Senior Geospatial AI & Remote Sensing Architect

CFD Research Corporation

Beavercreek (OH)

On-site

USD 120,000 - 180,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) match

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Job summary

CFD Research Corporation in the Dayton, OH area is seeking a Senior Remote Sensing Software Engineer to architect SDA and remote sensing pipelines and to lead multi-disciplinary teams building high-fidelity space observation analytics.

The role requires extensive experience with imaging, ML for imagery, and multi-sensor data fusion. You will guide technical direction, mentor engineers, and collaborate with mission leadership on scalable computing solutions.

Qualifications

8+ years of experience in remote sensing, image/signal processing, or GEOINT data exploitation.
Bachelor’s degree in a related STEM field.
U.S. Citizenship is required.
Active TS/SCI clearance and willingness to polygraph.

Responsibilities

Architect end-to-end remote sensing processing systems for EO/IR missions.
Lead radiometric and spectral model development.
Oversee imaging algorithms including super-resolution, deconvolution, target detection, and low-SNR enhancement.
Direct ML-based anomaly detection, behavior classification, and object discrimination frameworks.
Design multi-sensor fusion pipelines integrating GEOINT, Radar, RF, and optical data using Bayesian or ML-based methods.
Lead trajectory estimation and 3D kinematic modeling, including IOD and uncertainty quantification.
Architect scalable scientific computing solutions using Python, C++, CUDA, HPC clusters, or cloud-native platforms.
Mentor junior engineers and help set technical roadmaps with client and mission leadership.