Remote Sensing Engineer – TS/SCI Clearance

Riverside Research; Fair Lakes (VA); On-site; USD 97,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Riverside Research seeks a Remote Sensing Engineer to support development, analysis, and exploitation of remote sensing data for national security and geospatial missions. The role requires TS/SCI clearance and works across satellite, aerial, and other imagery, with Python-based tool development and pipeline automation.

The position emphasizes collaboration with engineers, data scientists, and intelligence analysts to deliver mission-focused solutions, plus documentation and evaluation of new

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI security clearance (required).
• Bachelor's degree or 8 years of experience in Remote Sensing, Geospatial Science, Geography, GIS, CS, Engineering, Physics, Environmental Science, or related field preferred.

Responsibilities

• Process, analyze, and interpret satellite, airborne, and other remotely sensed imagery.
• Develop and maintain geospatial analysis workflows and automated processing pipelines.
• Design and implement Python-based tools to support imagery processing, feature extraction, and geospatial analysis.
• Perform image classification, object detection, change detection, and spatial analysis using commercial and open-source tools.
• Support sensor calibration, validation, and quality assurance activities.
• Collaborate with engineers, data scientists, and intelligence analysts to develop mission-focused solutions.
• Prepare technical documentation, reports, and presentations for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Evaluate emerging remote sensing technologies and recommend improvements to existing workflows.
• Contribute to project planning, technical discussions, and continuous process improvement initiatives.

Skills

Python programming

Geospatial analysis

Remote sensing

GIS

Education

Bachelor's degree or 8 years experience in related field

Tools

ArcGIS Pro

QGIS

ENVI

ERDAS Imagine

GDAL

Rasterio

GeoPandas

Shapely

OpenCV

Job description

Riverside Research seeks a Remote Sensing Engineer to support development, analysis, and exploitation of remote sensing data for national security and geospatial missions. The role requires TS/SCI clearance and works across satellite, aerial, and other imagery, with Python-based tool development and pipeline automation.

The position emphasizes collaboration with engineers, data scientists, and intelligence analysts to deliver mission-focused solutions, plus documentation and evaluation of new