Principal Product Engineer - National Imagery
Esri•Vienna, VA
•$120,640 - $193,752•Onsite
About The Position
Design, test, document, and deploy software solutions for defense and intelligence communities, applying scientific principles in photogrammetry, remote sensing, and AI to develop geospatial software capabilities. The role provides technical leadership and vision for GIS product engineering, guiding teams through complex challenges and influencing product design, use cases, testing, and deployment. It also involves mentoring team members, contributing to ArcGIS subsystems and applications, delivering technical workshops, and supporting users with complex workflows and high-priority issues.
Requirements
- 8+ years of engineering experience working on COTS or GOTS software products, with a track record of technical leadership and innovation.
- Recognized expertise in one or more aspects of product engineering, with significant contributions to subsystems, applications, or domains.
- Demonstrated ability to lead the design, implementation, and validation of complex GIS software solutions.
- Deep understanding of applied test methods, automation, and quality assessment for large-scale software releases.
- Experience managing project timelines, scope, and dependencies, and providing technical leadership to project teams.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience leading technical workshops and presenting at industry events.
- Able to work with controlled unclassified information (CUI).
- U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain a U.S. Top Secret clearance with SCI access.
- Bachelor’s degree in geography, engineering, remote sensing, photogrammetry, or a related field.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s or PhD in geography, engineering, remote sensing, photogrammetry, or a related field.
- Experience in the defense and/or intelligence communities.
- Proficiency in modern development languages such as Python or C# for validating GIS functionality and developing advanced sample applications.
- Hands-on imagery experience across multiple modalities.
- Familiarity with NITF, GeoTIFF, and CADRG formats and specifications.
- Experience with ArcGIS Pro, ENVI, Socet GXP, Erdas, or RemoteView.
- Experience as a Product Owner, Scrum Master, or System Engineer for major software projects.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate and contribute to implementing significant subsystems and applications within ArcGIS.
- Provide technical leadership and vision, influencing design, use cases, testing, and deployment strategies.
- Lead the articulation and realization of innovative designs for new GIS capabilities and user experiences.
- Define and refine best practices for test case preparation, automation, and quality assessment.
- Deliver advanced technical workshops at industry events and provide onsite support to users in critical situations.
- Mentor and guide team members, managing project timelines, scope, and dependencies; may serve as Scrum Master or Product Owner.
- Collaborate across teams to ensure high standards of software quality, usability, and performance.
- Respond to high-priority technical support issues and develop new methods to address complex workflows.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
- Basic and supplemental life insurance for employees and their families.
- 401(k) and profit-sharing programs.
- Minimum accrual of 80 hours of vacation leave.
- Twelve paid holidays throughout the calendar year.
- Opportunities for personal and professional growth.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
