Image Scientist
| Company | Freedom Technology Solutions Group |
|---|---|
| Location | Springfield, VA, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Master’s, PhD |
| Experience Level | Expert or higher |
Requirements
- Active TS/SCI with the ability to obtain a Poly
- Master’s degree/PhD in Imaging Science, Physics, Engineering, Mathematics or quantitative science field and 10 years of experience as a Image Scientist
- Demonstrated knowledge of digital imaging systems principles and practices
- Experience supporting the development, testing, and analysis of image collection systems
- Experience applying engineering standards, principles, theories, concepts and techniques to solve complex problems associated with image product formation from raw sensor and associated metadata
- Experience or working knowledge with advanced photogrammetric techniques and principles
- Experience performing image system simulations to produce realistic test data to support system validation and testing
- Experience or demonstrated ability to develop, assess, and implement Image Quality Equations
- Experience building image processing algorithms
- Experience programming in Matlab and/or Python, C++, or other equivalent programming languages
- Experience analyzing and assessing quality of image data across the full-range of sensor types, sources, and phenomenology’s
Responsibilities
- Serve as a technical specialist for research, evaluation and verification of highly complex image and video processing systems for geospatial intelligence sensors, systems, and applications
- Provide expert-level consultation, problem solving, and verification for all GEOINT quality assessments, studies, and standards
- Provide detailed recommendations and risk assessments to Government and technical leadership
- Design, develop, evaluate, and verify the implementation of complex image processing software products, algorithms, and workflows
- Mentor and guide junior image scientists in the development of criteria for testing algorithm and system’s cognitive performance objectively from an end-user perspective
- Perform evaluation and testing on simulated and operational data
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with creation of imagery evaluations, image quality studies, new product/sensor initializations, product algorithm assessments, and the development of image quality equations
- Working knowledge and practical application of modeling components of the image creation path to include sensor, detector, atmospheric, and material properties
- Experience with imaging systems to include PAN, IR, MSI/HSI, RADAR, and LIDAR, on both space or airborne platforms
- 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 exploitation software packages such as all ELTs, AGITK, and other software plug-ins or applications necessary to develop test and verification methodologies