Full-Time

Senior Program Manager

Posted on 7/15/2025

STR

STR

501-1,000 employees

AI-driven defense and national security platforms

No salary listed

Burlington, MA, USA

In Person

US Top Secret Clearance, US Citizenship Required

Category
Business & Strategy (1)
Required Skills
Risk Management
Requirements
  • This position requires the ability to obtain and retain a SCI/SAP security clearance, for which U.S. citizenship is needed by U.S. Government
  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering and minimum of 5 years of prior relevant experience in Government contracting or research and development
  • Experience managing projects for the Department of Defense
  • Skills and experience in the use of tools to aid in program management
  • Strong presentation and organization skills with ability to: Work with principal investigator on execution plans, Provide clear and concise priorities, Connect between programs to maximize benefits to our customer
Responsibilities
  • Management/oversight of program schedule and budget. Navigate through complex program requirements to bring clarity to execution plan
  • Work in partnership with program principal investigator on planning, execution, and delivery of program capability
  • Identification of risks and development of mitigation plans. Monitor progress against goals and initiate corrective actions as appropriate
  • Coordinate across functional capabilities to maximize outcomes
  • Communicate effectively with stakeholders to manage expectations and drive continuous improvements
  • Effectively execute multiple programs to ensure cost, schedule, and technical program metrics are being tracked and are within plan
  • Provide expertise in proposal development by leading the capture and proposal writing/delivery while ensuring adherence to gated capture process
  • Create subcontractor statements of work and manage/track subcontractors to ensure proper execution
  • Create and maintain an environment that fosters collaboration by giving clear direction and constructive feedback
  • Understanding of customer/operational need, ensure outcomes meet the need, and identify future opportunities
  • Ability to connect across synergistic programs to realize execution efficiencies and to help shape STR strategy
Desired Qualifications
  • Strong technical, interpersonal, communication, and leadership skills are desired

STR uses AI to help national security and defense clients make faster, data-driven decisions. Its flagship STR infokit platform combines data science, AI algorithms, data conditioning, and DevOps to deliver real-time decision support for use in command and control, collaborative autonomy, and object recognition and tracking. Revenue comes from government and defense contracts for advanced AI platforms that blend artificial and human intelligence to resist manipulation. The company differentiates by emphasizing autonomy, creativity, and diversity to foster robust decision-making under high-stakes conditions, aiming to provide clients with a reliable edge in security challenges.

Company Size

501-1,000

Company Stage

Grant

Total Funding

$54.9M

Headquarters

Woburn, Massachusetts

Founded

2010

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • DARPA AIR contract advances STR's swarming uncrewed aircraft AI capabilities and market positioning.
  • Government demand for cybersecurity and distributed sensing solutions expands STR's addressable market.
  • STR's isolated network capability differentiates it in classified government environments with connectivity constraints.

What critics are saying

  • Palantir's AIP platform displaces STR's infokit in DoD decision support with faster deployment.
  • DoD slashed DARPA AI funding 25% in FY2027 NDAA, stalling STR's flagship AIR contract.
  • Anduril's Lattice platform captured $1.5B DoD contracts, outpacing STR in autonomous swarming technology.

What makes STR unique

  • STR's analytics platform delivers real-time sensemaking on isolated networks without external connectivity.
  • STR combines human creativity with AI algorithms for resilient decision-making resistant to manipulation.
  • STR specializes in collaborative autonomy and object recognition for command-and-control applications.

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Benefits

Flexible Work Hours

Company News

Military & Aerospace Electronics
Sep 8th, 2025
STR moves forward on DARPA AIR job to develop artificial intelligence (AI) for swarming uncrewed aircraft

STR moves forward on DARPA AIR job to develop artificial intelligence (AI) for swarming uncrewed aircraft.

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