Associate Researcher

What you will do:

• Design, develop, and modify cutting-edge machine learning and other algorithms to conduct studies and form conclusions for autonomy and other challenges
• Create, expand, upgrade, and maintain algorithms in software
• Design, develop, validate, and manage large-scale simulations and simulation tools
• Contribute to comprehensive technical reports and presentations for government customers, articulating the implications of simulation findings on national security
• Who you are:
• This position requires the ability to obtain a Security Clearance at the Secret (S) level, for which U.S citizenship is needed by the U.S government
• BS in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Applied Mathematics, or related field
• Good programming skills in one or more scientific programming languages such as C++, Python, or MATLAB and familiarity with object-oriented concepts
• Experience or interest in machine learning (e.g., image recognition) and scientific computing (e.g., Linux, git, bash, CI/CD, etc.)
• Strong technical writing and communication skills
• Even better:
• Active Secret or TS/SCI clearance
• Experience or awareness of the defense industry
• Experience with reinforcement learning, physics-based simulation, or mission simulators (such as AFSIM or NGTS)
• Experience giving briefings to both highly technical and less technical audiences
• Pay Information Full-Time Salary Range: $93,000 - $115,000
• The salary range listed is based on external market data. Offers are based on factors, such as but not limited to, the candidate’s experience, education, training, key skills/critical skills, security clearances, and prevailing market and business conditions.
• STR is a growing technology company with locations near Boston, MA, Arlington, VA, near Dayton, OH, Melbourne, FL, Carlsbad, CA, Atlanta, GA, and Denver, CO. 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.