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CHEManager International · 19 hours ago

Senior Scientist

Dayton, OH

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$200K/yr - $240K/yr

5+ years exp

Skyline Scientific is a company focused on developing innovative solutions for national security. They are seeking a Senior Scientist to lead research and algorithm development for electro-optical and infrared sensing systems, applying advanced analytics and physics-based modeling to enhance remote sensing capabilities.

Responsibilities

Provide senior level research and development of advanced algorithms for EO/IR remote sensing systems, enabling detection, tracking, location, and characterization of targets

Design, implement, and evaluate algorithms to assess EO/IR sensor and camera system performance, including noise modeling, calibration, and sensitivity analysis

Conduct advanced analytics research across multiple remote sensing platforms, sensors, and collection geometries

Analyze datasets to extract signatures, characterize targets, and generate actionable intelligence insights

Review, validate, and enhance analytic products to ensure technical rigor and mission relevance

Maintain detailed, reproducible analysis logs documenting workflows, assumptions, and analytic methods

Adapt quickly to real-time mission demands and respond to EO/IR analysis requests

Support collection planning and requirements definition for remote sensors, coordinating priorities across multiple systems

Test and evaluate emerging EO/IR algorithms, tools, and exploitation platforms; and help develop new trade studies and capability assessments

Prepare and deliver technical briefings, analytic findings, and customer-facing presentations

Produce technical reports documenting analytic methodologies, results, limitations, and conclusions

Mentor junior analysts and researchers; contribute to analytic standards, best practices, and methodology development

Recommend enhancements to sensor tools, processes, and workflows; support development of new analytic applications that improve product quality

Qualification

EO/IR phenomenologyAlgorithm developmentImage processingData analyticsPythonC/C++IDLMATLABMulti-data stream analysisDocumentation skillsOrganizational skillsVerbal communicationTeamwork

Required

Active TOP SECRET/SCI with the ability to obtain a Poly: This position requires a security clearance, which is issued by the US government-U.S. citizenship is required to obtain a security clearance

Bachelor's degree in Image Science, Engineering, Applied Physics, Atmospheric Science, Applied Mathematics, or in related fields and 5 years of OPIR experience

Experience with image processing and/or digital signal processing tools that process short and mid-wave infrared

Experience using algorithms for target detection and background suppression

Experience in the TCPED process for OPIR, either in Tasking, Collection, Processing, Exploitation, and Dissemination

Experience using multi-data stream ingest and analysis techniques

Excellent documentation skills, organizational skills, and verbal communication (including presentation) skills

Ability to work independently or with a team