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Lead Product Engineer

Role overview

Qualifications

  • Must be a U.S. citizen
  • Active US Security Clearance
  • BS in Computer Science or related technical field with at least 5 years of work experience
  • Experience deploying software for DoD or IC missions

Responsibilities

  • Design prototype through AI enabled tools to create clickable prototypes and shared web based mockups.
  • Test prototypes for workflow supportability, reliability, durability, and user experience flaws
  • Bridge the gap between concept and production, choosing efficient approaches to rapidly build upon the initial prototype while scaling processes
  • Diagnose production issues, fix design flaws, and improve user outcomes

About the company

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STR

Defense Technology

STR is driven to deliver impact. We take pride in formulating solutions to the nation's newest, hardest problems through sustained innovation and application of technology. As the world becomes increasingly inter-connected, our model for keeping society safe must evolve. STR is leading the way, with cutting edge cybersecurity tools that wrangle complexity, analytics toolsets that drive sensemaking to the user, sensing that exploits the intricacies of physics, and systems that deliver capability to make us safer. Our people and our values drive us. We are an employee-owned company that seeks lasting, long-term contribution and not short-term returns. We strive to leave the world a little better and safer each day, both through our work and our interactions with each other. We believe that by coming together and working together, we can achieve greater impact than we ever could alone.

Company details

Company typeSME
IndustryDefense Technology
Company size501 - 1000

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Job description

Lead Product Engineer

About the Team

The Mission Applications (MA) Group within the AC2 Division creates outsized mission impact with our customers through specialized application and deployment of STR technology. Staff within the MA group have a deep understanding of missions and technology needs for national security with skills targeting transition of technology to operational use, including product management, UX Product implementation, software integration & mission engineering, platform engineering, DevOps, and program management. MA staff combine with other science and engineering staff from the various STR research and development groups to form dedicated product teams focused on accelerating the operational transition of cutting-edge software technologies.


The Role:

As a Lead Product Engineer in the MA Group, you are the technical professional who bridges the gap between a conceptual idea from the Product team and an operational mission application through the oversight of the entire lifecycle of a product. You are responsible for design, test, and product refinement to ensure they meet strict standards for performance, reliability, and cost. By collaborating closely with Product, Platform, Mission Engineers and system architects, product engineers troubleshoot design flaws early, optimize production efficiency, and align technical choices with the needs of the end user.

 

 

What You Will Do:

  • Design & prototype through AI enabled tools to create clickable prototypes and shared web based mockups. You can write full-stack code for software features.
  • Test prototypes for workflow supportability, reliability, durability, and user experience flaws
  • Bridge the gap between concept and production, choosing efficient approaches to rapidly build upon the initial prototype while scaling processes
  • Diagnose production issues, fix design flaws, and improve user outcomes
  • Engage directly with end users, build strong customer relationships, and constantly seek to apply new technology to solve real customer problems
  • Understand all stakeholders, the constraints in which those stakeholders operate, and create customer solutions that work within the constraints of the business
  • Foster team collaboration to embrace the give and take between software functionality, user experience, and enabling technology
  • Hold high-integrity commitments to deliver viable solutions that work for the customer and business
  • Work in a fast-paced environment to enable successful contract execution

This role will take advantage of STR’s flexible, hybrid environment – when the work does not require use of STR’s facilities, you are welcome to work remotely. 

 

Who You Are:

  • Must be a U.S. citizen
  • Active US Security Clearance
  • BS in Computer Science or related technical field with at least 5 years of work experience
  • Experience deploying software for DoD or IC missions
  • A passion for crafting user-centric interfaces and a keen eye for design details
  • Demonstrated strong knowledge of modern technologies such as React, TypeScript, and Python
  • Knowledge of performance-focused tools and techniques for rendering large datasets and building responsive, smooth interfaces
  • A demonstrated ability to adopt new languages, libraries, and technologies
  • Organized, detail-oriented, and with an ability to work both independently and collaboratively
  • Demonstrated experience as an effective communicator to both technical and non-technical audiences
  • Aptitude for collaborating with stakeholders across a wide range of technical comfort levels


Even Better:

  • Active Security Clearance at the Top Secret level with SCI Eligibility
  • Advanced Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related technical field
  • Prior US Military Service with experience in joint planning, large force battle monitoring, and fluidity with large force debrief best practice
  • Experience working with visual design tools to communicate ideas
  • Fluency with software development best practices and tools
  • Active TS/SCI security clearance
  • Located near STR office in Carlsbad, CA, Arlington, VA, Woburn, MA, or Denver, CO; location in Honolulu, HI preferred as well.

 

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $168,000 - $205,000

The salary range listed is based on external market data. Offers are based on factors, such as but not limited to, the candidate’s experience, education, training, key skills/critical skills, security clearances, and prevailing market and business conditions.

STR is a growing technology company with locations near Boston, MA, Arlington, VA, near Dayton, OH, Melbourne, FL, and Carlsbad, CA. We specialize in advanced research and development for defense, intelligence, and national security in: cyber; next generation sensors, radar, sonar, communications, and electronic warfare; and artificial intelligence algorithms and analytics to make sense of the complexity that is exploding around us.

STR is committed to creating a collaborative learning environment that supports deep technical understanding and recognizes the contributions and achievements of all team members. Our work is challenging, and we go home at night knowing that we pushed the envelope of technology and made the world safer.

STR is not just any company. Our people, culture, and attitude along with their unique set of skills, experiences, and perspectives put us on a trajectory to change the world. We can't do it alone, though - we need fellow trailblazers. If you are one, join our team and help to keep our society safe! Visit us at www.str.us for more info.


STR is an equal opportunity employer. We are fully dedicated to hiring the most qualified candidate regardless of race, color, religion, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation and pregnancy), marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any portion of the employment process, email us at appassist@str.us and provide your contact info.

Pursuant to applicable federal law and regulations, positions at STR require employees to obtain national security clearances and satisfy the requirements for compliance with export control and other applicable laws.

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