Sensor Engineer IV (Imaging Science)

Location: White Sands, New Mexico, United States; no remote or telework allowed

Salary: $5,000 per month

Company

hirify.global supports engineering and new capabilities integration efforts for emerging systems.

What you will do

• Model sensor systems and decompose product-formation elements to quantify image-chain quality.
• Assess algorithms against mission applications and establish baseline system performance for sensor initialization.
• Monitor operational system performance over time and investigate errors and image artifacts.
• Recommend possible causes and corrective actions for detected performance issues.
• Develop and execute testing and verification methodologies for current systems and products.

Requirements

• Active and maintainable TS/SCI clearance with polygraph required.
• 8–10 years of experience with a BS, 6–8 years with an MS, or 3–5 years with a PhD.
• Degree in Imaging Science or Engineering.
• Experience in image science, including phenomenology, sensor technology, and image processing.
• Knowledge of image-chain analysis, sensor modeling, signal quality and noise, optics, detector calibration, pixel-data processing, and image-quality metrics.
• Understanding of systems engineering lifecycles, independent testing, data verification, and sensor imaging systems.

Nice to have

• Degree in Image Science, Engineering, or Physics.
• Understanding of the enterprise TCPED process and RF analysis or antenna modeling.
• Experience in DoD or IC operational environments and on Product Initialization teams.
• Understanding of machine learning and neural network algorithms.
• Engineering-code development experience with C, Python, Matlab, or IDL.

Culture & Benefits

• Regular full-time employment.
• Work as part of a skilled, long-standing team supporting emerging systems.
• Opportunity to work independently and collaboratively in a dynamic engineering environment.
• Equal opportunity employment with a federal government contractor.