Imagery Scientist (SAR)

Description

Leidos has an exciting opportunity for an Senior Imagery Scientist (SAR)- to join our team in Springfield, VA.

Primary Responsibilities

• Conduct applied image processing and advanced analysis of radar imagery, including both literal image interpretation and non-literal analysis.

• Support the development of analysis techniques of radar imagery for new signature and methodology development.

• Collect data and perform data analysis.

• Perform ad hoc analysis and present results in a clear manner.

• Communicate complex quantitative analysis in a clear, precise, and actionable manner using storytelling/visualization.

• Create/deploy/maintain automated workflows and processing pipelines.

• Create/deploy/maintain tools to extract features, data, and metadata from a variety of sources.

• Write/maintain Python scripts to improve efficiency of the production process.

• Contribute to customer organization mentorship and training on related phenomenology, processing, tools, and tradecraft.

• Collaborate with external mission partner organizations as needed to support customer mission & analytic goals.

Basic Qualifications

• Typically requires a Bachelor's degree and 8 - 12 years of prior relevant experience or Master's degree with 6 - 10 years of prior relevant experience.

• BS in image science, remote sensing, earth science, etc.

• Experience, knowledge, and skill in processing & exploiting SAR data.

• Active TS/SCI with ability to be approved for a Poly

Preferred Qualifications

• Formal training & experience in remote sensing/earth science/etc.

• IDL/Java/C /VB/MATLAB/R/other.

• Experience in using APIs.

• Advanced degree.

• Proficiency in Google Earth Engine, ESRI ARC Services, Tableau, Web Services Development.

• Experience with ArcGIS.

If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo - because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 - and moving faster than anyone else dares.

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

Pay and Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.

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Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.

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