Computational Imaging Engineer

The Mitre Corporation•McLean, VA

9d•$103,600 - $155,400•Onsite

About The Position

At MITRE, your passion fuels work that impacts our nation and improves lives. This is where your skills strengthen national security, cybersecurity, health, transportation, and citizen services. We’re a nonprofit engineering, applied research, and advanced technology organization working in the public interest. With objectivity and integrity at our core, we lead federally funded research and development centers for U.S. government agencies – collaborating with industry and academia to deliver integrated, high-impact solutions that advance our nation’s health, security, and prosperity. Our people tackle the toughest technical challenges, supported by competitive benefits, meaningful career development, and a culture of innovation, collaboration, and technical excellence. Choose MITRE for a career with purpose — and help shape the future. Department Summary: MITRE Technology and Engineering inspires breakthroughs in applied science and advanced technology to transform the future of U.S. scientific and economic leadership. Our goal: innovation from sea to space to support our mission of serving in the public interest. In addition to executing on a rich set of challenges through the six Federal Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs) that MITRE operates on behalf of its sponsors, MITRE Technology and Engineering works with broader federal, state, and local government to develop robust partnerships with industry and academia to drive impact in the public interest. In support of this mission, MITRE Technology and Engineering operates several Innovation Centers which focus on various technologies. The Emerging Technologies Innovation Center (ETIC) focuses on emerging technologies that can provide transformational solutions to MITRE sponsors in the mid to long-term. The Chemical and Optical Sciences (CH&OS) Department within ETIC provides innovative solutions to address new opportunities and challenges associated with these and other novel emerging technologies. The CH&OS Department serves as a vanguard for MITRE to meet the future needs of our customers, requiring technical excellence while encouraging creativity and fostering interest in current and emerging technologies across its diverse employees. Roles & Responsibilities: The CH&OS department is seeking a Computational Imaging Engineer who can work across disciplines, providing expertise in computer vision, numerical analysis, optical laboratory experimentation, and machine learning, with a particular focus on processing and analysis of large image-based datasets. Additional tasking may include work in camera calibration and integration, computer vision algorithm development, and integration of new and existing sensing solutions in support of related data collection efforts.

Requirements

Typically requires a minimum of 3 years of related experience or a master’s degree
Degree in Physics, Engineering, or a related field
Training, understanding, and research experience in optics, machine learning and image processing
Research experience in computer vision, particularly related to data classification and analysis of large datasets
Experience and interest in laboratory experimentation, including experimental design, experience with camera systems, optical alignment, and microscopy
Ability to evaluate technologies objectively, identify critical technical risks, and communicate both the potential and limitations of emerging capabilities
Strong written and oral communication skills, including experience preparing technical reports, proposals, decision briefings, and presentations for technical and nontechnical audiences
Ability to work with a team to address government challenges
The ability to think critically and be proactive in pursuing research and problem-solving
Expertise in scientific computing languages, including Python and MATLAB
Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a Secret U.S Government issued Security Clearance.
Per the U.S. Government’s eligibility requirements, you must be a U.S Citizen to be considered for a security clearance.
This position requires a minimum of 4 days a week on-site

Nice To Haves

Experience in photogrammetric data analysis, and design/buildout of photogrammetry pipelines
Experience processing LiDAR data and algorithm development related thereto
Expertise in Fourier analysis, Fourier optics, gaussian mixture modeling, and/or unsupervised machine learning
Active Secret security clearance

Responsibilities

Provide expertise in computer vision, numerical analysis, optical laboratory experimentation, and machine learning, with a particular focus on processing and analysis of large image-based datasets.
Work across disciplines.
Perform work in camera calibration and integration.
Develop computer vision algorithms.
Integrate new and existing sensing solutions in support of related data collection efforts.