Expert SAR Imagery Scientist

ManTech; Springfield (VA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

MANTECH seeks a motivated, career and customer-oriented Expert SAR Imagery Scientist to join our team in Springfield, VA. This is a full-time onsite position.

Responsibilities include assessing sensor characteristics, data formats, preprocessing for labeling and model testing, and exploring coincident imagery from other platforms to align with collection capabilities. The role requires 20+ years of experience and advanced processing using Python, MATLAB, and SAR tools.

Qualifications

• 20+ years of experience in remote sensing or SAR domains; degree-based equivalencies apply.
• 6+ years as a SAR expert with knowledge of data collection and exploitation.
• Experience with SARPy and MATLAB SAR toolbox.
• Experience with RNIIRS and SAR imagery quality metrics.
• Strong proficiency in Python and MATLAB for automating SAR workflows.
• Familiarity with metadata, formats, and data schemas for SAR data.

Responsibilities

• Assess differences between new sensor characteristics and current platforms.
• Evaluate metadata, data formats, and ETL aspects for ingestion pipelines.
• Determine data acquisition strategies and security domains.
• Pre-process and standardize SAR data for labeling and testing.
• Investigate gaps in sensor capabilities and supplement with other sources.
• Explore coincident imagery from other platforms for expanded coverage.

Skills

SAR imagery

SARPy

MATLAB

Python

Remote sensing

Image quality metrics

Exploitation

Education

BA/BS equivalence 4 years

MA/MS equivalence 6 years

Tools

MATLAB SAR toolbox

Python (automation)

Google Earth Engine

SARPy

Job description

MANTECH seeks a motivated, career and customer-oriented Expert SAR Imagery Scientist to join our team in Springfield, VA. This is a full-time onsite position.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Conduct assessment of potential differences between new sensor characteristics and capabilities compared to currently utilized platforms.

• Assess potential differences in metadata, data format, and data structure characteristics in regard to changes to databases, schemas, APls, and other ETL related processes for the ingestion and movement of data when integrating into the existing data operations pipeline.

• Determine how to acquire new data, potential latency associated with acquisition, data formats, and security domains.

• Determine how to pre-process and standardize the data to match existing data standards or to be transformed into a usable state for labeling and model testing purposes. This may involve converting between file format types or tiling full-size images into specified sizes or geospatial bounds.

• Investigate any gaps in the emerging sensor capability that may need to be supplemented by other sources.

• Explore options for coincident imagery collects from other imagery platforms (e.g., EO platforms) that align with areas of emerging sensor's collection. Determine other platforms with similar geographic and temporal coverage.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 20+ years of experience; BA/BS can account for 4 years while a MA/MS can account for 6 years of experience.

• 6+ years as a SAR expert with understanding of collection, phenomenology, image formation process, and exploitation products is required.

• Experience using SARPy and Matlab SAR toolbox

• Experience in RNIIRS, information theoretic-based image quality metrics, SAR imagery quality metrics (e.g., Integrated Side lobe Ratio, Multiplicative Noise Ratio}, and sensor metadata describing impacts of geometry on phenomenology (e.g., graze, squint, azimuth)

• Experience exploiting SAR to determine the occurrence and location of objects of interest

• Experience developing, testing, and evaluating new algorithms, processes, methodologies, and products using SAR imagery including experience utilizing advanced processing tools (e.g., Python, MATLAB, Google Earth Engine, etc.) to automate scientific processes of SAR imagery data to aid analysis

• Exhibit a deep understanding of the principles of remote sensing and imagery processing and advanced exploitation methods

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience applying CV and machine learning (ML) techniques to SAR imagery and data to address intelligence problems

Clearance Requirements:

• An active TS/SCI clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a polygraph

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position for extended periods while performing imagery analysis and reporting.

• Must be able to occasionally move about the work area to collaborate with team members and access mission systems.

MANTECH International Corporation considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to disability or veteran status or any other status protected under any federal, state, or local law or regulation.

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