Remote Sensing Software Engineer

CFD Research Corporation•Dayton, OH

12h•Onsite

About The Position

CFD is seeking a Remote Sensing Software Engineer, to develop advanced SDA and remote sensing exploitation pipelines, guide technical direction, and work with multi-disciplinary teams building high-fidelity space observation analytics. This work will shape next‑generation tools that integrate imaging physics, ML-based behavior inference, and multi‑sensor fusion. Architect end‑to‑end remote sensing processing systems for EO/IR missions Develop radiometric and spectral response models Support development of advanced imaging algorithms including multi-frame super-resolution, deconvolution, target phenomenology detection, and low-SNR enhancement Implement ML‑based anomaly detection, behavior classification, and object discrimination frameworks Design multi-sensor fusion pipelines integrating GEOINT, Radar, RF, and EO/IR data using Bayesian or ML-based methods Conduct trajectory estimation and 3D kinematic modeling, including IOD, parallax exploitation, and uncertainty quantification Architect scalable scientific computing solutions using Python, C++, CUDA, HPC clusters, or cloud-native platforms

Requirements

3-8+ years of experience in remote sensing, image/signal processing, or GEOINT data exploitation
Experience with satellite characterization, orbital regimes, Domain-specific applications or SDA operational workflows
Experience with Python or other Object-oriented programming languages such as C++ or JavaScript
Understanding of enterprise software development best practices, to include version control, interfacing with HPC/cloud computing, containerization, unit testing, Linux-based systems, and AGILE development
Experience with ML systems for imagery processing, target detection, tracking, or object classification
Bachelor’s degree in related STEM field
TS/SCI clearance or Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility
U.S. Citizenship is REQUIRED.

Nice To Haves

Experience with remote sensing systems in support of missile warning/tracking missions
Experience with building/training synthetic models for simulation‑aided training
Experience integrating EO/IR, RF, Radar, or GEOINT tracks into fused solutions
Record of publications, whitepapers, presentations or mission briefings
Experience with uncertainty quantification, Kalman filtering, or tracking algorithms
Experience with AI‑augmented development workflows or agentic tools
Master’s degree or Ph.D. in Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Software Engineering or related field
TS/SCI clearance with CI polygraph

Responsibilities

Architect end‑to‑end remote sensing processing systems for EO/IR missions
Develop radiometric and spectral response models
Support development of advanced imaging algorithms including multi-frame super-resolution, deconvolution, target phenomenology detection, and low-SNR enhancement
Implement ML‑based anomaly detection, behavior classification, and object discrimination frameworks
Design multi-sensor fusion pipelines integrating GEOINT, Radar, RF, and EO/IR data using Bayesian or ML-based methods
Conduct trajectory estimation and 3D kinematic modeling, including IOD, parallax exploitation, and uncertainty quantification
Architect scalable scientific computing solutions using Python, C++, CUDA, HPC clusters, or cloud-native platforms

Benefits

competitive salaries
employer matching 401(k)
Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
highly competitive insurance package, including medical, vision, and dental insurance
company paid leave
compensation time
parental leave
long-term and short-term disability
accidental death and dismemberment
life insurance
group and individual bonuses