Senior EO Imagery Scientist / Exploitation Specialist / NGA MAVEN Program
Location: Springfield, VA
Clearance: Active TS/SCI Required
Position Type: Full-Time
Position Overview
Premier Enterprise Solutions is seeking a Senior EO Imagery Scientist / Exploitation Specialist to support the NGA MAVEN Program. This position serves as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Electro-Optical (EO) imagery, providing technical leadership for imagery acquisition, exploitation, curation, preprocessing, sensor integration, and data preparation supporting advanced GEOINT and AI/ML initiatives.
The successful candidate will leverage expertise in remote sensing, EO phenomenology, image processing, and imagery exploitation to support the development of next-generation intelligence capabilities across the Intelligence Community.
Key Responsibilities
- Serve as the EO imagery SME supporting NGA MAVEN exploitation, sensor integration, and data operations.
- Evaluate and integrate emerging EO sensors and platforms into existing Government data pipelines and workflows.
- Assess new sensor characteristics, metadata structures, data formats, and acquisition methods to support operational integration.
- Develop imagery preprocessing, tiling, orthorectification, and transformation workflows for AI/ML model development.
- Analyze image quality, sensor metadata, and collection geometry to optimize imagery acquisition and exploitation strategies.
- Generate and manage imagery pre-labels derived from intelligence reporting, machine observations, and human analysis.
- Collaborate with SAR Imagery Scientists and technical teams to provide coincident EO imagery supporting multi-sensor exploitation efforts.
- Develop mathematical models and automated processes to convert imagery between formats while maintaining geospatial accuracy and metadata integrity.
- Manage daily imagery curation, acquisition, preprocessing, and weekly delivery operations.
- Support Government priorities for data diversity, quality assurance, and rapid operational response requirements.
Required Qualifications
- Active TS/SCI Clearance.
- Bachelor's degree in Remote Sensing, Geospatial Intelligence, Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or related technical discipline.
- 4+ years of experience supporting EO imagery exploitation, analysis, and remote sensing operations.
- Strong understanding of:
- EO collection systems and phenomenology
- Image formation processes
- Remote sensing principles
- Imagery exploitation methodologies
- Sensor metadata and image quality assessment
- Experience exploiting EO imagery to identify and locate objects, activities, and intelligence targets.
- Experience developing, testing, and evaluating imagery processing algorithms, workflows, and methodologies.
- Proficiency with advanced analytical tools such as:
- Python
- MATLAB
- Google Earth Engine
- Other geospatial processing platforms
- Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience applying Computer Vision (CV), Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Machine Learning (ML) techniques to EO imagery and intelligence problems.
- Experience supporting NGA, NRO, DIA, DoD, or Intelligence Community GEOINT programs.
- Experience with large-scale imagery curation and cloud-based geospatial processing environments.
- GEOINT Professional Certification (GPC) preferred.
Why Join MAVEN?
This role directly supports NGA's mission to accelerate GEOINT modernization through Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. You will play a critical role in developing and operationalizing advanced EO exploitation capabilities that support national security missions across the Department of Defense and Intelligence Community.
Pay: $175,000.00 - $177,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Experience:
- supporting EO imagery exploitation, and remote sensing : 5 years (Required)
Security clearance:
Work Location: In person