STR
Lead Software Developer
$157K–$223K
Woburn, MA +1 · Full-time · Posted Sep 18, 2026
- Location
- Woburn, MA
Woburn, Massachusetts, United States - Experience
- Minimum of 5–7+ years, depending on degree.
- Education
- BS, MS, or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Physics, or a related technical discipline.
- Visa sponsorship
- U.S. citizenship is required for the Top Secret clearance; the position also requires obtaining national security clearances and satisfying export-control and other applicable legal requirements.
About the job
Leads development and testing of embedded systems software for real-time signal processing applications in sonar, radar, and electronic warfare.
What you'll do
- Collaborate with the STR team to understand capability requirements, develop solutions, and evaluate trade-offs.
- Develop and implement embedded systems software for advanced real-time signal processing applications.
- Travel to customer meetings, data collections, or experiments as needed.
What they ask for
- Ability to obtain a Top Secret security clearance; U.S. citizenship is required, and candidates must be eligible to support special access programs.
- BS, MS, or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Physics, or a related technical discipline.
- Experience developing software with GNU/Linux toolchains using open source software.
- Proficiency in C, C++, or similar real-time embedded programming languages.
Nice to have
- Experience with Linux kernel modules and device drivers, real-time multithreaded embedded software, or large multi-party code bases.
- Experience with GPUs, DSPs, FPGAs, Xilinx MPSoC or RFSoC, machine learning, or real-time signal-processing optimization.
Pay
$157,000 - $223,000 USD base salary
Tools
GNU/Linux, C, C++, Python, MATLAB, VHDL, Verilog, Xilinx MPSoC or RFSoC
AI focus
Machine learning techniques are a preferred area of experience; the posting also mentions the company's AI algorithms and analytics work but does not specify AI duties for this role.
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