Senior EO Exploitation Scientist – GEOINT & AI

Riverside Research; Fair Lakes (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Riverside Research seeks an experienced EO Exploitation Specialist to support advanced exploitation, research, and analysis of EO and multispectral imagery in Falls Church VA. This role emphasizes image science, sensor modeling, and production of mission-driven GEOINT products for DoD and IC missions.

You will collaborate with government customers, engineers, and analysts to refine workflows, develop features, and deliver timely GEOINT outputs with high fidelity and impact.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Remote Sensing, Image Science, Physics, Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 15+ years of experience in EO exploitation, spectral analysis, or image science.
• Proficiency with EO exploitation tools ENVI/IDL, ERDAS, ArcGIS, GDAL.
• Strong programming skills in Python and/or MATLAB.
• Experience with radiometric, spectral, and spatial exploitation of EO systems.
• Understanding GEOINT production workflows and standards.
• Active TS or higher security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Perform advanced exploitation and analysis of EO, MS, VNIR/SWIR, and related sensor data.
• Generate high-quality GEOINT products, including feature extraction and change detection.
• Conduct image-quality evaluations and sensor performance analyses.
• Support modeling, simulation, and characterization of EO systems and collection strategies.
• Develop, refine, and apply algorithms for automated detection, classification, and image enhancement using Python, MATLAB, ENVI/IDL.
• Integrate AI/ML techniques to improve exploitation efficiency and automate workflows.
• Collaborate with engineers and mission partners to refine sensor requirements.
• Prepare and deliver technical briefings, reports, and demonstrations to customers and leadership.
• Ensure timely development and delivery of mission-relevant GEOINT products.

Skills

EO exploitation

Python

MATLAB

Remote sensing

Image science

GEOINT workflows

Security clearance TS

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in Remote Sensing / Image Science / Physics / Electrical Engineering or related field

Master’s degree or higher in related field

Tools

ENVI/IDL

ERDAS

ArcGIS

GDAL

Job description

Riverside Research seeks an experienced EO Exploitation Specialist to support advanced exploitation, research, and analysis of EO and multispectral imagery in Falls Church VA. This role emphasizes image science, sensor modeling, and production of mission-driven GEOINT products for DoD and IC missions.

You will collaborate with government customers, engineers, and analysts to refine workflows, develop features, and deliver timely GEOINT outputs with high fidelity and impact.