About the Team:

The Sensors Division at STR focuses on technology development for advanced sensor systems and platforms in support of national security requirements. Our particular focus areas include airborne/spaceborne/surface-based radar, electronic warfare, underwater acoustics, hyperspectral imaging, and EO/IR sensing. To support these missions, the Division’s efforts span multiple technical areas, including RF analog/digital hardware, acoustic hardware, signal processing algorithms, machine learning algorithms, systems analysis, and real-time embedded processor implementation.

The Algorithms, Processing and Experimentation (APEX) Group specializes in development of RF/radar modes, skills and applications, with particular emphasis on advanced signal processing chains and associated algorithm research. We mature these technologies with the objective of implementation, integration, and eventual utility in RF-based systems, typically tailoring our work for highly specific Defense (e.g., Air Force, Space Force, Navy, DARPA, etc.) and Intelligence Community needs.

About the Role:

As a Principal Signal Processing Researcher, you will create and lead technical teams that develop, test, integrate, and demonstrate novel signal processing, optimization, and machine learning algorithms for advanced electronic warfare and sensor applications.

A successful candidate will have demonstrated leadership skills and substantial expertise in several of the following areas: optimization, electronic warfare, adaptive signal processing, machine learning, algorithm development, algorithm integration, test & evaluation, model & simulation, systems engineering, radar systems, or communications systems. This position requires skills working as part of and leading multi-disciplinary teams designing, analyzing, integrating, and demonstrating signal processing algorithms for complex systems.

What you will do:

• Develop electronic warfare and radar system concepts, signal processing and machine learning algorithms, and RF solutions to remote sensing challenges
• Provide technical leadership to small, multi-disciplinary teams that develop, implement, test, and integrate novel sensing, electronic warfare, and signal processing systems
• Direct Modeling and Simulation activities of advanced RF systems in support of algorithm development, test, and integration
• Plan and support algorithm test and evaluation activities, including performance assessment in laboratory and field environments
• Clearly communicate with customers, stakeholders, sponsors, prime- and subcontractors

Who you are:

• Active Security Clearance, with eligibility to support special access programs, for which US Citizenship is required by the US government
• PhD, MS, or BS in Electrical Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Physics, or related technical discipline with 8–10+ years of relevant experience depending on degree
• Strong scientific programming skills including Matlab, Python, Simulink and/or C/C++
• Strong communication skills and the ability to describe complex technical concepts to fellow researchers as well as to non-technical people
• Ability to translate customer requirements to determine research focus
• Ability to create and present deep technical briefings as well as high-level briefings to Customers and senior management
• Experience with designing, implementing, testing, and analyzing ML/AI algorithms
• Strong understanding of radar architectures, waveforms, modes, and RF signal chains

Even Better:

• Current TS/SSBI with SCI and ability to gain and hold SCI/SAP accreditations
• Experience with advanced RF system concepts, signal processing, open architectures, and systems integration
• Experience in Software Development
• Ability to survey literature to determine state-of-the-art, incorporate recent research, and transition it into integrated, tested solutions
• Understanding and experience interacting with decision-makers and customers to translate mission needs into an end-to-end, integrated analytical solution

Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $206,000 - $284,000

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.

Via is using technology to transform transportation around the world. From changing a single person’s daily commute to reducing humanity’s collective environmental footprint — we’ve got huge goals.

As a Senior Account Executive at Via, you’ll lead regional Sales efforts across both public and private sectors to build an inclusive, sustainable, and tech-enabled framework for mobility. In this role, you’ll be creative and entrepreneurial to identify opportunities and generate new business in your own market.

This is a remote-first role based in the US East Coast. We're ideally looking for candidates in Miami or Atlanta, but are open to other locations. If you're based in New York City, this role will be hybrid from our Union Square office.

What You'll Do

• Identify prospective partners in your territory and build meaningful and durable revenue-generating relationships with a diverse group of prospective clients, from elected officials to private-sector business leaders. Lead execution and strategy for full-cycle Sales efforts across your territory, working to make transit better for your community, and your region’s communities. 
• Strategically navigate your market’s unique buying landscape using research strong analytical skills to build compelling, data-driven business cases for our platform and demonstrate our value proposition across a range of verticals..
• Be a thought partner to prospective clients by educating and consulting with them to develop regional transit plans and find funding mechanisms within your market. 
• Champion our mission and technology as the “face of Via” by leading local marketing campaigns, speaking at conferences, and providing consistent thought leadership in the mobility space.

