Remote Sensing Software Engineer

Booz Allen Hamilton; Kentucky; Remote; USD 69,000 - 158,000; Full time

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton seeks a Remote Sensing Software Engineer to join a team applying imaging, physics-based modeling, and AI/ML to SDA and remote sensing challenges. You'll contribute to high-fidelity processing pipelines turning raw sensor data into insight.

You will work with a collaborative delivery team to build secure, reliable tools and maintain reproducible environments using GitLab, containers, and experiment-tracking, supporting mission-focused algorithms across EO/IR datasets.

Qualifications

• 4+ years in remote sensing, image processing, or GEOINT data exploitation.
• Experience with Python and NumPy, SciPy, OpenCV, or xarray.
• Familiarity with basic orbital mechanics.
• Experience with ML frameworks; PyTorch or TensorFlow.
• Experience handling large sensor datasets (HDF5 or cloud storage).
• Active TS/SCI clearance; willing to take a polygraph.
• Bachelor's degree in STEM field.

Responsibilities

• Develop software tools for radiometric modeling and satellite geometry.
• Implement imaging and signal processing workflows (motion compensation, alignment).
• Build ML-enabled detection and classification modules using EO/IR data.
• Design Python pipelines with NumPy, OpenCV, Astropy, SciPy for real time and batch processing.
• Support orbital modeling tasks (SGP4, TLE ingestion).
• Maintain reproducible environments with GitLab, containers, and experiment tracking.
• Collaborate with astrodynamics SMEs, operations personnel, and ML engineers.

Skills

Remote sensing

Python

Agile

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Orbital mechanics

HDF5

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Tools

GitLab

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Remote Sensing Software Engineer The Opportunity: At Booz Allen, you'll join a team using advanced imaging, physics-based modeling, and AI/ML to solve some of the nation's most compelling Space Domain Awareness (SDA) and remote sensing challenges. You'll contribute to the design and development of high-fidelity processing pipelines that transform raw sensor data into insight. You'll join a collaborative technical delivery team where you'll contribute to secure, reliable, and user-centric tools that accelerate mission outcomes.

What You'll Do:

• Develop software tools for radiometric modeling and satellite observation geometry.
• Implement imaging and signal processing workflows, including motion compensation, multi-frame alignment, and super-resolution.
• Build ML-enabled detection, anomaly identification, and object classification modules using operational EO/IR and synthetic datasets.
• Design scientific Python pipelines such as NumPy, OpenCV, Astropy, or SciPy, for real time and batch processing.
• Support orbital modeling tasks such as SGP4, TLE ingestion, or basic pose estimation.
• Conduct imagery preprocessing such as radiometric calibration, artifact correction, and multi-frame filtering.
• Maintain reproducible environments using GitLab, containers, and experiment-tracking tools.
• Collaborate with astrodynamics SMEs, operations personnel, and ML engineers to deliver integrated mission capabilities.
• Join us. The world can't wait.

You Have:

• 4+ years of experience with remote sensing, image processing, or GEOINT data exploitation.
• Experience designing, modifying, developing, writing, and implementing software programming applications using Agile methods.
• Experience with Python and scientific Python packages such as NumPy, SciPy, OpenCV, or xarray.
• Experience with basic orbital mechanics.
• Experience with ML frameworks such as PyTorch or TensorFlow.
• Experience with large sensor datasets such as HDF5 or cloud object storage.
• Active TS/SCI clearance; willingness to take a polygraph exam.
• Bachelor's degree in a STEM field.

Nice If You Have:

• Experience with administration of continuous integration or continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines using Kubernetes, Docker, or Jenkins.
• Experience with sensor phenomenology, radiometric calibration, or remote sensing interpretation.
• Experience with super-resolution, deblurring, spectral exploitation, or resolved feature extraction.
• Experience with uncertainty quantification, Kalman filtering, or tracking algorithms.
• Experience with AI-augmented development workflows or agentic tools.
• Experience with GitLab-based CI/CD workflows.
• Master's degree in Physics, Mathematics, CS, or a related STEM field.

Clearance:

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; TS/SCI clearance is required.

Compensation

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Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual's particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $69,300.00 to $158,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represent the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen's total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

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Booz Allen is an advanced technology company. We build commercial-grade products and solutions for America's most critical defense, civil, and national security priorities.

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