HSI & EO/IR Remote Sensing Modeling & Simulation Engineer
The Aerospace Corporation
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Chantilly • Virginia • 🇺🇸 United States
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SeniorLead
Tech Stack
PythonRemote Sensing
About the role
- Design, implement, and upgrade physics-based remote sensing system and sensor performance modeling codes and tools
- Develop and use innovative techniques and tools for applications including image chain modeling, spectroscopy, computer vision, change detection and tracking, space domain awareness, lidar and 3D remote sensing, EO/IR remote sensing, product quality metrics, optics, calibration, and data simulation
- Design, perform, document, and present results of studies using deterministic and probabilistic numerical analysis techniques
- Advise government and internal Aerospace customers on operational and R&D remote sensing system performance
- Present and promote your work to contractors and customers to inform and influence key decisions and drive system requirements
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a related STEM field, particularly Remote Sensing, Imaging Science, Astronomy, Physics, Mathematics, Atmospheric Science, Computer Science, Optical or Electrical Engineering, or related discipline
- Eight years of post-bachelor's degree experience with remote sensing system modeling, simulation, design, data processing, calibration, characterization, phenomenology, or applications
- Scientific programming and version control skills, ideally C++, Python, and git
- Communication expertise, including technical briefings and simplifying complex technical topics
- Experience modeling and evaluating remote sensing systems
- Willingness to travel approximately 10% of the time
- This position requires ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI security clearance, which is issued by the US government. U.S citizenship is required to obtain a security clearance
- Twelve years of related post-grad experience for Senior Engineering Specialist
- Proven record of leadership and mentorship
- Experience modeling sensor performance of hyperspectral imaging systems and/or end-to-end processing and exploitation of hyperspectral data
Benefits
- Comprehensive health care and wellness plans
- Paid holidays, sick time, and vacation
- Standard and alternate work schedules, including telework options
- 401(k) Plan — Employees receive a total company-paid benefit of 8%, 10%, or 12% of eligible compensation based on years of service and matching contributions; employees are immediately eligible and vested in the plan upon hire
- Flexible spending accounts
- Variable pay program for exceptional contributions
- Relocation assistance
- Professional growth and development programs to help advance your career
- Education assistance programs
- A work environment built on teamwork, flexibility, and respect
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
remote sensingsensor performance modelingimage chain modelingspectroscopycomputer visionchange detectionlidar3D remote sensingEO/IR remote sensingscientific programming
Soft skills
communication expertiseleadershipmentorshiptechnical briefingssimplifying complex topics
Certifications
Top Secret/SCI security clearance