Senior Data Scientist

About the Company

STR specializes in advanced research and development for defense, intelligence, and national security, focusing on cyber, next-generation sensors, electronic warfare, and AI algorithms.

Responsibilities

• Develop disruptive technologies focused on signals exploitation, estimation theory, and system resource management
• 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 with 5+ years of experience or PhD in a scientific field (Applied Math, Physics, EE, CS, or Data Science)
• 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