Image Scientist

Key Skills

Algorithms, Image processing, Simulation software

Job Description

• Product evaluations, quality studies, new product initializations, product algorithm assessments, or develop image quality equations to quantify the expected quality of a system given various parameters.
• Candidate should have a working understanding and practical application of modeling components of the image path to include sensor, detector, atmospheric, and material properties.
• Simulation and modeling experience and ability to develop algorithm description documentation for software development is needed.
• Familiarity with current GEOINT systems, products and development, as well as exploitation software packages will be necessary to develop test and verification methodologies.

Specific sub-tasks and activities to be performed include (but are not limited to):

• Sensor modeling; decomposing product formation elements to quantify the overall quality of the image chain
• Algorithm assessment to quantify the performance of a product given desire mission application
• Performing baseline assessment of system performance to support sensor initialization
• Operational monitoring of system performance over time
• Responding to detected errors and artifacts by recommending possible causes and corrective actions
• Generation of image quality equations
• Relating NIIRS to physical characteristics of the image change

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

• Willing and able to obtain a Top Secret security clearance and pass a polygraph at the customer's request. 
• The contract requires an acitve TS/SCI clearnace
• Imaging Science; Physics, Electrical Engineering (or other engineering), Optics/Optical Engineering
• Computer Science, Data Science, and/or Mathematics (combined with complimentary experience
• BS 2-4 Years, MS 0-2 or HS 8-10

Peraton Overview

Peraton drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted and highly differentiated national security solutions and technologies that keep people safe and secure. Peraton serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies across the intelligence, space, cyber, defense, civilian, health, and state and local markets. Every day, our employees do the can’t be done, solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers.

Target Salary Range

$86,000 - $138,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.