Senior SAR Imagery Scientist / Exploitation Specialist NGA MAVEN Program

Premier Enterprise Solutions is seeking a Senior SAR Imagery Scientist to support the NGA MAVEN Program. This role serves as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imagery, supporting advanced GEOINT, AI/ML, and data exploitation initiatives. The selected candidate will provide technical leadership for SAR imagery acquisition, preprocessing, quality assessment, sensor integration, and data preparation supporting operational intelligence and machine learning applications., * Serve as the SAR SME supporting NGA MAVEN imagery exploitation and sensor integration efforts.

• Assess emerging SAR sensors and integrate new data sources into existing data pipelines and workflows.
• Analyze SAR phenomenology, collection geometry, metadata, image quality, and exploitation products.
• Develop preprocessing, tiling, orthorectification, and imagery transformation workflows for AI/ML applications.
• Evaluate imagery quality using RNIIRS and SAR-specific quality metrics.
• Support development of automated processes, algorithms, and methodologies using SAR imagery and remote sensing data.
• Generate and manage imagery pre-labels derived from intelligence reporting, machine observations, and human analysis.
• Collaborate with data scientists, engineers, and analysts to prepare data for machine learning model development.
• Support weekly imagery deliveries and rapid-turn operational requirements.
• Identify opportunities to integrate coincident EO imagery and other sensor sources to enhance exploitation.

Do you have experience in Sensors?, * Active TS/SCI Clearance.

• Bachelor’s degree in Remote Sensing, Engineering, Computer Science, Geospatial Intelligence, or related technical field.
• 4+ years of SAR imagery exploitation and analysis experience.
• Strong understanding of:
• SAR collection and phenomenology
• Image formation processes
• Sensor geometry and metadata
• SAR exploitation methodologies
• Experience using:
• SARPy
• MATLAB SAR Toolbox
• Python
• MATLAB
• Experience developing algorithms, processes, and analytical workflows using SAR imagery.
• Experience communicating technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience applying AI/ML or Computer Vision techniques to SAR imagery.
• Experience supporting NGA, NRO, DIA, or Intelligence Community GEOINT programs.
• Experience with cloud-based geospatial processing environments.
• GEOINT Professional Certification (GPC) preferred., * of SAR imagery exploitation and analysis : 5 years (Required)

Pulled from the full job description

• 401(k)
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance
• Dental insurance, * 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance