Sensor Engineer – Eng Spc/Sr Eng Spc
Company | The Aerospace Coporation |
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Location | Chantilly, VA, USA |
Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
Type | Full-Time |
Degrees | Bachelor’s |
Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
Requirements
- Bachelor’s in Physics, Astronomy, Remote Sensing, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Imaging Science, Optical Engineering, or another related discipline
- Six to eight or more years of relevant experience working with EO/IR systems including data analysis, modeling, characterization, design, and/or performance assessments
- Experience implementing laboratory experiments relating to characterization of optical components, focal planes, and/or radiometric characterization
- Proficiency with programming environments and languages for developing flexible analysis, modeling, and testing capabilities including Matlab, Python, and/or C/C++
- This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI security clearance, which is issued by the U.S. government. U.S. citizenship is required to obtain a security clearance
Responsibilities
- Supporting the design, development, and characterization of EO/IR collection capabilities through modeling, analysis, and laboratory capabilities
- Designing, developing, demonstrating testing capabilities for laboratory and field testing
- Implementing, developing, and/or assessing image processing and data analysis techniques for EO/IR data sets
- Work with team junior and senior staff across Aerospace and multiple customers on technical studies as both contributor and leader
Preferred Qualifications
- An advanced degree in Physics, Astronomy, Remote Sensing, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Imaging Science, Optical Engineering, or another related discipline
- Track record collecting, analyzing, and applying data with standard radiometric measurement equipment including spectrometers, power meters, and/or other relevant tools
- Synthetic scene and image generation using DIRSIG
- Space Domain Awareness modeling and analysis
- Experience working with tracking products derived from image based change detection algorithms
- Demonstrated ability to apply laboratory measurements and results to modeling and assessment of EO/IR systems
- Current TS/SCI