Who You Are

• You have a minimum of 8+ years of client facing experience with a record of achievement in the Sales, Business Development, Consulting, or similar space
• An educator, collaborator, and thought partner: you enjoy consultative sales processes, and know how to use data to build a compelling narrative
• A skilled and methodical researcher: you’re attracted to complex problems, and you’re not afraid to jump into new environments.
• Intuitive communicator; whether in customer conversations, product presentations, or written proposals, you always strike the right tone and communicate persuasively.
• Superb commercial intuition and exceptional judgment -- you know when to push and when to yield in maximizing the value of a potential deal.
• A reliable, motivated self-starter with a passionate growth mentality. You enjoy fast-paced environments, aren’t deterred by setbacks or pivots, and thrive in roles requiring a very high degree of responsibility.
• An excellent team player; you’re a meaningful individual contributor, and a mentor to others on your team. You view successes as team efforts, and enjoy working with others.

Compensation and Benefits

• Final salary will be determined by the candidate’s experience, knowledge, and skills. Salary reflected does not include equity or variable pay, where applicable
• Salary Range: $145,000-$165,000
• We are proud to offer a generous and comprehensive benefits package, including free medical plans and 401K matching.

Via is using technology to transform transportation around the world. From changing a single person’s daily commute to reducing humanity’s collective environmental footprint — we’ve got huge goals.

As an Account Executive at Via, you’ll lead regional Sales efforts across both public and private sectors to build an inclusive, sustainable, and tech-enabled framework for mobility. In this role, you’ll be creative and entrepreneurial to identify opportunities and generate new business in your own market. 

This is a remote-first role based in the US East Coast. We're ideally looking for candidates in Miami or Atlanta, but are open to other locations. If you're based in New York City, this role will be hybrid from our Union Square office.

What You'll Do

• Identify prospective partners in your territory and build meaningful and durable revenue-generating relationships with a diverse group of prospective clients, from elected officials to private-sector business leaders. Lead execution and strategy for full-cycle Sales efforts across your territory, working to make transit better for your community, and your region’s communities. 
• Strategically navigate your market’s unique buying landscape using research strong analytical skills to build compelling, data-driven business cases for our platform and demonstrate our value proposition across a range of verticals..
• Be a thought partner to prospective clients by educating and consulting with them to develop regional transit plans and find funding mechanisms within your market. 
• Champion our mission and technology as the “face of Via” by leading local marketing campaigns, speaking at conferences, and providing consistent thought leadership in the mobility space.

Who You Are

• You have a minimum of 4+ years of client facing experience with a record of achievement in the Sales, Business Development, Consulting, or similar space
• An educator, collaborator, and thought partner: you enjoy consultative sales processes, and know how to use data to build a compelling narrative
• A skilled and methodical researcher: you’re attracted to complex problems, and you’re not afraid to jump into new environments.
• Intuitive communicator; whether in customer conversations, product presentations, or written proposals, you always strike the right tone and communicate persuasively.
• Superb commercial intuition and exceptional judgment -- you know when to push and when to yield in maximizing the value of a potential deal.
• A reliable, motivated self-starter with a passionate growth mentality. You enjoy fast-paced environments, aren’t deterred by setbacks or pivots, and thrive in roles requiring a very high degree of responsibility.
• An excellent team player; you’re a meaningful individual contributor, and a mentor to others on your team. You view successes as team efforts, and enjoy working with others.

Compensation and Benefits

• Final salary will be determined by the candidate’s experience, knowledge, and skills. Salary reflected does not include equity or variable pay, where applicable
• Base Salary Range: $85,000-$110,000
• We are proud to offer a generous and comprehensive benefits package, including free medical plans and 401K matching.

The SPLC is seeking a Senior Staff or Staff Attorney Committed to voting rights!

