In a world where there is seemingly an infinite number of Government Services firms, we strive to not just be “a” place to work, but to be “the” place to work! Here at ASET Partners we are looking for a highly skilled, exceptionally motivated Lead Image Scientist to bring onto our team with choice of office location being in St. Louis Missouri or National Capital Region / Washington, D.C. .

The Lead Image Scientist (IS) will serve as a technical specialist for research, evaluation and verification of highly complex image and video processing systems for geospatial intelligence sensors, systems, and applications. The Lead Image Scientist will provide expert-level consultation, problem solving, and verification for all GEOINT quality assessments, studies, and standards. The Lead Image Scientist will provide detailed recommendations and risk assessments to Government and technical leadership. The Lead Image Scientist will design, develop, evaluate and verify the implementation of complex image processing software products, algorithms, and workflows. The lead will mentor and guide junior image scientists in the development of criteria for testing algorithm and system’s cognitive performance objectively from an end-user perspective, as well as perform evaluation and testing on simulated and operational data.
Qualifications

• At least 10 years of experience as an Image Scientist.
• Master's degree/PhD in Imaging Science, Physics, Engineering, Mathematics or quantitative science field.
• Demonstrated knowledge of digital imaging systems principles and practices.
• Experience supporting the development, testing, and analysis of image collection systems.
• Experience applying engineering standards, principles, theories, concepts and techniques to solve complex problems associated with image product formation from raw sensor and associated metadata.
• Experience or working knowledge with advanced photogrammetric techniques and principles.
• Experience performing image system simulations to produce realistic test data to support system validation and testing.
• Experience or demonstrated ability to develop, assess, and implement Image Quality Equations.
• Experience building image processing algorithms.
• Experience programming in Matlab and/or Python, C , or other equivalent programming languages.
• Experience analyzing and assessing quality of image data across the full-range of sensor types, sources, and phenomenologies.

ASET Snapshot:

• We are a growing IT consulting and professional services firm that combines large-business experience with small-business efficiency and ingenuity
• Founded in 2008
• Profitable from day one, zero debt
• Offices in Alexandria, VA and Baltimore, MD
• Over 75 employees and growing
• Over 15 active contracts supporting 10 Federal Agencies
• Our mission is to drastically change our client's expectations... one program at a time

Top 10 Reasons Our Employees Love Working at ASET:

1. Outstanding benefits! Including: health, dental, and vision care, a 401k retirement plan with up to a 4% company paid contribution, and employee achievement and merit awards to name a few.

2. We have very high hiring standards, so their co-workers are just as smart and talented as they are.

3. We are not profit driven; we are results driven and believe that profits will follow.

4. Unlike Office Space, our employees do not have eight bosses. They have just one or two, and they are not micromanagers. It's not our style and we just don't have time for it!

5. We're different than the rest. Our employees love our unique small-company culture.

6. We have established a trusted relationship with all our clients and refuse to make recommendations that aren't in our clients' best interests.

7. They feel appreciated and recognized for the contributions they make each day.

8. We offer a healthy work-life balance, flexible schedules, and competitive pay.

9. They love that we have been constantly growing. It's exciting to add new folks and it offers many opportunities for career advancement and growth.

10. We work hard, and we play hard, too! We host quarterly company-wide lunches, regular happy hours and an annual New Year's party in January as a way of saying 'thank you' to our hard-working staff.
ASET Partners Corporation is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class.