Sr. Product Engineer - National Imagery

Esri•Vienna, VA

3d•$93,600 - $159,328•Onsite

About The Position

Help lead the way in developing advanced image analysis solutions for the defense and intelligence community. You see the big picture, understand how subsystems fit together, and enjoy mentoring others. You will design, test, document, and deploy innovative software solutions for the defense and intelligence communities that apply scientific principles in photogrammetry, remote sensing, and AI into innovative geospatial software capabilities. You thrive on defining critical functionality, shaping user experiences, and ensuring quality at every stage.

Requirements

5+ years of engineering experience working on COTS or GOTS software products
Advanced experience in remote sensing, image processing, photogrammetry, or image analysis
Proven ability to lead major testing or design efforts and mentor others
Strong skills in preparing and automating test strategies and cases
Experience managing project timelines and dependencies
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Able to work with controlled unclassified information (CUI)
Bachelor’s degree in geography, engineering, remote sensing, photogrammetry, or a related field
U.S. citizenship with the ability to obtain a U.S. Top Secret clearance with SCI access

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in geography, engineering, remote sensing, photogrammetry, or a related field
Experience in the defense and/or intelligence communities
Proficiency in modern programming languages (Python, C#, etc.) for validation and sample development
Familiarity with NITF format and multiple image modalities
Experience with ArcGIS Pro, ENVI, Socet GXP, Erdas, or RemoteView
Experience as a Scrum Master or project lead

Responsibilities

Design, document, and test industry leading software solutions for imagery products supporting common defense and intelligence formats such as NITF, GeoTIFF, CADRG and MISB compliant video (FMV)
Collaborate with software developers to integrate and test community analytical toolkits and libraries into ArcGIS
Orchestrate and document results from defense and intelligence holistic lab testing
Collaborate with software developers on software project teams designing and building new software and planning for future releases
Define, document, and prioritize user requirements and develop best practices for using GIS software in various real-world remote sensing scenarios
Potentially lead the design, development, and documentation of automated QA plans and tests (Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), image quality metric evaluations and regression testing)