OPIR Remote Sensing Algorithm Specialist

aero; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

The Aerospace Corporation’s Mission Payloads Division (MPD) seeks an Engineering Specialist to solve complex problems in remote sensing, imagery processing, and data exploitation for national security missions. The role is onsite in El Segundo, CA, with opportunities to influence DoD and IC programs.

You will apply mathematical methods, develop detection and tracking algorithms, and present analyses to senior government customers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related STEM field.
• Eight years of relevant experience including 2 years supporting Space Force, NRO, or Air Force space programs.
• Experience developing detection, background suppression, and tracking algorithms for imagery data.
• Extensive numerical programming experience using Python and/or Matlab and/or C++.
• Active Top Secret/SCI security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Solve challenging problems involving multi-sensor imagery data analysis, exploitation, and integration including for OPIR mission areas executed by the United States Space Force, Space Systems Command; Missile Defense Agency; Space Development Agency; and intelligence community.
• Employ mathematical principles to evaluate, develop, and select processing techniques, optimizing calibration, background suppression, signal augmentation, target detection, geolocation, and multi-target and multi-sensor tracking.
• Leveraging end-to-end data exploitation and analytics knowledge to validate novel image and signal processing algorithms.
• Apply end-to-end knowledge of data exploitation and data analytics to provide independent verification and validation of new image and signal processing algorithms and inform trade studies to optimize performance of space payloads.
• Craft innovative, multi phenomenology solutions, specialized visualizations, and analytical reports for senior government customers

Skills

Python

Matlab

C++

Image processing

Data analysis

Machine learning

Signal processing

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Tools

Python

MATLAB

C++

Job description

The Aerospace Corporation’s Mission Payloads Division (MPD) seeks an Engineering Specialist to solve complex problems in remote sensing, imagery processing, and data exploitation for national security missions. The role is onsite in El Segundo, CA, with opportunities to influence DoD and IC programs.

You will apply mathematical methods, develop detection and tracking algorithms, and present analyses to senior government customers.