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Reinforcement Learning Researcher
STR's Analytics Division is seeking a reinforcement learning researcher to join our team of scientists and engineers, who develop and apply cutting edge reinforcement learning approaches for many problems, including swarm/drone deployment, fighter-jet dogfighting and tactical wargaming. Our projects integrate algorithmic research and software engineering to address challenging national security problems. We actively collaborate with research engineers across STR, as well as with academic researchers and industry partners to develop practical and powerful solutions to applying autonomy in the real world.
Our ideal candidate possesses knowledge of the state-of-the-art in reinforcement learning (RL), understands how to implement RL algorithms in software, and is only satisfied when their innovations become a reality by integrating them into real autonomous systems. Because we have a highly-collaborative, multi-disciplinary team, our perfect candidate also has a strong desire to learn about new, interesting problem domains to identify where RL would have the greatest impact. We prioritize collaboration and team culture in addition to being results-oriented, and therefore we always seek researchers and scientists with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
The Role:
Who You Are:
Some Other Relevant Skills You May Have:
STR is a growing technology company with locations near Boston, MA, Arlington, VA, near Dayton, OH, Melbourne, FL, and Carlsbad, CA. We specialize in advanced research and development for defense, intelligence, and national security in: cyber; next generation sensors, radar, sonar, communications, and electronic warfare; and 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, and we go home at night knowing that we pushed the envelope of technology and made the world safer.
STR is 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! Visit us at www.str.us for more info.
STR is an equal opportunity employer. We are 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 [email protected] and provide your contact info.
Pursuant to applicable federal law and regulations, positions at STR require employees to obtain national security clearances and satisfy the requirements for compliance with export control and other applicable laws.
STR's Analytics Division is seeking a reinforcement learning researcher to join our team of scientists and engineers, who develop and apply cutting edge reinforcement learning approaches for many problems, including swarm/drone deployment, fighter-jet dogfighting and tactical wargaming. Our projects integrate algorithmic research and software engineering to address challenging national security problems. We actively collaborate with research engineers across STR, as well as with academic researchers and industry partners to develop practical and powerful solutions to applying autonomy in the real world.
Our ideal candidate possesses knowledge of the state-of-the-art in reinforcement learning (RL), understands how to implement RL algorithms in software, and is only satisfied when their innovations become a reality by integrating them into real autonomous systems. Because we have a highly-collaborative, multi-disciplinary team, our perfect candidate also has a strong desire to learn about new, interesting problem domains to identify where RL would have the greatest impact. We prioritize collaboration and team culture in addition to being results-oriented, and therefore we always seek researchers and scientists with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
The Role:
- Apply and improve cutting-edge academic research in RL to defense-domain problems (wargames, flight, naval) to train autonomous agents that surpass the performance of existing algorithms
- Build large-scale, real-world autonomous systems by collaborating with STR's world-class team of engineers and researchers in the machine learning community, our academic partners and our customers
- Analyze data and agent behavior by both replaying simulated scenarios as well as examining real-world data to identify performance improvement strategies
- Interact with national security customers and users to determine and assess unmet needs and evolving requirements
- Transition algorithms to prototype and/or real-time systems demonstrations
- Position may involve travel to customer meetings and/or data collections and experiments
Who You Are:
- BS, MS or PhD degree in Computer Science.
- Academic and/or industry experience training agents to optimize criterion in simulated environments
- Experience with scientific software development and algorithm implementation
- Proficient in Python, Docker, PyTorch, TensorFlow
- Motivated collaborator with internal and external teams
Some Other Relevant Skills You May Have:
- Published work in academic conferences
- Experience with cloud computing (AWS, GCloud, Azure)
- Experience with RLlib, Unity
- Familiar with Agile Development Workflow
STR is a growing technology company with locations near Boston, MA, Arlington, VA, near Dayton, OH, Melbourne, FL, and Carlsbad, CA. We specialize in advanced research and development for defense, intelligence, and national security in: cyber; next generation sensors, radar, sonar, communications, and electronic warfare; and 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, and we go home at night knowing that we pushed the envelope of technology and made the world safer.
STR is 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! Visit us at www.str.us for more info.
STR is an equal opportunity employer. We are 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 [email protected] and provide your contact info.
Pursuant to applicable federal law and regulations, positions at STR require employees to obtain national security clearances and satisfy the requirements for compliance with export control and other applicable laws.
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08/31/2023
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