Software Engineer & Image Analyst

Amentum•Huntsville, AL

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Amentum Space Exploration Division (ASED), aligned with JBS Solutions Inc., seeks an experienced Senior Image Analyst and Software Engineer to support the Engineering Photographic Analysis (EPA) Team at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center. The role provides software engineering, database management, computer systems support, and engineering imagery analysis for NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) Program. The primary focus is developing, maintaining, troubleshooting, and enhancing specialized software applications, databases, websites, and supporting computer systems used in engineering imagery analysis. The successful candidate independently resolves technical issues and implements improvements, while collaborating with NASA engineers, imagery analysts, developers, and other specialists. The team processes and evaluates imagery from ground testing, launch operations, and flight to document significant engineering events and potential anomalies in support of vehicle performance assessments, mission assurance, and crew and vehicle safety. Software engineering and systems support are the principal responsibilities, with additional participation in engineering imagery analysis, including post-launch reviews of SLS ascent imagery. The position is based in an office environment, requires domestic travel, and follows a Monday-through-Friday normal workday of 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Minimal overtime may be required.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Data Science, Information Systems, Information Technology, or a closely related technical discipline.
At least 10 years of relevant professional experience, with substantial experience in software development, application maintenance, database management, or related computer science and engineering disciplines.
Experience developing and maintaining applications using C# and .NET, including object-oriented programming and software troubleshooting.
Experience with SQL programming and relational database management, including database design, query development, data manipulation, and maintenance.
Experience developing or maintaining desktop applications, web applications, software services, or APIs.
Familiarity with digital imagery, video processing, or other scientific and engineering data-processing applications.
Strong analytical, organizational, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills.
Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
Proof of U.S. citizenship is required.

Nice To Haves

Fifteen or more years of relevant experience in software engineering, computer science, database management, scientific computing, or related technical disciplines.
Demonstrated ability to independently maintain, troubleshoot, and enhance established software applications and database systems with minimal supervision.
Experience with web technologies such as ASP.NET, JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML, CSS, or JSON.
Experience with SQL Server, MySQL, or comparable relational database systems, including administration, security, user permissions, and performance optimization.
Experience deploying, administering, and maintaining servers, websites, databases, web services, and RESTful APIs.
Experience developing scientific, engineering, image-processing, or data-analysis software.
Familiarity with image-processing applications such as Adobe Photoshop, Premiere Pro, After Effects, FFmpeg, HandBrake, or GIMP.
Experience developing algorithms for video stabilization, image alignment, geometric correction, image enhancement, feature tracking, or motion analysis.
Understanding of digital imaging principles, including resolution, exposure, frame rate, sensor characteristics, lens parameters, image orientation, metadata, and file formats.
Familiarity with camera calibration, intrinsic and extrinsic camera parameters, image distortion modeling, and timing synchronization.
Experience with engineering photographic analysis, photogrammetry, high-speed imaging, or aerospace imagery analysis.
Familiarity with professional video and broadcast equipment, including video recorders, HD-SDI routing systems, video switches, format converters, and digital capture devices.
Experience integrating imagery data with engineering telemetry or other technical data sources.
Familiarity with AI-assisted software development tools and their appropriate use in technical environments.
Experience maintaining and modernizing legacy software applications and databases.
Experience supporting small, multidisciplinary engineering teams with overlapping software development, system maintenance, and technical analysis responsibilities.
Previous experience supporting NASA programs, aerospace engineering organizations, flight test activities, or mission-critical engineering systems.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, maintain, troubleshoot, and enhance custom software applications, tools, and libraries for engineering imagery analysis.
Maintain the reliability and functionality of existing applications and implement improvements for evolving technical requirements.
Develop specialized image-processing applications for video playback, stabilization, image alignment, perspective correction, distortion modeling, enhancement, and motion analysis.
Develop, troubleshoot, and maintain desktop and web applications, websites, software services, and APIs.
Evaluate existing software and implement improvements to reliability, performance, maintainability, and operational effectiveness.
Maintain and modernize legacy software and supporting technologies while preserving engineering analysis capabilities.
Evaluate emerging technologies, including AI and machine-learning tools, for potential use in development and imagery analysis, applying technical validation and independent judgment.
Design, develop, administer, and maintain relational databases supporting imagery analysis, metadata, engineering assessments, and reporting.
Maintain database structures, tables, relationships, queries, permissions, and documentation.
Configure, deploy, troubleshoot, and maintain servers supporting databases, websites, software services, and API endpoints.
Investigate and resolve software, database, and computer-system issues to ensure continuity of engineering analysis capabilities.
Develop queries, compile statistics, and generate technical reports on engineering analysis, application performance, and database usage.
Maintain software requirements, database definitions, interface specifications, configuration documentation, and data-management procedures.
Support integration and interoperability among imagery applications, databases, and associated engineering systems.
Develop and apply tools and image-processing techniques to analyze still imagery, video, film, and high-speed digital imagery.
Process, manipulate, enhance, stabilize, align, and correlate imagery from multiple camera systems.
Support evaluation of camera characteristics, image orientation, lens parameters, image timing, metadata, and other factors affecting interpretation.
Assist analysts in identifying, classifying, characterizing, and documenting significant engineering events, anomalies, and vehicle behavior.
Correlate imagery timing and observations with other engineering data sources.
Participate in post-launch reviews of SLS ascent imagery for engineering assessments, anomaly investigations, and crew and vehicle safety.
Prepare or contribute to technical assessments, analysis products, and reports documenting engineering observations and findings.
Collaborate with analysts, engineers, developers, and stakeholders to identify requirements and develop software solutions.
Investigate complex technical problems, evaluate alternatives, and implement practical, sustainable solutions.
Develop and maintain software documentation, technical procedures, interface definitions, requirements, and configuration records.
Communicate technical findings, recommendations, and assessments through reports, presentations, and technical discussions.
Support knowledge transfer, process improvements, and technical continuity.
Work independently and collaboratively to prioritize maintenance, problem resolution, and new development.