Electro-Optical Imagery Scientist for Intelligence ML

Bridge Defense; Alexandria (VA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

Bridge Defense seeks an Imagery Scientist - Electro-optical (EO) for full-time support of an Intelligence Community partner. The role focuses on geospatial analysis, machine learning data preparation, and imagery curation for model evaluation.

Qualified candidates will have EO imagery and multi-INT experience, strong programming skills, and the ability to communicate complex results clearly under pressure.

Qualifications

• Experience with EO imagery and multi-INT analysis.
• Strong programming and scripting abilities applied to geospatial data.
• Excellent written and oral communication under tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Provide geospatial and imagery expertise with quantitative analysis for ML evaluation.
• Leverage multi-INT data to curate imagery for labeled data for model evaluation.
• Recommend data curation strategies and identify data gaps for diverse datasets.
• Assess differences between new sensor characteristics and current platforms.
• Evaluate metadata, data formats, and ETL processes for ingestion into pipelines.
• Determine data acquisition methods, latency, formats, and security domains.
• Pre-process and standardize data for labeling and model testing.

Skills

EO imagery

Multi-INT analysis

Geospatial analysis

Programming

Scripting

Data visualization

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

GIS software

Python

R

Job description

Bridge Defense seeks an Imagery Scientist - Electro-optical (EO) for full-time support of an Intelligence Community partner. The role focuses on geospatial analysis, machine learning data preparation, and imagery curation for model evaluation.

Qualified candidates will have EO imagery and multi-INT experience, strong programming skills, and the ability to communicate complex results clearly under pressure.