Senior Scientist

Job Responsibilities

• Provide senior level research and development of advanced algorithms for EO/IR remote sensing systems, enabling detection, tracking, location, and characterization of targets
• Design, implement, and evaluate algorithms to assess EO/IR sensor and camera system performance, including noise modeling, calibration, and sensitivity analysis
• Conduct advanced analytics research across multiple remote sensing platforms, sensors, and collection geometries
• Analyze datasets to extract signatures, characterize targets, and generate actionable intelligence insights
• Review, validate, and enhance analytic products to ensure technical rigor and mission relevance
• Maintain detailed, reproducible analysis logs documenting workflows, assumptions, and analytic methods
• Adapt quickly to real-time mission demands and respond to EO/IR analysis requests
• Support collection planning and requirements definition for remote sensors, coordinating priorities across multiple systems
• Test and evaluate emerging EO/IR algorithms, tools, and exploitation platforms; and help develop new trade studies and capability assessments
• Prepare and deliver technical briefings, analytic findings, and customer-facing presentations
• Produce technical reports documenting analytic methodologies, results, limitations, and conclusions
• Mentor junior analysts and researchers; contribute to analytic standards, best practices, and methodology development
• Recommend enhancements to sensor tools, processes, and workflows; support development of new analytic applications that improve product quality

Required Qualifications

• Active TOP SECRET/SCI with the ability to obtain a Poly: This position requires a security clearance, which is issued by the US government-U.S. citizenship is required to obtain a security clearance.
• Bachelor's degree in Image Science, Engineering, Applied Physics, Atmospheric Science, Applied Mathematics, or in related fields and 5 years of OPIR experience
• Experience with image processing and/or digital signal processing tools that process short and mid-wave infrared
• Experience using algorithms for target detection and background suppression
• Experience in the TCPED process for OPIR, either in Tasking, Collection, Processing, Exploitation, and Dissemination
• Experience using multi-data stream ingest and analysis techniques
• Excellent documentation skills, organizational skills, and verbal communication (including presentation) skills
• Ability to work independently or with a team

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Image Science, Engineering, Applied Physics, Applied Mathematics, or in related fields and 5 years of OPIR experience
• Experience with Python, C/C++, IDL and/or MATLAB
• Familiar with ArcGIS, Google Earth, Opticks, Palette

Benefits

• Athletic Salary
• Paid Time Off (PTO): 25 days
• Medical, Dental, & Vision: Employer-Paid
• Disability & Life Insurance Coverage
• 401k: 15% Employer Match (no contribution required)
• Profit Sharing Options
• Compressed Workweek Options
• Annual Performance Bonus
• Referral & Incentive Bonus Opportunities
• Professional Development & Education Assistance