Maxar Technologies · 4 months ago
Sr. Software Developer (Computer Vision)
Springfield, VA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$155K/yr - $259K/yr
8+ years expMaxar Technologies is seeking an independent, creative, and driven Software Developer/ Data Scientist to join their team. The role involves working on all stages of the data science pipeline, including developing new machine learning algorithms and applying existing models to large datasets to support national security missions.
AerospaceGeospatialGovernmentRemote SensingSatellite CommunicationTelecommunications
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Extracting and transforming data using programming languages such as Python and associated open-source data analytics libraries
Ascertaining unique ways to apply algorithms to derive specific customer data analytic results
Applying big data analytics tools to large, diverse sets of collection data to assess risk of adverse threat activities
Extending existing algorithms as required to support customer requirements
Applying data science methods to create and optimize convolutional neural networks that will perform classification, localization and segmentation of various modalities of remotely-sensed imagery
Contribute to the development of data analytics, user workflows and interfaces, security authentication, and service call architecture comprising a family of applications in our software suite
Create rapid prototypes and design and implement complex, cutting-edge systems with a focus on collecting, parsing, managing, analyzing, and visualizing large sets of CV data to extract meaningful knowledge
Work with emerging technologies and data science techniques in support of endeavors to address the critical needs of the Intelligence Community, Department of Defense, and other government agencies
Qualification
Required
Must be a US Citizen, current/active TS/SCI clearance, and willing and able to obtain a CI Polygraph
BS in Computer Science or related degree with 15 years experience; or 10 years and a Masters degree; or a PhD with 8 years experience
Willing to work onsite in Springfield, VA
Strong developer, particularly in C++, Python, R, SQL and shell script
Experience writing and working with GPU-accelerated software
Experience using Docker for packaging and delivering data science capabilities
Experience developing and testing machine learning, deep learning, or computer vision models
Experience with Data Analytics
Experience in machine learning and data science
Experience conducting model feasibility research and algorithm development for machine learning
Preferred
Graduate experience working with probabilistic and stochastic statistical analysis or computational intelligence
Strong object-oriented programming skills
Containerization experience is a plus, particularly using Docker and Kubernetes
Cloud services (AWS, GCP, Azure)
Experience with development tools such as Git, GitLab CI/CD
Ability to work both independently and in a team environment
Effective oral and written communication skills to include active listening
Experience with different flavors of Linux including Debian, Red Hat, Ubuntu, etc
Programming in parallel computing
Experience with PyTorch, TensorFlow, and Keras
Experience working with open-source resources in a government computing environment
Benefits
Paid time off
Health and welfare insurance
401(k)
Company
Maxar Technologies
Maxar Technologies is a space technology firm that offers communication and observation satellites for commercial and government sectors.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown2004-07-20IPO
Leadership Team
Arvind Srinivasan
Chief Technology Officer
Recent News
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