Remote Sensing Modeling and Simulation Scientist

SciTec has been awarded multiple government contracts and is growing our creative Team! SciTec, Inc. is a dynamic small business with the mission to deliver advanced sensor data processing technologies and scientific instrumentation capabilities in support of National Security and Defense. We support customers throughout the Department of Defense and U.S. Government in building innovative new tools to deliver unique world-class data exploitation capabilities.

Important Notice: SciTec exclusively works on U.S. government contracts that require U.S. citizenship for all employees. SciTec cannot sponsor or assume sponsorship of employee work visas of any type. Further, U.S. citizenship is a requirement to obtain and keep a security clearance. Applicants that do not meet these requirements will not be considered.

Our modeling and simulation team is looking for talented scientists and engineers to build and use software tools for generating high-fidelity simulated remote sensing imagery grounded in physical principles for future generations of Earth observing satellite sensors. Data from these simulations will be used to drive development requirements and train data processing algorithms to solve pressing problems in national defense and intelligence. Our ideal candidate will have experience building, testing, validating, and using numerical models of physical processes that contribute to remote sensing imagery, such as radiative transport, scattering, thermodynamics, and cloud formation.

If you are highly motivated and passionate about working on cutting edge problems of national defense and intelligence, then we want you on our team.

Responsibilities

• Operate existing modeling code and pipelines to generate synthetic remote sensing imagery and apply analysis to validate outputs for radiometric accuracy
• Generate 3D model scene inputs, including terrain and clouds meshes with physical, thermal, and optical data attached, to expand existing scene libraries
• Contribute to the development and enhancement of numeric modeling tools for generating and validating remote sensing scenes
• Contribute to the development and validation of target motion and radiance signature models
• Contribute to the development and enhancement of numeric modeling tools for post-processing scenes with sensor noise models, inserted target models, and vehicle motion models
• Effectively communicate results to internal and external data customers and collaborate with downstream users to meet mission requirements
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

SciTec is looking for people with the desire to expand their knowledge and pick up new skills and talents. Successful candidates will start out with demonstrated experience in one or more of the following areas, along with the ability to pick up additional skills with time.

• Ability to obtain and maintain a TOP SECRET//SCI Department of Defense security clearance

• Master's degree or equivalent industry experience in physical sciences, mathematics, or engineering
• Demonstrated ability to work in a collaborative environment with both local and remote teams
• Experience with writing and testing scientific numerical algorithm code in Python
• Desire and ability to expand your knowledge and pick up new skills

Candidates who have one or more of the following skills will be preferred

• Current TOP SECRET//SCI DoD security clearance
• Advanced degree in physical sciences, mathematics, or engineering
• Demonstrated experience with radiative transport code and theory
• Demonstrated experience with algorithms for modeling atmospheric scattering phenomena
• Demonstrated experience with thermodynamic modeling of solid bodies
• Demonstrated knowledge of optics, optical modeling, and optical design
• Demonstrated knowledge of imaging sensor modeling and characterization including noise, nonlinearity, and saturation effects
• Demonstrated proficiency with developing and maintaining physics algorithm code in Python
• Demonstrated experience with COTS/GOTS optical signature and scene modeling codes
• Experience with tools for building, visualizing, and manipulating 3D mesh models
• Experience with 3D languages and APIs, such as Vulkan or OpenVDB
• Experience with exploitation of Electro-Optical/Infrared (EO/IR) imagery,
• Experience with Multi-/Hyper-spectral imagery (MSI/HSI) or Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) data
• Experience with ray tracing algorithms and libraries
• Familiarity with Linux
• Familiarity with C++ or MATLAB
• Experience with AWS or Azure cloud
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes

Benefits

SciTec offers a highly competitive salary and benefits package, including:

• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• 3% Fully Vested Company 401K Contribution (no employee contribution required)
• 100% company paid HSA Medical insurance, with a choice of 2 buy-up options
• 80% company paid Dental insurance
• 100% company paid Vision insurance
• 100% company paid Life insurance
• 100% company paid Long-term Disability insurance
• 100% company paid Hospital Indemnity insurance
• Voluntary Accident and Critical Illness insurance
• Short-term Disability insurance
• Annual Profit-Sharing Plan
• Discretionary Performance Bonus
• Paid Parental Leave
• Generous Paid Time Off, including Holiday, Vacation, and Sick Pay
• Flexible Work Hours

The pay range for this position is $87,000 - $134,000 / year. SciTec considers several factors when extending an offer of employment, including but not limited to the role and associated responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, education/training, and key skills. This is not a guarantee of compensation.

SciTec is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.