OPIR/Remote Sensing Algorithm Analyst
The Aerospace Corporation
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: El Segundo • California • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $129,000 - $249,600 per year
Job Level
SeniorLead
Tech Stack
PythonRemote Sensing
About the role
- Solve challenging problems involving multi-sensor imagery data analysis, exploitation, and integration including for overhead persistent infrared (OPIR) mission areas executed by the United States Space Force, Space Systems Command; Missile Defense Agency; Space Development Agency; and intelligence community
- Employ mathematical principles to evaluate, develop, and select processing techniques, optimizing calibration, background suppression, signal augmentation, target detection, geolocation, and multi-target and multi-sensor tracking
- Leveraging end-to-end data exploitation and analytics knowledge to validate novel image and signal processing algorithms
- Apply end-to-end knowledge of data exploitation and data analytics to provide independent verification and validation of new image and signal processing algorithms and inform trade studies to optimize performance of space payloads
- Craft innovative, multi phenomenology solutions, specialized visualizations, and analytical reports for senior government customers
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
- Eight years of relevant experience
- Experience developing detection, background suppression, and tracking algorithms and their application to imagery data
- Adept at conducting modeling and simulation, test data generation, algorithm performance trade studies, and reporting findings to stakeholders
- Extensive numerical programming experience using Python and/or Matlab and/or C++
- An active Top Secret/SCI security clearance
- Twelve years in roles of increasing engineering/scientific responsibility (for Senior Engineering Specialist)
- Demonstrated experience coordinating multi-disciplinary technical efforts across complex defense or intelligence remote sensing programs (for Senior Engineering Specialist)
- Proven technical leadership, personal accountability, and adaptability to changing customer expectations (for Senior Engineering Specialist)
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
- An inclusive work environment built on teamwork, flexibility, and respect
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
data analysisimage processing algorithmssignal processing algorithmsdetection algorithmsbackground suppressionmulti-target trackinggeolocationnumerical programmingmodeling and simulationalgorithm performance trade studies
Soft skills
technical leadershippersonal accountabilityadaptabilitystakeholder communication
Certifications
Top Secret/SCI security clearance