Lead Software Developer

STR • Woburn, MA

17h

About The Position

The Space Mission Sector is seeking a Software Developer to join our growing technology company in the Boston area. Candidate will support a multitude of programs with a range of system capabilities and maturity level. System capability will be tested over the air locally and at government test locations. Strong technical, interpersonal, communication, and leadership skills are desired.
As Lead Software Developer, you will work with a team to design, implement, and test systems software for advanced real-time signal processing applications for sonar, radar, electronic warfare (detection, protection, jamming, and spoofing).

Requirements

• This position requires the ability to obtain a Top Secret security clearance, for which U.S. citizenship is required by U.S. Government, and eligible to support special access programs
• Experience developing software with GNU/Linux toolchains using open source software
• Proficient in C, C++, or similar real-time embedded programming languages
• Comfortable using Python and/or MATLAB programming languages
• Experience with firmware languages such as VHDL and/or Verilog
• Experience with software tools including Integrated Development Environments (IDEs), version control, tracking, scripting, and break-point debugging
• Working knowledge of software design patterns and best practices
• Understanding of software-hardware interfacing techniques and implementations
• Enthusiasm to learn new skills and a desire for developing software
• BS, MS, or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Physics, or a related technical discipline
• BS with 7+ years of experience, MS with 5+ years, or PhD with 2+ years

Nice To Haves

• Active Secret or TS/SCI Clearance
• Linux kernel level modules and device driver development
• Knowledge of real-time multi-threaded embedded software, preferably on Linux OS
• Experience writing software using a large multi-party code base
• Working in a laboratory environment using measurement equipment and performing quantitative data analysis
• Developing software using hardware accelerators such as GPUs, DSPs, and FPGAs
• Experience implementing software using systems on a chip such as Xilinx MPSoC or RFSoC
• Experience using machine learning techniques
• Real-time optimization of signal processing algorithms developed in languages like MATLAB or Python

Responsibilities

• Work with STR team to understand capability requirements, brainstorm solutions, and evaluate the pros and cons of each to inform decisions
• Develop and implement embedded systems software for advanced real-time signal processing applications
• Potential travel to customer meetings and/or data collections and experiments is expected

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree