Senior Algorithm Engineer II (EO/IR Image Analysis)

Location: Chantilly, Virginia, United States; support travel or off-site work as needed. U.S. citizenship is required, and the role requires eligibility to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Security Clearance.

Base pay range: $162,000–$243,000 USD annually.

Company

hirify.global is an end-to-end space company developing rockets, spacecraft, optical systems, payloads, and other critical space infrastructure for commercial, civil, and national security missions.

What you will do

• Develop, optimize, validate, and deploy complex EO/IR image-processing chains for real-time space-based sensor payloads.
• Build optical sensor modeling and simulation frameworks and synthesize mission imagery for machine-learning training and algorithm validation.
• Apply classical and deep-learning computer vision methods to detect and track low-SNR objects in EO/IR imagery.
• Transition image-processing algorithms into high-performance real-time implementations with software and firmware teams.
• Maintain deployed algorithms, troubleshoot fielded systems, analyze large EO/IR datasets, and assess system performance.
• Document and present results to technical, non-technical, and government stakeholders and represent the organization in technical interchange meetings.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years of experience, master’s degree with 5+ years, or Ph.D. with 2+ years in a relevant technical discipline and demonstrated image-processing or EO/IR experience.
• Strong experience designing, implementing, testing, and optimizing image-processing and computer-vision algorithms for EO/IR sensors.
• Experience with image stabilization and registration, 3-D multi-view camera modeling, pose reconstruction, object detection and tracking, and background suppression.
• Proficiency in Python and experience with image-system modeling and simulation.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, leadership abilities, and the ability to contribute to high-performance engineering teams.
• U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Security Clearance are required.

Nice to have

• Strong mathematics background, particularly linear algebra.
• Deep-learning computer vision, space-based imaging, and EO/IR sensor calibration experience.
• Proficiency in C/C++ and experience across the full product-development lifecycle.
• Technical or functional leadership experience and TS/SCI security clearance.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on space, defense, and intelligence missions involving real hardware and advanced sensing systems.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance; 401(k) retirement plan options; paid vacation, holidays, and sick leave.
• Paid parental leave, employee discounts, company stock or cash incentives, and an employee stock purchase program.
• Work includes periods of sitting, standing, walking, computer work, and occasional exposure to moderate noise, dust, and fumes in production areas.