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Computer Vision Research Engineer 

Category Engineering  
Description

STR is a small, employee-owned, rapidly growing business focused on research and development (R&D) for the defense and intelligence communities. 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 seeks to provide an outstanding work environment for its employees with excellent benefits and competitive compensation. Full-time employees enjoy company profit sharing, 401(k), health and welfare benefits, subsidies for training and conference attendance to foster continued learning and development, a parking or public transit allowance for DC area employees, and a casual yet intellectually challenging work environment. 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.

  • Design and implement innovative computer vision algorithms for solving challenging scene understanding problems
  • Collaborate with other STR engineers and leading researchers in the computer vision community to develop, adapt, extend and optimize state-of-the-art techniques for addressing new sensor exploitation applications
  • Imagery of interest: visible/infrared still and video imagery from ground and aerial sensors; imaging radar; LIDAR
  • Application areas: object detection, tracking, classification; image registration; 3D modeling; performance modeling; contextual reasoning
  • Perform data analysis on experimental data and identify performance improvement strategies
  • Interact with national security customers and users to determine and assess appropriate solutions
  • Transition algorithms to real-time systems and/or prototype demonstrations
  • Position may involve travel to customer meetings and/or data collections and experiments
 
Position Requirements
  • PhD or MS degree with relevant experience in computer science, electrical engineering, applied mathematics or related technical discipline
  • Strong scientific software development skills
  • Independent analytical problem-solving skills
  • US citizenship is required; must have ability to obtain a security clearance
 
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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