Data Scientist

About the Company

STR is a growing technology company specializing in advanced research and development for defense, intelligence, and national security. We focus on cyber, next-generation sensors, radar, sonar, communications, electronic warfare, and AI algorithms to solve complex national security problems.

Responsibilities

• Develop disruptive technologies focused on signals exploitation, estimation theory, system resource management, and systems analysis
• Contribute to data analysis, software engineering, and validation/verification of cutting-edge algorithms
• Explore complex datasets and develop algorithmic techniques for novel application domains
• Participate in project teams and interact directly with customers

Requirements

• Active Top Secret Clearance with SCI eligibility (U.S. citizenship required)
• Experience in intelligence or military-related mission areas
• MS degree in a scientific field (Applied Math, Physics, EE, CS, Data Science) or BS with 2+ years of experience
• Experience building data analysis pipelines using Python or C++
• Experience designing and implementing experiments to verify algorithm performance
• Proficiency with scikit-learn, Pandas, and Matplotlib
• Strong collaboration and communication skills for technical and non-technical audiences

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in statistical inference, systems simulation, Monte Carlo, or optimization methods
• Expertise working with time-series data (sampled signals or discrete detection series)
• Expertise working with geospatial or spatio-temporal data