Research Engineer, Remote Sensing

SRI

Research Engineer developing advanced remote sensing solutions and surveillance technologies with interdisciplinary teams. Engage in applied research and product development for government and commercial clients.

Posted 4/23/2026full-timeRemote • Missouri • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $115,710 - $172,115 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

LinuxPythonUnix

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Work with an interdisciplinary team developing algorithms for exploitation of sensor data in geospatial contexts.
Formation and analysis of imagery products, development of advanced signal processing tools for image understanding and imagery exploitation, and the integration of data from multiple sources to enhance understanding.
Programming, algorithm development, design and execution of Electro-Optic and/or radar computational models & simulations, and analysis of results.
Participate in laboratory work, collecting and analyzing sensor data.
Additional tasks include defining software and system interfaces, system integration and testing, and field support to experiments and demonstrations.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Ph.D. degree in a relevant field; or Masters in related field with 3 years experience or Bachelors in related field with 5+ years of related experience.
U.S. Citizenship with ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance required.
Ability to for occasional travel associated with meetings and/or data collections.
Experience associated with radar, imaging sensors, image processing, and signal/data processing applications.
Experience with software development in C and/or C++ and algorithm implementations in Python/MATLAB.
Experience with Unix/Linux operating system.
Solid analytical ability.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive benefits package

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Hard Skills & Tools

algorithm developmentsignal processingimage processingcomputational modelsCC++PythonMATLABUnixLinux

Soft Skills

analytical ability

Certifications

Ph.D.MastersBachelorsU.S. government security clearance