Imagery Scientist (SAR / EO)

Bluehawk, LLC • Springfield, VA

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About The Position

BLUEHAWK, LLC is seeking creative, motivated, and talented individuals to join their team. The company provides intelligence, information technology, language, and training services to U.S. Government and commercial entities. This specific role supports a Prime bid effort for NGA’s Assurance and Governance Office (QA) Accreditation of AI Models (AGAIM) program. The program focuses on the accreditation and validation of AI models used with operational imagery datasets to ensure they perform as intended in real-world mission environments. We are looking for Imagery Scientists at the Middle, Senior, and Expert levels with experience in Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) or Electro-Optical (EO) imagery analysis, remote sensing, imagery processing, and AI/ML-enabled exploitation workflows. These positions will contribute to NGA mission initiatives related to imagery exploitation, sensor phenomenology, algorithm development and testing, and operational AI accreditation activities.

Requirements

• Active TS/SCI clearance
• Must be willing to obtain or maintain a CI Polygraph
• SAR or EO imagery exploitation experience
• Understanding of remote sensing, phenomenology, and imagery processing
• Experience with Python, MATLAB, scripting, or data exploitation tools
• Experience with geospatial analysis and visualization
• Experience conducting multi-INT analysis
• Familiarity with AI/ML or computer vision applications related to imagery exploitation

Nice To Haves

• Experience applying machine learning or computer vision to imagery analysis
• Experience with Google Earth Engine, SARPy, MATLAB SAR Toolbox, or related tools
• Knowledge of imagery quality metrics, metadata analysis, and operational exploitation workflows
• NGA, NRO, GEOINT, remote sensing, imagery science, ISR, or advanced geospatial analysis backgrounds

Responsibilities

• Identify, acquire, and prepare imagery datasets supporting AI accreditation efforts
• Analyze SAR or EO imagery and assess image quality, sensor metadata, and exploitation outputs
• Support AI/ML model validation against operational imagery datasets
• Develop or support new analytic methodologies, workflows, algorithms, and exploitation techniques
• Communicate imagery capabilities and limitations to technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Support multi-INT analysis and advanced geospatial exploitation activities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed