STR · 3 hours ago
Chief Engineer
Arlington, VA
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$233K/yr - $320K/yr
15+ years expSystemstechnologyresearch (STR) is a growing technology company specializing in advanced research and development for defense, intelligence, and national security. The Chief Engineer will lead teams to design, develop, and implement advanced systems, engaging with customers to define problems and ideate solutions.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Machine Learning
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Work with the CAC group leadership to conceptualize, market, and help capture programs that enable the group to advance the state of the art through technology development
Assemble and lead tightly knit teams to design, develop, implement, and demonstrate advanced systems
Develop system architectures and implementation strategies for program technologies
Engage customers in problem definition, solution concept ideation, and concepts for integration into broader capability ecosystems
Work with a diverse set of customers and diverse set of problems, technology areas, and engineering teams
Conduct software solution architecture and design reviews as part of an agile development process
Qualification
Required
BS in engineering or related technical field with 15+ years' experience
Demonstrated expertise in autonomy system and algorithm development
Experience leading system and technology development teams
Proven understanding of multi-agent systems, collaborative operations, coordination and orchestration algorithms, distributed sense-making and control, and collaborative autonomy stacks
Proven understanding of motion planning, constraint optimization, perception, localization, mapping, controls, and related system performance metrics
Proven ability to lead moderate to large engineering teams (10-40 engineers) through complete Agile development lifecycle including task definition, delegation, and maintenance
Demonstrated experience in working with both internal leadership and external customers in the development and execution of technology and system development programs
U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain a Security Clearance
Preferred
MS or PhD in engineering or related technical field
Experience with artificial intelligence architectures and machine learning methods
Software development experience with Java, C++, Rust, Python
Experience with any of the following: Programming for embedded and physical devices, MAVLINK or other C2 protocols, ROS, DevSecOps and CI/CD tool chains, Integration of complex software systems, Knowledge representation/ontologies
Active Security Clearance
Company
STR
STR is built on people & technology platforms tackling tough problems in cybersecurity, distributed sensing & artificial.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Mark McClure
CTO and Executive VP
James Wright
ACPSO/PERSEC Officer
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