Job Details

Position: Senior Imagery Applications Engineer Remote Sensing & Intelligence

Location: Virginia, USA
Salary: $160,000$200,000
Clearance: Active U.S. Top Secret (TS) required, SCI eligibility preferred

Overview:

We are seeking a highly specialized Imagery Applications Engineer with deep experience in COTS or GOTS imagery software development for the Department of Defense and Intelligence Community (IC). This is not a generic software engineering role. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of hands-on experience building, deploying, or supporting imagery analysis toolsincluding NITF, FMV, LiDAR, HSI, and radar-based platformsfor defense and intelligence missions.

You will be part of a cross-functional team developing software components, image processing capabilities, and geospatial tools that directly support mission-critical applications in remote sensing, photogrammetry, and ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance) operations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and develop imagery analysis capabilities using C++ or C# for defense/IC applications.

• Implement and optimize image processing workflows for EO MS/HSI, SAR, LiDAR, TIR, FMV, and multisensor fusion.

• Work with formats and standards including NITF, TFRD, and MISB-compliant FMV.

• Integrate third-party or community libraries (e.g., AGITK, MSP) into software platforms.

• Collaborate with users and analysts to translate mission requirements into deployable tools.

• Assist with pipeline optimization and radiometric/geometric corrections for complex sensors.

• Contribute to secure software development in classified environments.

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of professional experience in imagery-focused software development for COTS or GOTS tools.

• Experience in the DoD or Intelligence Community with imagery exploitation workflows.

• Proficiency in C++ or C#, with application to imagery processing or visualization.

• Direct knowledge of remote sensing, photogrammetry, or imagery analysis systems.

• Hands-on familiarity with tools like ENVI, Socet GXP, RemoteView, or similar.

• Working knowledge of NITF, FMV, and related DoD/IC data formats.

• Bachelors in computer science, remote sensing, geospatial sciences, or related technical field.

• Active U.S. Top Secret clearance; SCI eligibility strongly preferred.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Masters or PhD in remote sensing, computer science, or related field.

• Experience with ArcGIS or Esri SDKs/APIs.

• Expertise in imagery pipeline optimization and algorithm performance tuning.

• Familiarity with data exploitation frameworks in classified environments.

Why This Role Stands Out:

Youll have the opportunity to shape mission-critical imagery tools used by national security teams. This role is ideal for someone who thrives at the intersection of imagery science and software engineeringnot generalists, but domain experts who understand sensor data, image analysis, and DoD/IC workflows.