TS/SCI Principal Applied Scientist — Spatial Intelligence Lead

Vantor Inc.; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 206,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k with company match

Student loan repayment assistance

Adoption reimbursement

Pet insurance

Job summary

Vantor is seeking a Principal Applied Scientist for leadership in computational modeling and simulation within a UTS environment. You will work with data scientists, ML engineers, software developers, and operators to build high-fidelity models and validate scientific assumptions for risk assessment and mission survivability.

The role requires a TS/SCI clearance, a strong background in physics/math and Python, and the ability to communicate complex results clearly.

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizen with an active TS/SCI clearance and ability to obtain CI Poly.
• 12+ years of relevant experience.
• Master's or PhD in physics, mathematics, statistics, operations research, engineering, science, or related discipline.
• Strong technical leadership experience.
• Extensive knowledge of process, predictive, physics-based, and agent-based modeling.
• Recent experience (within last 2 years) modeling with statistics and physics-based sensor assessment.
• Experience working with diverse data sets from UTS relevant sources.
• Proficiency in Python and scientific computing libraries.
• Experience AI/ML programs.
• Ability to clearly communicate technical concepts in writing and verbally.
• Must be able to work on-site in Herndon, VA.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the scientific lead for computational modeling and simulation activities across the program.
• Establish scientifically rigorous methodologies for representing UTS phenomena within analytical and simulation environments.
• Ensure analytical approaches reflect the data's physical, operational, and statistical characteristics.
• Design, develop, and validate complex agent-based models representing UTS interactions and environments.
• Develop agent behaviors, environmental conditions, interaction rules, and emergent system dynamics.
• Evaluate simulation outputs for realism, repeatability, and operational relevance.
• Evaluate government-provided datasets to identify meaningful relationships.
• Develop valid approaches for feature engineering and diagnostic vector identification.
• Collaborate with data scientists to ensure machine learning uses meaningful features.
• Assess data quality, completeness, and limitations.
• Apply statistical, probabilistic, and computational methods to characterize uncertainty and system behavior.

Skills

Python

AI/ML

Agent-based modelling

Leadership

Data analysis

Education

Master's or PhD in physics, mathematics, statistics, operations research, engineering, science, or related discipline

Tools

Python libraries

Job description

Vantor is seeking a Principal Applied Scientist for leadership in computational modeling and simulation within a UTS environment. You will work with data scientists, ML engineers, software developers, and operators to build high-fidelity models and validate scientific assumptions for risk assessment and mission survivability.

The role requires a TS/SCI clearance, a strong background in physics/math and Python, and the ability to communicate complex results clearly.