Lead Network Systems Researcher

The role

You will lead the technical execution of advanced networking, communications, and ML-enabled systems. You will guide project technical direction and work with multidisciplinary teams to develop, integrate, and transition mission-relevant capabilities.

What you will do

• Lead technical execution of networking, communications, and ML-enabled systems projects
• Convert customer needs and mission objectives into system requirements and plans
• Lead and mentor multidisciplinary teams of engineers and researchers
• Decompose technical problems into actionable tasks and manage dependencies
• Design and oversee implementation of architectures spanning network protocols and ML models
• Lead design reviews, code reviews, and integration activities
• Apply state-of-the-art ML and statistical methods to networking and communications challenges

Required qualifications

• PhD with 2+ years of relevant experience in computer science, machine learning, computer/electrical engineering, or a related technical discipline
• MS with 6+ years of relevant experience in computer science, machine learning, computer/electrical engineering, or a related technical discipline
• BS with 8+ years of relevant experience in computer science, machine learning, computer/electrical engineering, or a related technical discipline
• Experience leading technical development efforts or major workstreams involving software, systems, networking, communications, or machine learning
• Experience translating customer or mission needs into technical requirements, system designs, and test plans
• Experience applying state-of-the-art ML methods to real-world problems
• Strong understanding of networking and communications theory across the OSI model
• Working knowledge of software design patterns and engineering best practices
• Experience with integration, testing, version control, and collaboration tools such as Git, JIRA, and Confluence
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

Nice to have

• Active Top Secret security clearance
• Experience developing software in large, multi-party code bases using modern developer tools, including LLM-enabled coding tools such as Cursor or Codex
• Experience developing, integrating, testing, or evaluating software at the PHY, MAC, Network, or Application layers
• Experience with 5G system development, testing, evaluation, network management, network security, and/or protocol analysis
• Experience supporting technical proposals, customer demonstrations, or capture activities with DoW or IC customers

About the company

STR is a growing technology company specializing in advanced research and development for defense, intelligence, and national security. Their Intelligence Division researches and develops advanced analytics and machine-learning solutions for national-security problems.