Senior Remote Sensing Engineer

at  Riverside Research Institute

Riverside Overview: Riverside Research is an independent National Security Nonprofit dedicated to research and development in the national interest. We provide high-end technical services, research and development, and prototype solutions to some of the country’s most challenging technical problems. All Riverside Research opportunities require U.S. Citizenship. Position Overview:
Riverside Research is seeking a full-time Senior Remote Sensing Scientist in support of the National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC) at Wright Patterson AFB, OH. You will be working with a team of Riverside Research, government, military, and contractor personnel using electro-optical and infrared data for scientific and technical intelligence reporting. This work is in support of US Air Force and Intelligence Community programs.

Responsibilities:

• Process and exploit EO-IR (spectral, thermal, and/or visible) data from remote sensing data sources
• Provide independent verification and validation of algorithms and tools
• Translate operational needs into technical requirements; prepare supporting documentation
• Identify new mission applications for current or near-future sensor systems (including commercial sensor systems)
• Identify workflow processes that can be automated or improved; document and implement process improvements
• Support intelligence production from EO-IR imagery and signature analysis
• Mentor junior EO-IR scientists on EO-IR phenomenologies, data sources, and analytical methods relevant to the NASIC GEOINT mission
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Active TS/SCI security clearance
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or comparable technical degree; non-technical degree with experience will be considered
• 10+ years of experience working with overhead EO-IR data
• Experience with both scene-based and physics-based atmospheric correction techniques
• Experience with intelligence community overhead EO-IR data sources
• Experience with common remote sensing EO-IR data formats

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or comparable technical degree
• Experience working with spectral and thermal signatures and libraries
• Knowledge of standard spectral and thermal imaging data formats
• Demonstrated proficiency processing and analyzing spectral data in ENVI and AGITK
• Familiarity with SOCET GXP, RemoteView, or other Electronic Light Tables
  Global Comp: $100,000 - $160,000 This represents the typical compensation range for this position based on experience, location and other factors. Closing Statement: Riverside Research Institute is a not-for-profit, technology-oriented defense company, where service to our customers and support of our staff is our overall mission. Riverside is an affirmative action-equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws regarding recruitment and hiring. Riverside offers comprehensive compensation and benefit packages to our employees. Riverside bases its employment decisions solely on technical experience, qualifications and other job-related criteria related to our organizational purpose as a not-for-profit company, and without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, physical or mental disability, veteran’s status or any other status legally protected by applicable federal, state, and local law

• Process and exploit EO-IR (spectral, thermal, and/or visible) data from remote sensing data sources
• Provide independent verification and validation of algorithms and tools
• Translate operational needs into technical requirements; prepare supporting documentation
• Identify new mission applications for current or near-future sensor systems (including commercial sensor systems)
• Identify workflow processes that can be automated or improved; document and implement process improvements
• Support intelligence production from EO-IR imagery and signature analysis
• Mentor junior EO-IR scientists on EO-IR phenomenologies, data sources, and analytical methods relevant to the NASIC GEOINT mission
• Other duties as assigne