Job Description
Responsibilities:
The specific 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
- Geolocation and mensuration accuracy assessments
- Modeling geometric collection process to trace the exact location of a point on the ground to the pixel location on an image
- Support engineering analysis activities, including assessment projects related to the National System for Geospatial-Intelligence (NSG)
- Performing baseline assessment of system performance to support sensor initialization
- Operational monitoring of system performance over time
- Responding to detected errors by recommending possible causes and corrective actions
Qualifications:
Requires 10 to 12 years with BS/BA or 8 to 10 years with MS/MA or 5 to 7 years with PhD.
- Bachelor Degree (or equivalent work experience) in Photogrammetry, Cartography, Geography, Geomatics, Surveying, or related engineering disciplines
- Experience with various exploitation software such as ARC-GIS, SOCET GXP, QT Modeler, Active Earthscape, ERDAS Imagine, or Remote View
- 10+ years of experience working with imagery and imagery platforms
- Geolocation and mensuration assessment experience
- Applied knowledge of sensor imaging systems, products, and exploitation processes
- Basic understanding of the systems engineering lifecycle to include independent testing and data verification
- Strong written and oral communication skills, with emphasis on briefing to obtain decisions and solve technical issues and test plans/reports writing
- Ability to work independently as well as part of a team
- Willingness to learn, solve problems and perform in a dynamic work environment
- Track record of delivering results
Preferred Skillset:
- Understanding and application of basic image quality standards, scales, and metrics
- Experience with image products and services such as the Digital Point Positioning Database (DPPDB), Controlled Image Base (CIB), or Orthorectified Commercial Imagery (CI-Ortho)
- Image processing and Digital Signal processing experience
- Knowledge of NSG tasking, collection, processing, exploitation and dissemination (TCPED) image chain
- Experience with Mensuration Services Program (MSP)
- ASPRS membership or professional certificate
- Experience working in a DoD or IC operational, technical, or research environment
- Experience developing engineering code (C, Python, Matlab, IDL) to solve hard problems and create processes for repeatable results.
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: $135,000 - $216,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.