The Southern Poverty Law Center’s Democracy - Voting Rights Litigation Team (DVR) works across the Deep South in collaboration with community partners and organizers to engage and mobilize voters, restore voting rights to returning citizens, pursue electoral policy reforms, and bring litigation to challenge unconstitutional and discriminatory voting practices. Our efforts center on expanding access to the ballot; promoting fair redistricting; defending against racial gerrymandering and vote dilution; improving election administration; and community outreach and engagement. DVR’s current work includes a lawsuit challenging multiple provisions of SB 202, Georgia’s sweeping voter disenfranchisement law which threatens to disenfranchise Georgia voters, specifically voters of color; a lawsuit challenging Alabama’s state legislative maps as racial gerrymanders in violation of the U.S. Constitution; a lawsuit challenging the Mississippi Supreme Court’s 35-year-old districting plan, which denies Black voters a fair opportunity to elect candidate of their choice; and a lawsuit challenging Alabama’s failure to make its absentee ballot system accessible to blind and print-disabled individuals. We also engage regularly in public education, election monitoring, and other legal advocacy work across the Deep South.

Who You Are

Experienced. Demonstrated experience litigating individual and class action civil rights cases in federal and state courts at the trial and appellate levels.

Advocate. Experience working with community organizations, grassroots campaigns, and impacted communities, particularly in the Deep South, to promote voting rights.

Committed. Demonstrated interest and commitment to voting rights, civic engagement, campaign work, organizing or election law.

Analytical. Ability to synthesize complex issues and communicate them effectively to diverse audiences.  

Researcher. Demonstrated ability to conduct legal research and factual investigations.

Creative. Ability to create vision and take calculated risks in crafting and executing strategies to move litigation forward.

Collaborative. Demonstrated ability to work with other litigation teams external organizations, and stakeholders to execute specific strategies to advance the work and cases of the Democracy- Voting Rights Litigation Team.

Communicative. Exceptional communication skills and ability to communicate persuasively to a variety of audiences through writing and speaking.

Mission, Vision & Culture Alignment. Demonstrates an understanding of and a commitment to SPLC's mission, vision and values.

What You'll Do

Litigate cases in state and federal courts, primarily across SPLC’s five focus states. This includes working and co-counseling with private attorneys; conducting extensive research and factual investigations; writing motions, briefs, and other court filings; conducting discovery, court appearances; and oral arguments.

Lead advocacy and litigation, including legal research, factual investigations, drafting memorandum and complaints. 

Identify and develop new cases and new litigation strategies to advance voting rights, including working with community groups, coalitions, and individuals.

Senior Staff Attorneys will mentor and train legal staff and interns as needed.

Participate where appropriate on relevant task forces and coalitions.

Collaborate extensively across departments within SPLC to ensure effective implementation of SPLCs impact area goals;

Represent DVR on relevant task forces and coalitions.

Work closely with SPLC’s Policy Department staff and the SPLC’s Communications and other departments in helping to advance the organization’s policy objectives.

Engage in public speaking and articulate the SPLC’s policies and programs to the public and the media on voting rights issues.

Perform other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties in this job classification.

Uphold our JEDI principles by seeking diverse collaborators and partners that can deliver genuine, authentic and impactful work while ensuring their contributions are directed towards the shared mission, vision and values of the Center and Legal Department’s goals.

Minimum Qualifications 

We are committed to equitable hiring practices; therefore, you must meet the minimum qualifications to be considered for the role.

• Staff Attorney I-II: At least one (1) year of federal court civil litigation or comparable experience post law school;
• Senior Staff Attorney I-IV: At least six (6) years of federal court civil litigation or comparable experience post law school;
• Membership in good standing of at least one state bar in the United States, preferably Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida, or Washington, D.C.; and
• J.D. degree from an ABA-accredited law school.

Compensation & Benefits

This is an exempt role, and the minimum starting salary is $78,832.00 annually.  Salary is based on legal experience post law school.  

• Staff Attorney I (1-3 years out of law school): $78,832.00.
• Staff Attorney II (4-5 years out of law school): $89,905.00.
• Senior Staff Attorney I (6 & 7 years out of law school):  $102,637.00. 
• Senior Staff Attorney II (8 & 9 years out of law school):  $117,286.00.
• Senior Staff Attorney III (10 & 11 years out of law school):  $134,129.00. 
• Senior Staff IV (12+ years out of law school): $153,500.00. 

