Full-Time

Cyber Principal Investigator

Posted on 11/7/2025

STR

STR

501-1,000 employees

AI-driven defense and national security platforms

Compensation Overview

$206k - $284k/yr

Melbourne, FL, USA

In Person

Category
Engineering Management (2)
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Required Skills
Python
Machine Learning
MATLAB
C/C++
Requirements
  • This position requires the ability to obtain a Top Secret (TS) security clearance, for which U.S. citizenship is needed by the U.S. Government.
  • Entrepreneurial spirit eager to engage in technical marketing and business development
  • Proven track record in writing and winning technical proposals
  • Substantial experience leading technical teams on advanced Research and Development programs (e.g., DARPA, AFRL, ONR, ARL research projects)
  • Experience developing mathematical and physics-based algorithms for constraint-based search and optimization, autonomy and planning, machine learning, networking, or agent-based software design
  • Motivated collaborator and effective communicator to both technical and non-technical audiences
  • Proficient in programming languages, such as C/C++, Python, and/or MATLAB
  • PhD or MS with 5+ years of relevant experience (or BS with 10+ years of relevant experience) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, Cybersecurity or related field
Responsibilities
  • Technical marketing to existing and potential customers
  • Technical proposal development (idea generation, writing, reviewing, editing)
  • Creating innovative solutions to challenging cyber problems
  • Leading teams to design, develop, implement, test and analyze cyber solutions to national security problems
  • Serving as primary technical point of contact to customers, co-contractors, and subcontractors
Desired Qualifications
  • Active Security Clearance at the TS level
  • Familiarity with compilers and/or programming language design
  • Knowledge of binary file structures and formats
  • Knowledge of assembly languages (e.g., x86, ARM)
  • Knowledge of operating system internals (e.g., scheduling, data structures)
  • Experience with both offensive and defensive cyber tools
  • Experience working with the Department of Defense (or Intelligence Community) on cyber related technology

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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