Mid Image Scientist

Strategic ACI is seeking a Mid-level Image Scientist to support product evaluations, quality studies, new product initializations, product algorithm assessments, and develop image quality equations to quantify the expected quality of a system given various parameters. To work within an existing team to complete tasks as prioritized by government customers.

Responsibilities:

• Sensor modeling; decomposing product formation elements to quantify the overall quality of the image chain.
• Algorithm assessment to quantify the performance of a product given desire mission application.
• Performing baseline assessment of system performance to support sensor initialization.
• Operational monitoring of system performance over time
• Responding to detected errors and artifacts by recommending possible causes and corrective actions.

Qualifications:

Required:

• TS/SCI clearance adjudication or ability to obtain SCI and pass a poly.
• Degree in Image Science, Electrical Engineering, or Physics.
• 5 years of experience with BS/BA; 3 years with MS/MA.
• Experience working with Imagery and Complex products collected with SAR imaging platforms.
• Image processing and Digital Signal processing experience.
• Image chain analysis to include sensor modeling, signal quality and noise, detectors, detector calibration, and complex processing image formation.
• Application of error estimation.
• Understanding and application of image quality standards (e.g. NIIRS), scales, metrics and image quality equations.
• Significant applied knowledge of sensor imaging systems, products, and exploitation processes.
• Strong understanding of the systems engineering lifecycle to include independent testing and data verification.
• Strong written and oral communication skills, with emphasis on briefing to obtain decisions and solve technical issues and test plans/reports writing.
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
• Willingness to learn, solve problems and perform in a dynamic work environment.
• Track record of delivering results.

• Working understanding and practical application of modeling components of the image path to include sensor, detector, atmospheric, and material properties.
• Simulation and modeling experience and ability to develop algorithm description documentation for software development.
• Familiarity with current GEOINT systems, products and development, as well as the exploitation software packages will be necessary to develop test and verification methodologies.
• Experience developing engineering code (C, Python, Matlab, IDL) to solve hard problems and create processes for repeatable results.
• Have a working understanding and practical application of modeling components of the image path to include sensor, detector, atmospheric, and material properties.
• Simulation and modeling experience and ability to develop algorithm description documentation for software development.
• Familiarity with current GEOINT systems, products and development, as well as the exploitation software packages.