for defense, intelligence, and national security, trying to understand how to protect our society: from stopping malicious botnet attacks, to understanding cyber vulnerabilities, providing next generation sensors, radar, sonar, communications, and electronic warfare to developing artificial intelligence algorithms and analytics to make sense of the complexity that is exploding around us.


STR is committed to creating a collaborative learning environment that supports deep technical understanding and recognizes the contributions and achievements of all team members. Our work is challenging, but you go home at night knowing that you pushed the forefront of technology and made the world a little safer. We recognize that the world is changing, that it is becoming more connected than ever before, making things change faster than before, and reshaping society in the process. We all want to understand this changing world and leave it better for our work.


We're not just any company. Our people, culture, and attitude along with their unique set of skills, experiences, and perspectives put us on a trajectory to change the world. We can't do it alone, though - we need fellow trailblazers. If you are one, join our team and help to keep our society safe!

 
EOE Statement STR is 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 or local laws.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any portion of the employment process, email us at appassist@stresearch.com and provide your name, phone number and email address.

US Citizenship is required for all positions.
 

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