What are the responsibilities and job description for the SPECTRAL IMAGERY SCIENTIST SENIOR position at Solis Applied Science?
Job Description
Solis Applied Science is seeking Senior level Exploitation Specialist – Imagery Scientist professional with extensive expertise in spectral phenomenology, spectroscopy, and multi- and hyperspectral processing. The position is in the Northern Virginia area.
Responsibilities : Assist in developing repeatable hyperspectral non-literal processing and analysis methods to enhance intelligence reporting. Help create target feasibility plans and data collection strategies, including justifications. Review auto detections and identify solid, liquid, and / or gas detections. Document and communicate work, results, and impacts weekly or as requested, to inform intelligence reports and facilitate knowledge sharing.
Required Skills
- A Bachelor of Science degree or higher in image science, remote sensing, earth science, physical science, engineering, computer science, statistics, or a related engineering / science field.
- Proficiency and a minimum of three years of experience in applied image processing and scientific analysis of spectral image data, including but not limited to :
- Knowledge and skills in spectral imaging, phenomenology, and processing techniques, including atmospheric correction, change detection, target detection, scene categorization, land use / cover analysis, and vegetation analysis.
- Understanding of hyperspectral imaging systems, image formation, and phenomenology.
- Experience processing hyperspectral or multispectral imagery from airborne or space-based systems.
- Knowledge of sensor design principles and their impact on performance in this field.
- Proficiency with techniques, algorithms, and spectroscopic analysis for multispectral and hyperspectral image processing.
- Familiarity with signature library development and expertise in using ENVI COTS software or ERDAS IMAGINE.
- Familiarity with commercial and civil data sources.
- Ability to read and understand code / scripts for image processing in languages like IDL, Java, MATLAB, Python, or R.
- Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with all levels of the GEOINT community.
- Familiarity with the US Intelligence Community, especially imagery collection, exploitation, and GEOINT’s role in intelligence.
- Experience collaborating with national and service intelligence agencies / centers.
- Knowledge of tasking overhead intelligence collection systems.
- Proficiency in MS Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Access, and Excel.
- Basic knowledge of the Windows operating system.
Desired Skills
About Solis Applied Science
Solis Applied Science (Solis), a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, was founded in 2016 by remote sensing experts, with deep-rooted academic, federal, military, and industry applied science backgrounds. From the onset, the focus of Solis has been to develop critical customer capabilities and apply novel technologies to problems across the remote sensing continuum. The result is a distinct appreciation of how remote sensing technologies can influence real-world situations and a genuine desire to assist our customers in adapting to an ever-changing, technology-driven environment. Our innovative, common-sense solutions solve the most complex problems our customers face and maximize return on their technology investments.
