Imagery Scientist (OPIR)

Leidos; Aurora (CO); On-site; USD 116,350 - 210,325; Full time

Job summary

Leidos seeks an Expert-level Imagery Scientist (OPIR) to represent our team at Buckley AFB, CO. The role serves as a customer-facing technical authority and leads critical analyses across optics, thermal radiation, and signal processing.

Responsibilities include leveraging ArcGIS, SQL/Oracle, Python/R, and Tableau for geospatial analytics, and providing informal leadership to the team while liaising with government stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field with 15+ years’ experience.
• Strong physics and math with optics, thermal radiation, and signal processing.
• Experience with extraction and metadata specs and relational databases (RDBMS).
• Ability to lead and communicate with government stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Deliver deep physics- and math-driven analysis across optics, thermal radiation, and signal processing.
• Leverage geospatial data management and analytics tools (ArcGIS, SQL/Oracle, Python/R, Tableau).
• Provide informal technical leadership and customer-facing authority for Leidos.

Skills

Physics & math

Geospatial data management

SQL / Oracle

Communication skills

Team leadership

Education

BA/BS in management or electrical engineering

Master’s degree (10–13 years experience)

Tools

ArcGIS

ArcGIS Server

Tableau

Excel

Access

SQL

Oracle

Job description

Job Description

Leidos is seeking an Expert-level Imagery Scientist (OPIR) to represent our team at Buckley AFB, CO. This employee will serve as a customer-facing technical authority.

Primary Responsibilities

• Deliver 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).
• 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.

Basic Qualifications

• BS in management, electrical engineering, or equivalent; 15+ years’ experience.
• Typically requires a BA degree and 12–15 years of prior relevant experience, or a master’s with 10–13 years of prior relevant experience. Must obtain minimum of 18 combined experience points as defined by customer requirements.
• Strong physics & math with optics, thermal radiation, and signal processing experience.
• Knowledge of extraction and metadata specifications, relational database management system (RDBMS) best practices & performance tuning/optimization, enterprise geodatabases (e.g., spatial database engines, Arc Suite, ArcGIS for Server), Excel, Access, SQL, Oracle.
• Serve as a customer-facing technical lead, requiring strong written and verbal communication skills, ability to represent Leidos professionally with government stakeholders, and the capability to provide informal team leadership and mentorship as mission needs dictate.

Preferred Qualifications

• 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.

Pay Range

Pay Range $116,350.00 – $210,325.00

Pay and Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.