Remote Sensing Software Engineer (TS or TS/SCI)

CFD Research Corporation; Beavercreek (OH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) matching

Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)

Competitive health insurance

Paid leave and disability

Job summary

CFD Research Corporation is seeking a Remote Sensing Software Engineer to develop advanced SDA and remote sensing exploitation pipelines. You will guide technical direction and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to build high-fidelity space observation analytics.

This role requires active TS/SCI eligibility and 3–8+ years of experience in remote sensing, image processing, and GEOINT. Dayton, OH area onsite with competitive benefits and a focus on scalable computing.

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret with SCI eligibility is required.
• 3–8+ years of remote sensing, image processing, or GEOINT data exploitation.
• Experience with satellite characterization, orbital regimes, or SDA workflows.
• Proficiency in Python or other OO languages (e.g., C++, JavaScript).
• Understanding of enterprise software development practices: version control, HPC/cloud interfacing, containerization, unit testing, Linux, and AGILE.
• Experience with ML systems for imagery processing, target detection, tracking, or classification.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related STEM field.
• U.S. Citizenship is required.

Responsibilities

• Architect end-to-end remote sensing processing systems for EO/IR missions.
• Develop radiometric and spectral response models.
• Support development of advanced imaging algorithms including super-resolution, deconvolution, and low-SNR enhancement.
• Implement ML-based anomaly detection, behavior classification, and object discrimination.
• Design multi-sensor fusion pipelines using GEOINT, Radar, RF, and EO/IR data.
• Conduct trajectory estimation and 3D kinematic modeling including IOD and parallax.
• Architect scalable scientific computing solutions using Python, C++, CUDA, HPC clusters, or cloud-native platforms.

Skills

Python

C++

JavaScript

Linux

AGILE

ML for imagery

HPC/Cloud

Version control

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Tools

Containerization

HPC/Cloud

Version control

Job description

About CFD Research

Since its inception in 1987, CFD Research has delivered innovative technology solutions within the Aerospace & Defense, Biomedical & Life Sciences, Intelligence & Sensing, and Energy & Materials industries. CFD Research has earned multiple national awards for successful application and commercialization of innovative component/system technology prototypes, multi-physics simulation software, multi-disciplinary analyses, and expert support services. Based in Huntsville, Alabama where laboratory facilities and headquarters are located, CFD Research also has office and laboratory facilities in Dayton, Ohio, prototyping test and evaluation facilities in Hollywood, Alabama, and office facilities in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. CFD Research is an ISO9001:AS9100D registered company and is appraised at CMMI Level II for Services. CFD Research is a 100% ESOP (employee-owned company) recognized in Inc. Magazine's Inc5000 as a top growing company for four of the last five years. Learn more at www.cfd-research.com

CFD is seeking a Remote Sensing Software Engineer, to develop advanced SDA and remote sensing exploitation pipelines, guide technical direction, and work with multi-disciplinary teams building high-fidelity space observation analytics. This work will shape next‑generation tools that integrate imaging physics, ML-based behavior inference, and multi‑sensor fusion.

• Architect end‑to‑end remote sensing processing systems for EO/IR missions
• Develop radiometric and spectral response models
• Support development of advanced imaging algorithms including multi-frame super-resolution, deconvolution, target phenomenology detection, and low-SNR enhancement
• Implement ML‑based anomaly detection, behavior classification, and object discrimination frameworks
• Design multi-sensor fusion pipelines integrating GEOINT, Radar, RF, and EO/IR data using Bayesian or ML-based methods
• Conduct trajectory estimation and 3D kinematic modeling, including IOD, parallax exploitation, and uncertainty quantification
• Architect scalable scientific computing solutions using Python, C++, CUDA, HPC clusters, or cloud-native platforms

Basic Qualifications

• Candidate must possess an ACTIVE TOP SECRET with SCI ELIGIBILITY clearance to be considered.
• 3-8+ years of experience in remote sensing, image/signal processing, or GEOINT data exploitation
• Experience with satellite characterization, orbital regimes, Domain-specific applications or SDA operational workflows
• Experience with Python or other Object-oriented programming languages such as C++ or JavaScript
• Understanding of enterprise software development best practices, to include version control, interfacing with HPC/cloud computing, containerization, unit testing, Linux-based systems, and AGILE development
• Experience with ML systems for imagery processing, target detection, tracking, or object classification
• Bachelor’s degree in related STEM field
• U.S. Citizenship is REQUIRED.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience with remote sensing systems in support of missile warning/tracking missions
• Experience with building/training synthetic models for simulation‑aided training
• Experience integrating EO/IR, RF, Radar, or GEOINT tracks into fused solutions
• Record of publications, whitepapers, presentations or mission briefings
• Experience with uncertainty quantification, Kalman filtering, or tracking algorithms
• Experience with AI‑augmented development workflows or agentic tools
• Master’s degree or Ph.D. in Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Software Engineering or related field
• TS/SCI clearance is PREFERRED; TS/SCI with CI polygraph IS AN ADDED PLUS.

Location

This role is based in the Dayton, OH area, and is 100% onsite.

Benefits

• CFD Research offers competitive salaries and excellent employee benefits, including an employer matching 401(k) and Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).
• CFD Research offers our Full-Time, permanent employee-owners a highly competitive insurance package, including medical, vision, and dental insurance.
• Additionally, we offer company paid leave, compensation time, parental leave, long-term and short-term disability, accidental death and dismemberment, and life insurance.
• Part-Time and Temporary employee-owners may receive partial or reduced benefits and leave time based on their employment status level.
• Performance appraisals occur twice a year and annual pay increases are based upon corporate goals, personal development, performance, and outstanding achievements.
• In addition, group and individual bonuses are awarded for exceptional performance.

CFD Research is an EO employer - Veterans/Disabled and other protected categories