EO Exploitation Specialist/Imagery Scientist, Expert

Castalia Systems•Springfield, VA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Castalia Systems is seeking a (Electro-Optical) Exploitation Specialist/Imagery Scientist, Expert, to support our client. This is a full-time, onsite position requiring TS/SCI clearance and U.S. citizenship. The role involves assessing new sensor characteristics, metadata, data formats, and acquisition processes, as well as pre-processing and standardizing data for analysis and model testing. The specialist will also investigate gaps in sensor capabilities and collaborate with SAR Imagery Scientists to provide coincident EO imagery.

Requirements

6+ years as an EO expert with understanding of collection, phenomenology, image formation process , and exploitation products.
Exhibit experience exploiting the electromagnetic spectrum (e.g., electro-optical) to determine the occurrence and location of objects of interest
Exhibit experience developing, testing, and evaluating new algorithms, processes, methodologies, and products using EO imagery including experience utilizing advanced processing tools (e.g., Python, MATLAB, Google Earth Engine, etc.) to automate scientific processes of EO imagery data to aid analysis.
Exhibit experience communicating with a variety of technical and non-technical audiences on availability and capabilities of EO imagery products, methodologies, procedures, and algorithms to enhance analysis.
Exhibit a deep understanding of the principles of remote sensing and imagery processing and advanced exploitation methods.

Nice To Haves

Exhibit experience applying CV and machine learning (ML) techniques to EO imagery and data to address intelligence problems

Responsibilities

Conduct assessment of potential differences between new sensor characteristics and capabilities compared to currently utilized platforms.
Assess potential differences in metadata, data format, and data structure characteristics in regards to changes to databases, schemas, APIs, and other ETL related processes for the ingestion and movement of data when integrating into the existing data operations pipeline.
Determine how to acquire new data, potential latency associated with acquisition, data formats, and security domains.
Determine how to pre-process and standardize the data to match existing data standards or to be transomed into a usable state for labeling and model testing purposes. This may involve converting between file format types or tiling full-size images into specified sizes or geospatial bounds.
Investigate any gaps in the emerging sensor capability that may need to be supplemented by other sources.
Collaborate with SAR Imagery Scientist to provide coincident EO imagery. Provided EO coincident imagery should align with the areas and temporal windows of emerging sensor's collection.