Imagery Scientist (SAR)

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Springfield, VA, United States
2 days ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
6 years minimum
Compensation
$92,300.0 - $166,850.0
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Java (Programming Language) Microsoft Excel Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) Artificial Intelligence Data Analysis ArcGIS (Software) Microsoft Outlook C++ (Programming Language) R (Programming Language) Google Earth Python (Programming Language) MATLAB
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Metadata Microsoft Office Tableau (Software) Web Services Esri GIS (Software) Scripting Data Pipelines Visual Basic Language

Job description

Equities Metadata Mentorship Market Data Web Services Google Earth Phenomenology Remote Sensing Ad Hoc Analysis Ancient History Workflow Automation Quantitative Analysis ArcGIS (GIS Software) R (Programming Language) C++ (Programming Language) Java (Programming Language) Python (Programming Language) Visual Basic (Programming Language) Tableau (Business Intelligence Software) Top Secret-Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI Clearance), * Conduct applied image processing and advanced analysis of radar imagery, including both literal image interpretation and non-literal analysis.

  • Support the development of analysis techniques of radar imagery for new signature and methodology development.
  • Collect data and perform data analysis.
  • Perform ad hoc analysis and present results in a clear manner.
  • Communicate complex quantitative analysis in a clear, precise, and actionable manner using storytelling/visualization.
  • Create/deploy/maintain automated workflows and processing pipelines.
  • Create/deploy/maintain tools to extract features, data, and metadata from a variety of sources.
  • Write/maintain Python scripts to improve efficiency of the production process.
  • Contribute to customer organization mentorship and training on related phenomenology, processing, tools, and tradecraft.
  • Collaborate with external mission partner organizations as needed to support customer mission & analytic goals., Editing Research Debating Equities Operations Purchasing Market Data Prioritization Ancient History Time Off Management Top Secret-Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI Clearance) +0 Login | JoinContact

Requirements

  • Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree and 8 - 12 years of prior relevant experience or Master’s degree with 6 - 10 years of prior relevant experience.
  • BS in image science, remote sensing, earth science, etc.
  • Experience, knowledge, and skill in processing & exploiting SAR data.
  • Active TS/SCI with ability to be approved for a Poly

Preferred Qualifications

  • Formal training & experience in remote sensing/earth science/etc.
  • IDL/Java/C++/VB/MATLAB/R/other.
  • Experience in using APIs.
  • Advanced degree.
  • Proficiency in Google Earth Engine, ESRI ARC Services, Tableau, Web Services Development.
  • Experience with ArcGIS.

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Benefits & conditions

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That’s why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits .

About the company

Leidos has an exciting opportunity for an Senior Imagery Scientist (SAR)- to join our team in Springfield, VA., If you’re looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo - because the mission demands it. We’re not hiring followers. We’re recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We’re already at step 30 - and moving faster than anyone else dares., Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com .

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