Geospatial AI Scientist for National Security (TS/SCI)

Arena Technical Resources, LLC (ATR); Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 130,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Arena Technical Resources, LLC (ATR) seeks a Geospatial AI Research Scientist in Bethesda, MD to advance AI-driven geospatial capabilities for national security applications. The role involves supporting government program managers across the lifecycle, coordinating across government, academia, and industry, and delivering technical assessments and briefings.

The candidate should have extensive AI/ML experience, data architecture expertise, and a strong background in R&D for GEOINT production.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in physics, mathematics, computer science, or relevant engineering fields.
• 8+ years of work experience including AI/ML, data architectures, and GEOINT production.
• Experience with R&D of spatiotemporal data and ML algorithms.
• Systems engineering and integration in data-intensive environments.
• Experience creating program plans, WBS, and milestone schedules.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate across government, academic, and industry teams.
• Review technical deliverables, milestones, and evaluation results.
• Track risks, dependencies, and integration issues across performers.
• Prepare reports, technical summaries, and briefings for senior leadership.
• Serve as liaison between performers, T&E contributors, government and transition partners.
• Provide support for systems integration, data analytics, and architecture design.
• Stay current on advances in technologies relevant to the program managers.

Skills

AI/ML knowledge

NLP

Data architecture

GEOINT production

Systems engineering

Program management

Technical reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree in physics, mathematics, CS

Electrical/Computer/Systems engineering degree

Master's degree in related field

PhD in related field

Tools

PowerPoint

Modeling & simulation

GEOINT tools

Job description

Arena Technical Resources, LLC (ATR) seeks a Geospatial AI Research Scientist in Bethesda, MD to advance AI-driven geospatial capabilities for national security applications. The role involves supporting government program managers across the lifecycle, coordinating across government, academia, and industry, and delivering technical assessments and briefings.

The candidate should have extensive AI/ML experience, data architecture expertise, and a strong background in R&D for GEOINT production.