Senior Imagery Scientist (OPIR)

Leidos • Springfield, VA

8d • Onsite

About The Position

Leidos is seeking an Senior Imagery Scientist (OPIR) to join our team in Springfield, VA. The Senior Imagery Scientist (OPIR) will serve as a customer-facing technical authority, delivering deep physics- and math-driven analysis across optics, thermal radiation, and signal processing, while leveraging advanced geospatial data management (ArcGIS, SDE, SQL/Oracle), scripting and analytics tools (Python/R, Tableau), and a forward-leaning understanding of AI integration in intelligence workflows, with the communication skills and professional presence required to represent Leidos and provide informal technical leadership.

Requirements

• BS degree and 8 – 12 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 6 – 10 years of prior relevant experience.
• Strong physics & math with optics, thermal radiation, and signal processing experience.
• Knowledge of extraction and metadata specifications.
• Knowledge of relational database management system (RDBMS) best practices & performance tuning/optimization.
• Knowledge of enterprise geodatabases like spatial database engines (SDEs).
• Arc Suite, ArcGIS for Server, Excel, Access, SQL, Oracle.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Active TS/SCI with ability to be approved for Polygraph.

Nice To Haves

• R/Python or other scripting language.
• Demonstrated understanding of cartographic principles.
• Understanding of ArcGIS Online & Portal for data management.
• Knowledge of Tableau.
• Familiarity with emerging Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies, tools, and methodologies, with an understanding of their applications, implications, and integration into daily geospatial and intelligence workflows.
• Professional certifications, particularly GPC Fundamentals.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a customer-facing technical authority, delivering deep physics- and math-driven analysis across optics, thermal radiation, and signal processing.
• Leverage advanced geospatial data management (ArcGIS, SDE, SQL/Oracle), scripting and analytics tools (Python/R, Tableau).
• Provide informal technical leadership.
• Represent Leidos professionally with government stakeholders.
• Provide informal team leadership and mentorship as mission needs dictate.

Benefits

• The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior