What are the responsibilities and job description for the Mid Image Scientist position at Strategic Alliance Consulting, Inc?
Job Description
Strategic ACI is seeking a Mid-level Image Scientist to support product evaluations, quality studies, new product initializations, product algorithm assessments, and develop image quality equations to quantify the expected quality of a system given various parameters. To work within an existing team to complete tasks as prioritized by government customers.
- Sensor modeling; decomposing product formation elements to quantify the overall quality of the image chain.
- Algorithm assessment to quantify the performance of a product given desire mission application.
- Performing baseline assessment of system performance to support sensor initialization.
- Operational monitoring of system performance over time
- Responding to detected errors and artifacts by recommending possible causes and corrective actions.
- TS/SCI clearance adjudication or ability to obtain SCI and pass a poly.
- Degree in Image Science, Electrical Engineering, or Physics.
- 5 years of experience with BS/BA; 3 years with MS/MA.
- Experience working with Imagery and Complex products collected with SAR imaging platforms.
- Image processing and Digital Signal processing experience.
- Image chain analysis to include sensor modeling, signal quality and noise, detectors, detector calibration, and complex processing image formation.
- Application of error estimation.
- Understanding and application of image quality standards (e.g. NIIRS), scales, metrics and image quality equations.
- Significant applied knowledge of sensor imaging systems, products, and exploitation processes.
- Strong understanding of the systems engineering lifecycle to include independent testing and data verification.
- Strong written and oral communication skills, with emphasis on briefing to obtain decisions and solve technical issues and test plans/reports writing.
- Ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
- Willingness to learn, solve problems and perform in a dynamic work environment.
- Track record of delivering results.
- Working understanding and practical application of modeling components of the image path to include sensor, detector, atmospheric, and material properties.
- Simulation and modeling experience and ability to develop algorithm description documentation for software development.
- Familiarity with current GEOINT systems, products and development, as well as the exploitation software packages will be necessary to develop test and verification methodologies.
- Experience developing engineering code (C, Python, Matlab, IDL) to solve hard problems and create processes for repeatable results.
- Have a working understanding and practical application of modeling components of the image path to include sensor, detector, atmospheric, and material properties.
- Simulation and modeling experience and ability to develop algorithm description documentation for software development.
- Familiarity with current GEOINT systems, products and development, as well as the exploitation software packages.
About Strategic Alliance Consulting, Inc
Strategic Alliance Consulting Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
It has been and will continue to be a fundamental policy of Strategic ACI not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, gender, gender identity, pregnancy, marital status, partnership status, domestic violence victim status, sexual orientation, age, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, veteran or military status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, caregiver status, unemployment status or any other characteristic prohibited by federal, state and/or local laws.
This policy applies to all aspects of employment, including hiring, promotion, demotion, compensation, training, working conditions, transfer, job assignments, benefits, layoff, and termination. Applicants can learn more about the company’s status as an equal opportunity employer by viewing the federal EEO is the Law poster.
Why choose a career with Strategic ACI?
Strategic Alliance Consulting, Inc. believes that our greatest asset is our employees. Our goal is not to meet our staff’s expectations, but to exceed them. Competitive salaries, work-life balance, industry leading benefits packages, and family first values are at the core of Strategic ACI’s culture.
Where benefits meet your needs:
- Competitive salary
- 100% benefits paid (Includes: Health, Dental, and Vision premiums) for all full-time employees, and their families
- 401(k) with 5% match vested at day one
- PTO – 3 weeks and 3 days per year, increasing at 5 years service
- 11 Company Paid Holidays (aligned with Federal Government)
- Long term/Short term disability
- 1.5x salary Life Insurance
- $100 per month Cellular Device and IT Resource Benefit
- $6,000 Cash in Lieu of Benefits per year, if employee is insured elsewhere
- Tuition reimbursement of up to $5,250 per year for college or professional certifications
- Retirement Savings 401(k) Contribution - Annually calculated as percentage of salary
Salary : $5,250