Click here to view the benefits available to SPLC staff.

Where & How You'll Work 

This role the following work designations options:

• Local Remote: Will work remotely but is expected to attend work-related activities that occur at the SPLC offices or in the states in which the SPLC operates.
• Telework: Will work at an SPLC office at least three days per week and may work two days per week from an alternative work location.
• This position will report to a Senior Supervising Attorney, Democracy: Voting Rights.

Other Special Considerations 

This job is performed under general office conditions and is not subject to any strenuous physical demands or dangerous conditions.

This position is represented by the Washington-Baltimore News Guild.

Senior UX / User Experience Researcher

Shift4 (NYSE: FOUR) is boldly redefining commerce by simplifying complex payments ecosystems across the world. As the leader in commerce-enabling technology, Shift4 powers billions of transactions annually for hundreds of thousands of businesses in virtually every industry.

What we’re looking for

The Merchant Experience team is building a research practice within Shift4 Labs™ a customer-led product incubator purpose-built to design products that propel our Merchants forward. We are looking for an experienced, human-centered User Experience Researcher to support current product initiatives and establish the foundations of the Shift4 Labs design research practice. 

Our initial phase will be focused on establishing a nimble usability evaluation processes and formalizing our customer insights.  Ultimately, we hope to grow the research practice within Shift4 Labs to incorporate more generative research activities.  

The ideal candidate for this role is a highly skilled product researcher with a deep understanding of the role customer research plays in creating best-in-class experiences with an equal mix of usability and desirability. The candidate should have a balanced view of the relationship between customer needs and business goals and be able to articulate clear and practical insights to internal stakeholders.  

This role is onsite and can be based at any of the following Shift4 locations: Tampa, FL (preferred location) / Atlanta, GA / Center Valley, PA / Las Vegas, NV / Toronto, Canada

Relocation assistance may be available. 

Responsibilities

• Plan and implement necessary research initiatives based on product roadmaps and organizational initiatives.  
• Author and conduct various types of usability evaluations, including moderated, unmoderated, and prototype testing which may include  experiments, t-tests, A/B tests, and other data analysis.
• Apply diverse research methods such as interviews, surveys, contextual inquiries, ethnography, and diary studies to address key questions.  
• Facilitate workshops and collaborative sessions to assist customers in articulating business needs. 
• Create process flows, wireframes, mockups and functional prototypes to effectively communicate design strategies and detailed interaction behaviors. 
• Synthesize findings into clear, actionable insights and influence key stakeholders through storytelling and evidence-based recommendations.
• Help build product metrics measurement programs, platforms and reporting mechanisms to scale growing organizational needs.
• Develop and maintain a repository of research findings and standard methodologies to promote organizational learning and drive continuous improvements. 

Qualifications

• 7+ years hands-on of experience in UX research with a focus on usability testing and mixed-method studies.
• Excellence in evaluative research (e.g., usability testing, prototype validation, A/B testing).
• Excellent written communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills in English; the ability to communicate complex concepts clearly and persuasively across different audiences and varying levels of the organization.
• Focused interest in growing into the generative research insights arena of UX. 
• Ability to independently drive multiple concurrent projects in an agile environment.
• Experience in complex B2B SaaS or enterprise platforms with multiple personas.  
• A robust portfolio showcasing prior research projects with both desktop + mobile research outcomes. 

Preferred Skills (Additional skills that are a plus to have):

• Working knowledge of Figma. 

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Who you are:

We are always looking for amazing talent who can contribute to our growth and deliver results! Geotab is seeking a Senior Security Researcher who will ensure and enforce secure development standards across hardware and embedded development. The projects will vary in scope, complexity, and affected business area. If you love technology, and are keen to join an industry leader — we would love to hear from you!

What you'll do:

As a Senior Security Researcher, your key area of responsibility will be utilizing programming tools to test devices, configuration, and code, providing risk assessments for vulnerabilities, and reporting on the overall quality of current security standards. You will need to work closely with Geotab software developers, the broader Security team, and global strategic initiative stakeholders.

