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Systems Engineer, Payload Electronics & Integration
Mid-level systems engineer in Irvine, CA who acts as the technical bridge between a space company's payload, electrical, FPGA, and firmware teams — defining interface control documents, planning hardware-in-the-loop testing, and debugging anomalies spanning hardware, firmware, and software for integrated electronic spacecraft payloads.
Lead Autonomy Software Engineer
Lead a team developing autonomy software for advanced sensor systems and platforms, integrating hardware with real-time C++ applications and algorithms for national security missions.
Lead Software Engineer
Lead a team of engineers to design, build, and test advanced networking and cybersecurity software for national security applications, using Python, C/C++, and Linux toolchains.
Senior Software Engineer
Senior Software Engineer at STR building advanced networking and cyber technologies for national security, using Linux, Python/C/C++, and networking protocols.
Senior Software Engineer for Integration and Test
Senior Software Engineer builds, integrates, and tests real-time RF sensor software systems in C/C++ on Linux, validating performance and supporting field deployments.
Classified Systems Administrator
Maintains and secures classified Linux and Windows systems in a defense-focused environment, applying STIGs and patching while supporting DoD compliance and troubleshooting hardware/software issues.
Lead Systems Integration and Test Engineer
Lead integration and testing of advanced multi-function RF systems, developing hardware test sets and software in Python/MATLAB while applying Digital Engineering and MBSE methodologies within a National Defense R&D environment.
IT Support Specialist
Front-line IT support specialist at a defense R&D company, troubleshooting hardware, software, and system issues across Windows, macOS, and Linux for local and remote staff. Day-to-day includes Active Directory administration, system imaging, device provisioning, inventory, and ITSM support. Requires an active Secret clearance.
Lead GPU Software Engineer
The Lead Software Engineer will design and optimize real-time software for RF sensor systems, focusing on GPU-accelerated signal processing pipelines using C/C++ and CUDA. This role involves transitioning research algorithms into production-quality embedded software while adhering to open architecture standards.
Senior Embedded Signal Processing Engineer for Undersea Systems
Design, develop, and test embedded software implementing real-time acoustic signal processing algorithms for distributed undersea sensor systems, spanning low-SWAP, ARM, and server-class hardware. Core stack: C/C++, Python/MATLAB, Linux, DSPs, and ADC/DAC and serial interfaces.
Principal Radar Systems Engineer
Leads the architecting, design, and hands-on development of advanced radar systems for national defense at STR's Dayton, OH office — covering RF sensing, waveform generation and signal processing, simulation-driven performance analysis, and MBSE in Cameo. Requires an active Secret clearance and ~10 years of radar systems engineering experience.
Lead Software Developer
Lead Software Developer at STR's Space Mission Sector in Woburn, MA: designing, implementing, and testing embedded systems software for real-time signal processing in radar, sonar, and electronic warfare programs. Core stack: C/C++, Python/MATLAB, GNU/Linux toolchains, VHDL/Verilog, and FPGA/SoC targets; requires TS clearance eligibility (US citizenship).
Lead RF Systems Integration Engineer
Leads RF test, measurement, and integration of a new operational mode onto an externally developed radar system at STR's Sensors Division. Day-to-day work spans RF characterization, integration requirements, and test planning, using Matlab/Python/Simulink/C++; US citizenship and an active security clearance are required.
Senior Cyber RF Hardware Engineer
Senior RF hardware engineer in STR's Cyber Division who designs, prototypes, and characterizes RF/analog/digital hardware — building HWIL systems, surrogates, and digital twins, running automated lab tests with oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, and VNAs, and supporting defense/intelligence customers. Requires TS clearance eligibility (U.S. citizenship).
Senior FPGA Reverse Engineer
Senior engineer in STR's Cyber Division performing FPGA reverse engineering: analyzing gate-level netlists, using RTL simulation to understand designs, and building software tools to automate hardware RE, while briefing customers on findings. Requires strong FPGA/HDL experience and eligibility for a Top Secret clearance.
Lead Firmware Engineer
Lead Firmware Engineer at STR, a defense R&D firm in Woburn, MA: designs, simulates, and verifies FPGA firmware (Verilog/VHDL, Xilinx/Intel flows) for radar and electronic-warfare systems, supports full lifecycle integration and lab testing, documents designs, briefs stakeholders, and mentors junior engineers. Requires TS clearance eligibility.
Simulation Based Systems Test Engineer
Designs, builds, and operates simulation testbeds to test and evaluate advanced space and defense sensing systems (radar, electronic warfare, space control) for national security missions. Core work spans modeling, test plans, and analysis using MATLAB, Python, C/C++, and tools like AFSIM, with U.S. citizenship and secret-clearance eligibility required.
Lead Digital Hardware Engineer
STR's Space Missions and Sensing sector is hiring a Lead Digital Hardware Engineer in Woburn, MA to design, integrate, and test high-speed digital circuit cards and modules for radar, electronic warfare, and space-based sensing prototypes. The role leads small engineering teams using FPGA/SoC-based board design, Altium, high-speed interfaces (PCIe, SerDes, DDR), and signal/power integrity analysis
Software Engineer
Software engineer on STR's cyber/networking R&D team building real-time communications and networking technologies for national security. Day to day: design, implement, test, and prototype software on Linux using Python/C/C++, applying networking-protocol and software-testing expertise in a fast-paced research environment.
Senior Systems Integration and Test Engineer
Senior Systems Integration & Test engineer at defense R&D firm STR (Woburn, MA): hands-on integration and testing of advanced multi-function RF systems — building hardware test sets and test software, running SIL lab and field tests, documenting/executing test plans, and folding verification into MBSE/Digital Engineering workflows. Python/MATLAB/LabVIEW and containers; active DoD Secret clearance