Sr. Spectral Scientist (Atmospheric Research)

Sr. Spectral Atmospheric ScientistC-Star supports our customers with advanced intelligence analysis to aid analysts, the warfighters, and decision makers. You will be supporting a team in Springfield, VA located at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. This position is full-time on-site and a Top Secret Clearance with SCI access is required.As a spectral scientist, you will focus on research and implementation of algorithms in software tools. You will be developing software tools and plug-ins for hyperspectral data. You will work with multiple atmospheric correction techniques like QUAC, FLAASH, QUAC-LSP, and others. Your tools will need to correlate results from multiple algorithms and work to improve results. You will test and validate them for use by the analytic community. You will be required to collaborate effectively with other team members who will also be building other tools to be used by other Community partners. Communication and collaboration are important aspects of this team to ensure tools run correctly and effectively.In this job you will:Research radiative transfer theory as it pertains to atmospheric correction of hyperspectral data.Develop and implement new software and tools for improved data processing, calibration, and atmospheric correction.Perform development of target detection algorithms; a physics or spectral phenomenology understanding is needed.Implement software tools in Python, C++, or IDL.Build, test, and validate the software and tools.Document your code in proper software deliverables.Present your work in technical forums and analyst exchanges.Collaborate with other teams within the DoD and IC.Required Education, Experience, & SkillsBA/BS and 10 years of relevant experience (may substitute 4 years experience for a M.A/M.S or 8 years for a Ph.D).Experienced in Python and IDL.Experience with programming for hyperspectral data analysis.An active TS/SCI Clearance.Preferred Education, Experience, & SkillsExperience with hyperspectral image processing techniques and calibration.Experience processing, exploiting, and disseminating results of data analysis to customers.Experience with QUAC, FLAASH, or QUAC-LSP.C-Star provides employees with a competitive benefits package for health, dental, vision, 401K matching, and a flexible work-day and leave policy.C-Star is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

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