Senior C/C++ Software Scientist with remote sensing expertise

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Job description

Type of Requisition:

Pipeline

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

Top Secret/SCI

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

Top Secret SCI + Polygraph

Suitability:

No Suitability Required

Public Trust/Other Required:

None

Job Family:

Systems Engineering

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

C (Programming Language), C++ Programming Language, Python (Programming Language)Certifications:

Experience:

10 + years of related experienceUS Citizenship Required:

Yes

Job Description:

What you will do:

As a Senior C/C++ Software Scientist, your talent and leadership abilities will be front and center. You'll work with a team of extraordinary scientists, engineers, and analysts to develop ideas that meet customer needs and push the limits of truly advanced technologies. You will develop algorithms and software, and access unique approaches to image data processing and exploitation for use in the latest ground processing architectures. You will also work with existing C/C++ algorithms and advanced software automation, Machine Learning, target recognition, change detection, multi-source data fusion, and tracking.

Design, develop, document and test advanced, automated feature extraction in C/C++ and Python, algorithms.

Perform extraction from large geospatial/spectral datasets.

Development of processing architectures and software for use with customer systems and sensors.

Explore new algorithms / machine learning and artificial intelligence approaches for:automated object detection / classification

feature extraction/target state estimation,

multi-source data fusion.

Document developed algorithms and transition them to the software team for incorporation into the production code base.

Understand problem and technical approach based on underlying mathematical/heuristic models.

Demonstrate real data in real processing environments and meet critical mission requirements.

What you bring to the table:

U.S. citizenship is required.

Current TS/SCI security POLY must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Fluency in C/C++ and Python required experience.

10 years of relevant experience

Master's or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Image Science, Remote Sensing, Optics, or other Physical Science or Engineering degree is required

Highly Desired:

Master's and 12 years or PhD with Post-degree work experience and post-doctoral work experience and will count towards experience.

AWS/Cloud development/computing and OpenCV

Working knowledge in statistical principles and probability theory, image segmentation, automated quantitative evaluation of image data, and feature extraction.

The likely salary range for this position is $152,729 - $206,633. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Travel Required:

None

Telecommuting Options:

Onsite

Work Location:

USA VA Chantilly

Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards at GDIT:

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 30,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 30 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.

We connect people with the most impactful client missions, creating an unparalleled work experience that allows them to see their impact every day. We create opportunities for our people to lead and learn simultaneously. From securing our nation's most sensitive systems, to enabling digital transformation and cloud adoption, our people are the ones who make change real.

GDIT is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class.

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