Sr. Spectral Scientist

Sr. Spectral Scientist

C-Star supports our customers with advanced intelligence analysis to aid analysts, the warfighters and decision makers. You will be supporting a team in Springfield, VA located at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. This position is full-time on-site and a Top Secret Clearance with SCI access is required. 

As a spectral scientist you will focus on exploitation software development you will be developing software tools and plug ins for processing and exploiting spectral, multispectral or hyperspectral data. You will work with multiple phenomenology types such as EO/IR, MSI, and HSI.  The work will entail deep understanding of a sensor's capabilities and the ability to process the data to make assessments. Your tools will be tested and then made for use by the analytic community. You will be required to collaborate effectively with other team members who will also be building other tools to be used by other Community partners. Communication and collaboration are important aspects of this team to ensure tools run correctly and effectively. You will be supporting a research and development team in NGA Springfield, VA located at the This position is full time and an active TS/SCI Security Clearance is required.

In this job you will:

• Develop and implement new software and tools for improved data processing, calibration, target detection, identification and characterization.
• Collect field spectra with field instrumentation such as ASD, SVC, D&P, Exoscan or others.
• Analyze spectra and remote sensing imagery.
• Perform development of target detection algorithms is necessary, a physics or spectral phenomenology understanding is needed.
• Implement software tools in Python, C++, Matlab or IDL
• Build remote sensing target detection algorithms
• Build, test, and validate the software and tools
• Document your code in proper software deliverables
• Present your work in technical forums and analyst exchanges
• Collaborate with other teams within the DoD and IC.

Required Education, Experience, & Skills 

• BA/BS and 10 years of relevant experience
• Experienced in Python, C++, Matlab, or IDL
• An active TS/SCI Clearance

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills 
 

• Experience with hyperspectral image processing techniques and calibration
• Experience processing, exploiting and disseminating results of data analysis to customers.
• MA/MS Degree Science or Engineering field and a minimum of 18 years relevant job experience or in place of a degree may substitute 19 years of relevant work experience.