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Lead Program Manager

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USAfull_timePosted 23 Jun 2026

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<p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">About the Team</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">The Sensors Division at STR focuses on technology development for advanced sensor systems&nbsp;and platforms in support of national security.&nbsp;&nbsp;At STR, Defense Systems Researchers study complex defense technologies and systems by developing representative, physics-based&nbsp;models, analyzing data, developing metrics of performance, and evaluating against mission requirements.&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition, the researcher will often integrate the algorithms and control systems that are critical to operations of modern defense systems.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">The Systems Autonomy, Analysis, and Modeling (SAAM) Group within the Sensors Division&nbsp;studies and develops novel concepts for the next-generation ground-based, airborne, and space-based RF and EO/IR sensor systems and platforms. We perform systems and operational analysis using a combination of low, medium, and high-fidelity modeling, simulation, and analysis tools to inform systems designs and development. Our main customer focus is on Air Force, Navy, and DARPA research programs.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">The Role</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">The SAAM Group is seeking a&nbsp;Lead&nbsp;Program Manager with an engineering background to manage a portfolio of programs focused on modeling and simulation as well as autonomy development.</span><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-charstyle="Heading 1 Char">&nbsp;</span></span><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun" data-ccp-charstyle-defn="{&quot;ObjectId&quot;:&quot;ac0262f4-8a9e-5820-b908-2d943c5f7113|1&quot;,&quot;ClassId&quot;:1073872969,&quot;Properties&quot;:[201342446,&quot;1&quot;,201342447,&quot;5&quot;,201342448,&quot;1&quot;,201342449,&quot;1&quot;,469777841,&quot;Aptos&quot;,469777842,&quot;&quot;,469777843,&quot;Aptos&quot;,469777844,&quot;Aptos&quot;,201341986,&quot;1&quot;,469769226,&quot;Aptos&quot;,268442635,&quot;24&quot;,469775450,&quot;normaltextrun&quot;,201340122,&quot;1&quot;,134233614,&quot;true&quot;,469778129,&quot;normaltextrun&quot;,335572020,&quot;1&quot;,469778324,&quot;Default Paragraph Font&quot;

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