Image Scientist
Location:  Springfield, VA
Job:  Image Scientist – Commercial Imagery
Schedule: Full-time
Shift: Day Job
Must have and/or be able to obtain a Security Clearance



JOB DESCRIPTION
Description
Inc Magazine, Best Places to Work Award Winner- SJ Technologies is headquartered in Sugar Hill, Georgia, with multiple offices & remote team members across the US. Be a part of an award winning, WOSB-certified small business, specialized in IT Consulting. We value our team members and their contributions and to show our appreciation, we are proud to offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package to candidates. Apply for more information regarding our benefits.
SJ is looking for a motivated Image Scientist to provide imagery science expertise supporting product quality and utility assessments of data collected with commercial imaging sensor constellations. The Image Scientist should have a working knowledge of and experience with commercial imaging sensors to include:

• Commercial EO (i.e. video and/or multi-sensor systems operating throughout the visible and infrared portions of the electro-magnetic spectrum)
• Commercial Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)
• Commercial Hyperspectral (HSI)

• Understanding of both operational and emerging commercial sensor constellations and the unique spectral, spatial, and temporal capabilities they provide.
• Leverages small satellites, space-based, airborne, and/or ground based sensors.
• Works within an existing team to complete tasks as prioritized by government customers.

• Knowledge of tasking, collection, processing, exploitation and dissemination (TCPED) image chains
• Understanding and application of image quality standards (e.g. NIIRS), scales, metrics and image quality equations
• Experience or educational background with COTS image software (Remote View, Socet GXP, ENVI, Erdas, or similar)
• Experience developing engineering code (C, Python, Matlab, IDL) to solve hard problems and create processes for repeatable results.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor or advanced degree in Image Science, Optics, Engineering, or Applied Physics
• 5-10 years of experience in image processing, digital signal processing experience, or remote sensing..
• Image chain analysis to include atmospheric modeling, signal quality and noise, optics, detector calibration, and image processing of pixel data
• Applied knowledge of sensor imaging systems, products, data formats, and exploitation processes.
• 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 in a dynamic work environment
• Track record of delivering results.
• Must have and/or be able to obtain a Security Clearance
• U.S. citizenship is required for this position.

• Physical Requirements: 

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.