To be successful in this role you will be a highly organized self-starter with meticulous attention to detail and the ability to engage with all levels of the organization. In addition, the successful candidate will have strong technical competence in security evaluation and research, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously while delivering expert recommendations for process improvements.

How you'll make an impact:

• Leverages security expertise in Hardware and Embedded Development

• Conduct device, cloud infrastructure or web application and code testing for all systems and applications, open source dependencies, and provide analysis and risk assessments for vulnerabilities discovered 

• Conducts focused information security research and makes recommendations on changes within department and company 

• Utilize code analysis and fuzzing tools to assess the quality and security of source code 

• Provide recommendations on tools to address any gaps in coverage as well as defining and implementing security technical and process improvements 

• Contribute to secure device configuration, infrastructure design and coding standards (involves developing secure coding training for current and future developers) 

• Conduct manual code reviews for all systems and code changes for a given device, system or application release, providing both a detailed risk analysis of the security posture of the code and technical programming solutions (secure coding standards) to the developers to mitigate insecure code from being implemented 

• Provide reporting on overall quality of device, infrastructure configuration or source code from a security perspective by project/team (includes trend analysis, defects found, defects remediated, and time to remediate) 

• Triages and handles/escalates security issues within area of expertise 

• Support Geotab global strategic initiatives 

• Participate in candidate interviews during hiring process

What you'll bring to the role:

Why job seekers choose Geotab:

About The Weather Company:

The Weather Company is the world’s leading weather provider, helping people and businesses make more informed decisions and take action in the face of weather. Together with advanced technology and AI, The Weather Company’s high-volume weather data, insights, advertising, and media solutions across the open web help people, businesses, and brands around the world prepare for and harness the power of weather in a scalable, privacy-forward way. The world’s most accurate forecaster globally, the company reaches hundreds of enterprise clients and more than 360 million monthly active users via its digital properties from The Weather Channel (weather.com) and Weather Underground (wunderground.com).

Job brief:

We’re looking for a Senior Data Scientist to partner closely with Product, Engineering, and Design teams to drive data-informed product decisions. In this role, you’ll translate complex product questions into analytical frameworks, build models and experiments, and deliver insights that influence strategy and roadmap priorities. You’ll also play a key role in technical leadership, mentoring, and shaping best practices across the data science function.

The impact you'll make:

• Partner with Product, Engineering, and Design to define success metrics and translate product questions into complex analytical frameworks.
• Develop and maintain models, dashboards and reports to establish and monitor key metrics and performance indicators.
• Drive innovation and testing to support strong strategic product decision making. Develop statistically sound hypotheses and communicate experiment results with clear recommendations.
• Establish best practices for experimentation, including power analysis and metric selection.
• Present findings and insights to senior management and other key stakeholders.
• Design and implement data collection systems and other strategies to optimize statistical efficiency and data quality.
• Leads technical decisions for multiple projects while collaborating with cross-functional teams.
• Guides and approves feature engineering and model architecture choices.
• Conducts and leads model reviews and validation processes for quality assurance.
• Provides technical guidance and mentorship to data science teams and junior scientists in best practices and technical development.

What you've accomplished:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related STEM field.; or commensurate experience.
• 5+ years of professional experience in data science, machine learning, or a related field.
• Expert-level Python and proficiency in multiple ML frameworks and languages
• Strong understanding of advanced ML/DL architectures and system design
• Experience with cloud ML platforms (SageMaker, Vertex AI) and distributed computing for ML
• Experience with quant analysis for A/B/n and multivariate experiments
• Understanding of statistical methods and quasi-experimental designs for analytical problems
• Demonstrated experience with ML documentation and advanced technical communication
• Technical leadership and mentoring abilities
• Project planning and execution skills
• Demonstrated capability in cross-functional collaboration and team leadership
• Demonstrated experience developing, presenting and influencing strategic decision making

Nice to have

• Experience with developing and deploying AI training and inference pipelines 
• Experience with building Generative AI, Text to Speech, and Speech to Text solutions
• Experience providing architecture to drive product decision-making