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Principal Investigator 

Category Engineering  
Description

STR is hiring a Principal Investigator to be part of a multidisciplinary team of cyber researchers and engineers dedicated to developing cutting-edge technologies with significant and immediate impact on our national security. We believe that each employee has a unique set of skills, experiences, and perspectives that are essential to providing our customers with innovative solutions. The skills listed below are intended to give you a sense for the position. If you see an overlap with your skills, go ahead and apply! All applicants must be US citizens who are willing and able to obtain a security clearance.

An applicant for this position should have experience developing algorithms applied to large data sets for analysis, constraint-based search and optimization, autonomy and planning, machine learning, networking, or agent-based software design. Applicants will be responsible for providing technical leadership and collaborating with researchers and software developers to design and develop capabilities within modeling frameworks, applied to simulated and real datasets, develop algorithmic solutions to unique and challenging problems, and to characterize performance using statistical analysis techniques relative to metrics.

Duties may include:

  • Lead a small, focused multi-disciplinary team to design and develop, implement, test and analyze mathematical algorithms in modeling software frameworks and to develop advanced cyber capabilities for challenging national security problems
  • Lead the team in implementing algorithm prototypes in Python, C/C++ and/or MATLAB and integrating these capabilities into software frameworks
  • Lead the team in characterizing performance using statistical analysis techniques
  • Serve as primary point of contact to the customer, co-contractors, and subcontractors for technical discussions and capability roadmapping
 
Position Requirements

Required Skills:

  • US Citizen with the ability to obtain a Top Secret (TS) Security Clearance
  • BS, MS or PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, Cybersecurity or related field
  • Experience developing mathematical and physics-based algorithms for constraint-based search and optimization, autonomy and planning, machine learning, networking, or agent-based software design
  • 5+ years of relevant experience including leading technical teams on advanced R&D programs (e.g., DARPA, AFRL, ONR, ARL research projects)
  • Motivated collaborator and effective communicator to both technical and non-technical audiences
  • Proficiency in C/C++, Python, and/or MATLAB, as well as other higher-level languages
  • Experience using source code management (Git, Subversion)

Desired Skills:

  • Active Security Clearance at the TS level
  • Exploitation development
  • Implant or software patch development
  • Familiarity with compiler fundamentals
  • Knowledge of binary file structures and formats
  • Assembly Languages (x86, ARM, etc.)
 
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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