Software Engineer

Company: Charles River Analytics
Location: Cambridge
Posted on: February 20, 2021

Job Description:

At Charles River Analytics, we take great pride in our success at attracting and retaining the most talented and creative problem-solvers in the field. We are a 100% employee-owned company, encouraging participation, innovation, and responsibility from our entire staff. Charles River Analytics is developing software solutions for Government customers including the Department of Defense, and the National Institutes of Health that aim to augment training, optimize human performance, and detect disease and injuries. Our work spans human physiology, neuroimaging, concussion detection, VR/AR, machine learning, and probabilistic modeling. The latest and greatest in cutting edge applied machine learning and software engineering? We do that!We are looking for a software engineer experienced with computational modeling of time series data, and machine learning techniques who can contribute to the development of software and hardware systems aimed at interpreting information provided by body-worn sensors and wearable devices such as Fitbits and iWatches, as well as the development of new wearables such as sensors embedded into the fabric of gloves or shirts. The successful applicant will have thought beyond training and testing a model and have worked to deploy machine learning solutions in real-world and resource-constrained environments.This is an exciting opportunity for an entrepreneurial-minded individual with an interest in developing cutting-edge solutions to America's most challenging problems. You will work within a fast-moving and ever-growing science and software R&D team that functions like a startup embedded within a larger business. We work to determine the requirements for a range of different problems and domains, to conceptualize innovative and scientifically-rigorous methods for solving those problems, and to assist in implementing these designs in software in a way that is intuitive to end-users. This position is one that is best suited to an independent thinker with an entrepreneurial drive, who has a track record of self-motivated investigation and tinkering, and who has a passion for ideation and pushing technical boundaries. There is ample opportunity to contribute to multiple projects, grow into leadership positions within the company, and pursue your passions!If you tinker and have pursued non-work or non-school related projects simply because you like building things, and are not afraid of the challenges associated with exploring and learning outside of your comfort zone, we want to hear from you. Join our team at one of--Boston's Best Places to Work!How you will make a positive impact:* Build computational models using time-series data (e.g., brain blood oxygenation) as input to interpret human conditions of interest (e.g., cognitive workload, attention, unexpected physiological events), and predict upcoming changes in that state* Train applied machine learning* Work with internal team members (scientists, hardware and software engineers) to design new form factors for existing sensors that allow data collection in ecologically valid environments (e.g., high fidelity training simulations, subsea capable physiology sensors)* Work with other engineers to design and develop user-facing software that visualizes model output and that brings the computational models to multiple platforms* Work with internal team members and customers to understand project goals and translate those goals into technical requirements* Interact with customers, stakeholders, and domain experts to analyze and understand challenges and develop engineering effort accordingly* Contribute technical content to proposals and reportsTo be successful in this role with us, you'll at least need:* BS or MS in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Neuroscience, Data Science, or related field, or equivalent work experience* Experience with statistics and machine learning techniques (e.g., logistic/linear regression, SVMs, random forests, neural networks) and toolsets (e.g., statsmodels, sci-kit-learn, PyTorch, Tensorflow)* Demonstrated proficiency in multiple languages (e.g., Python, R, C++, JavaScript). Code samples may be requested. * Evidence of programming expertise and abilities beyond ML train/test through project work or Git Repos* Experience with software source control and management* Willingness to work at Charles River Analytics headquarters in Cambridge, MA* Minimal travel may be required, estimated at less than a week per quarter* U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain a U.S. Government Security ClearanceWe'd love to see:* Experience working with fMRI, fNIRS, EEG, eye tracking, and other physiological and neurophysiological data* Experience with hardware engineering (e.g., hackerspaces, tinkering) and embedded systems in resource-constrained environments* Exposure to neuroscience and neuroscience research* Experience with signal processing and time-series signal analysis* Experience with computer vision, deep learning, and/or probabilistic approaches* Experience writing technical documentation (e.g., written status reporting, spec sheets, journal articles, or conference proceedings)* Experience with applied or deployed ML solutions* Exposure to Agile development methodologiesBenefits:Charles River Analytics offers an attractive benefits package including employer-paid medical/dental insurance, profit sharing, paid paternity/maternity leave, tuition reimbursement, an on-site gym, free parking, generous paid time off and a casual + flexible environment.--We are accessible by public transportation.

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