Senior Autonomy Research Scientist

The Role:

STR is seeking a Research Scientist to join our tight-knit, growing Autonomy team. We design, develop, and demonstrate software to control distributed autonomous robots. The software ranges from early prototypes to fielded systems and will revolutionize the way that heterogeneous teams of autonomous robotic systems (e.g., drone swarms) assist humans in accomplishing shared objectives.

This hybrid position is based out of STR’s 3500 sq.ft., state-of-the-art Autonomy lab, which is located steps from STR’s Woburn, MA corporate headquarters.

We are seeking experienced candidates in search of impactful Research and Development (R&D) opportunities.
Qualifications:

• PhD or equivalent experience in Computer Science or related technical field
• Experience conducting R&D using Java or Python
• Experience using autonomy frameworks (e.g., ROS) or game engines (e.g., Unity, Unreal Engine)

• U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain a Security Clearance
• Ability and willingness to travel approximately once per month for field experiments

Even Better:

• Experience with:
  • Networking for distributed systems
  • Common CV/ML frameworks and tools, e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow
    
  • DevOps or CI/CD tools such as Gitlab
  • Robotic systems, e.g., small Unmanned Aerial Systems or Unmanned Ground Vehicles

STR is a growing technology company with locations near Boston, MA, Arlington, VA, near Dayton, OH, Palm Bay, FL, and Carlsbad, CA. 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.

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.