Remote Senior Autonomy Algorithms Engineer

Systemstechnologyresearch; Dayton (OH); Hybrid; USD 134,000 - 184,000; Full time

Job summary

STR is seeking an Autonomy Algorithms Senior Software Engineer to design and implement advanced autonomy algorithms and software for autonomous platforms. You will lead and mentor a small engineering team, collaborating with researchers to translate complex mathematical concepts into production software.

The role covers mission planning tools, automated control processes, unmanned platforms, DevSecOps, and CI/CD pipelines, with a hybrid work setup across Woburn, MA, Arlington, VA, or Dayton, OH.

Qualifications

• BS in Computer Science or related technical field with 5+ years of experience.
• 3+ years of experience with C++ or Java.
• Full stack development experience but with a heavy focus on backend algorithmic development.
• Proven understanding of data structures, algorithms, concurrency, and code optimization of backend executables.
• Proven ability to develop, implement, integrate, and test autonomy algorithms and software.
• Not interested in Front end UI/UX or database management/interaction.
• Proven ability to work with research scientists to transition complex mathematical algorithmic concepts to software application.
• Proven ability to proactively assume leadership within modest size engineering teams (2-4 engineers) through complete Agile development lifecycle including task definition, delegation, and maintenance.
• Demonstrated success executing industry best practices in areas such as code review, unit testing, test coverage, static analysis, etc., to ensure mature, high quality software products.
• Experience in supporting system/software architecture design at the system and system of systems (SoS) levels.
• Experience utilizing the following: Object-Oriented Programming principles for large scale systems; Agile software lifecycle methodologies and tools, such as JIRA, Confluence, Gitlab, static analysis, etc; Test-driven development methodologies.
• Active Security Clearance

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, implement, integrate, test, and demonstrate advanced algorithms and software for autonomous platforms.
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring across the software and system development lifecycle.
• Develop a diverse set of software tools and applications for mission planning systems, automated control processes, unmanned platforms, DevSecOps, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Collaborate with research scientists to translate complex mathematical concepts into software implementations.

Skills

Security clearance

C++

Java

Backend development

Data structures

Algorithms

Agile methodologies

Leadership

Python

ROS TAK

Education

BS in Computer Science

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Gitlab

Job description

STR is seeking an Autonomy Algorithms Senior Software Engineer to design and implement advanced autonomy algorithms and software for autonomous platforms. You will lead and mentor a small engineering team, collaborating with researchers to translate complex mathematical concepts into production software.

The role covers mission planning tools, automated control processes, unmanned platforms, DevSecOps, and CI/CD pipelines, with a hybrid work setup across Woburn, MA, Arlington, VA, or Dayton, OH.