Lead Advanced Physicist - Remote Sensing & ML Architect

Booz Allen Hamilton; Bath Township (OH); On-site; USD 113,000 - 257,000; Full time

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking an Advanced Physicist, Lead to architect SDA and remote sensing pipelines, guiding technical direction and leading diverse teams. You will shape tools that integrate imaging physics, ML inference, and multi-sensor fusion for mission-ready analytics in a collaborative delivery environment.

You will work with Python, C++, and HPC/cloud platforms, mentor junior engineers, and contribute to roadmaps with client and mission leadership.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in remote sensing, image or signal processing or GEOINT data exploitation.
• Strong background in imaging algorithms and ML for imagery processing.
• Experience with large software environments and CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Architect end-to-end remote sensing processing systems for EO/IR missions.
• Lead development of radiometric and spectral models.
• Oversee imaging algorithms like super-resolution and deconvolution.
• Direct ML-based anomaly detection, behavior classification, and object discrimination.
• Design multi-sensor fusion pipelines using Bayesian/ML methods.
• Mentor engineers and help set technical roadmaps with leadership.

Skills

Remote sensing

Image processing

ML for imagery

Leadership

Python

C++

CI/CD

Cloud computing

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Master’s or Doctorate preferred

Tools

Python

C++

CUDA

HPC

Kubernetes

Docker

Cloud platforms

Jenkins

Job description

Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking an Advanced Physicist, Lead to architect SDA and remote sensing pipelines, guiding technical direction and leading diverse teams. You will shape tools that integrate imaging physics, ML inference, and multi-sensor fusion for mission-ready analytics in a collaborative delivery environment.

You will work with Python, C++, and HPC/cloud platforms, mentor junior engineers, and contribute to roadmaps with client and mission leadership.