Associate / Staff Mission Data Analyst (Clearance Required)

SciTec•Dayton, OH

3h•$73,000 - $108,000

About The Position

SciTec, Inc. has been awarded multiple government contracts and is growing our creative Team! SciTec, Inc. is a dynamic small business with the mission to deliver advanced sensor data processing technologies and scientific instrumentation capabilities in support of national security and defense. We support customers throughout the Department of Defense (DoD) and U.S. government in building innovative new tools to deliver unique world-class data exploitation capabilities. Important Notice: SciTec, Inc. exclusively works on U.S. government contracts that require U.S. citizenship for all employees. SciTec, Inc. cannot sponsor or assume sponsorship of employee work visas of any type. Further, U.S. citizenship is a requirement to obtain and keep a security clearance. Applicants that do not meet these requirements will not be considered. SciTec Inc. has an immediate opportunity for a talented systems analyst/engineer to support our programs delivering next-generation missile warning software. This is a unique opportunity to join a small business delivering core capabilities for national defense. You will work within a fast-paced team delivering end-to-end software processing of Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) sensor data for Missile Warning (MW), Missile Defense (MD), Technical Intelligence (TI), and Battlespace Awareness (BA). You will perform analysis and studies on complex, mission critical software in various phases or maturity, from prototype to operational systems. you will work and develop analysist tools in Python, MATLAB, and other languages to support analysis. our ideal candidate will be able to analyze and interpret the results of data processing algorithms to find patterns, identify deficiencies, and recommend improvements to influence algorithmic development and system deployment. This an early career role. Industry or research-level academic experience with remote sensing data analysis is preferred.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in the physical sciences, mathematics, engineering, or computer science
Experience with large dataset analysis
Minimum of 1 year of analytical experience
Some experience in Python
Experience using analytical techniques such as basic statistics, correlation, analysis of variance, and optimization
Demonstrated ability to work on Linux operating systems
Ability to maintain a current active DoD SECRET security clearance or higher
Detail oriented
Good verbal and written communication skills

Nice To Haves

Experience with the exploitation and analysis of OPIR data
At least on year of experience using Python and/or MATLAB for data analysis
Capability to follow logic in other languages (C++, shell scripts)
Experience using visualization and analysis Python packages
Fluency with object-oriented software design principles
An advanced degree in the physical sciences, mathematics, engineering, or computer science
Experience working in an Agile development process
Experience with Missile Warning (MW), Missile Defense (MD), Technical Intelligence (TI), or Battlespace Awareness (BA)

Responsibilities

Interpreting raw and graphical algorithm performance data into actionable recommendations for software development teams
Presenting analysis findings to team leads
Creating formal analysis reports and participate in peer review
Testing prototype, development, and sustainment software builds to support performance analysis for mission critical capabilities
Developing analysis tools in Python ranging from data readers to interactive multivariate visualizations
Designing new metrics to improve algorithm and system performance assessments
Other duties as assigned