Compensation Overview

About the Team

The Electronic Warfare and Novel Capabilities Group (EWNC) in the STR Sensors Division develops advanced signal processing algorithms, conducts experiments, and prototypes systems for next generation radar and electronic warfare systems. Our team consists of passionate and motivated engineers with advanced degrees in engineering, computer science, mathematics, and physics, who are seeking opportunities to use their deep technical knowledge and creativity to tackle some of the hardest problems that our national security focused customers face. We actively collaborate with research engineers across STR, as well as with academic researchers and industry partners to develop practical and powerful solutions to RF sensing and counter-sensing challenges. 

The Role:

As Principal Algorithm & Signal Processing Researcher, you will develop and apply state of the art signal processing and machine learning techniques to address a variety of problems including signal detection, classification characterization, and autonomous sensor decision making for RF sensing, radar, electronic warfare, and much more—all to help address national security and safety needs. You will lead other researchers to develop cutting edge systems and work collaboratively with our designers and engineers to transition your techniques into production systems to help the warfighter achieve mission success. You will also interact with our customers to understand and adapt to dynamic mission requirements, and apply iterative feedback to development in order to address their most critical challenges.  

Our ideal candidate possesses leadership skills and working knowledge in two or more of the following areas:   
Radar and RF signal processing, optimization, electronic warfare, machine learning, adaptive signal processing, algorithm development for RF sensors, test & evaluation, modeling & simulation, or systems engineering.    
Because we have a highly-collaborative, multi-disciplinary team, our perfect candidate also has a strong desire to learn about new, interesting problem domains.  We prioritize collaboration and team culture in addition to being results-oriented, and seek researchers and scientists with excellent written and verbal communication skills. 

The role of a successful candidate will be tailored to fit within the existing team and leverage their strengths while enabling them to grow their career in both technical and leadership aspects. 

What you will Do:

• Design and apply state-of-the-art signal processing and machine learning techniques to address radar and RF sensing challenges
• Provide technical leadership to small, multi-disciplinary teams  
• Collaborate with diverse teams to develop and deploy cutting-edge capabilities into prototype systems
• Design and implement models and simulations of advanced RF systems 
• Interact with customers to understand requirements and national security needs  
• Lead and support business development and proposal writing efforts

Who You Are: 

• This position requires an active Secret or TS/SCI security clearance, for which U.S. citizenship is needed by U.S. Government
• 5+ years for PhD, 8+ years for MS, 10+ years for BS   
• Experienced researcher and team member who is excited to work with mission partners to leverage cutting-edge technology and research for immediate impact 
• Excellent communicator and briefer, who is comfortable communicating with both technical and non-technical audiences 
• Experience with radar and RF signal processing 
• Strong mathematical, troubleshooting, written, and verbal communication skills  
• Proficiency in higher-level programming languages such as MATLAB and/or Python   

Nice to Haves:

• Demonstrated leadership of complex research, development, and engineering efforts   
• Experience with radar and RF technologies in the defense sector, particularly for RF sensing and electronic warfare applications including electronic attack, electronic protection, cognitive EW, and cognitive ESM techniques and algorithms 
• Experience with machine learning tasks such as natural language processing, image recognition, semantic segmentation, reinforcement learning, approaches such as Bayesian, deep convolutional and graph neural network methods, and tools such as PyTorch, Ray, TensorFlow/board, and MLflow   
• Ability to survey literature to determine state-of-the-art, incorporate recent research and apply to current problem sets 
• Ability to apply novel, innovative and interdisciplinary approaches to challenging engineering problems  
• Ability to create and present briefings to Customers and senior management to provide both high-level and deep technical solution explanations  
• Understanding and experience in interacting with decision-makers and customers to translate mission needs into an end-to-end analytical solution   

While this position is ideally suited for a  senior engineer, individuals with less experience are also encouraged to apply. We have opportunities for talented engineers at all experience levels.