Senior EO Imagery Scientist / Exploitation Specialist / NGA MAVEN Program

Location: Springfield, VA
Clearance: Active TS/SCI Required
Position Type: Full-Time

Position Overview

Seeking a Senior EO Imagery Scientist / Exploitation Specialist to support the NGA MAVEN Program. This position serves as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Electro-Optical (EO) imagery, providing technical leadership for imagery acquisition, exploitation, curation, preprocessing, sensor integration, and data preparation supporting advanced GEOINT and AI/ML initiatives.

The successful candidate will leverage expertise in remote sensing, EO phenomenology, image processing, and imagery exploitation to support the development of next-generation intelligence capabilities across the Intelligence Community.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the EO imagery SME supporting NGA MAVEN exploitation, sensor integration, and data operations.
• Evaluate and integrate emerging EO sensors and platforms into existing Government data pipelines and workflows.
• Assess new sensor characteristics, metadata structures, data formats, and acquisition methods to support operational integration.
• Develop imagery preprocessing, tiling, orthorectification, and transformation workflows for AI/ML model development.
• Analyze image quality, sensor metadata, and collection geometry to optimize imagery acquisition and exploitation strategies.
• Generate and manage imagery pre-labels derived from intelligence reporting, machine observations, and human analysis.
• Collaborate with SAR Imagery Scientists and technical teams to provide coincident EO imagery supporting multi-sensor exploitation efforts.
• Develop mathematical models and automated processes to convert imagery between formats while maintaining geospatial accuracy and metadata integrity.
• Manage daily imagery curation, acquisition, preprocessing, and weekly delivery operations.
• Support Government priorities for data diversity, quality assurance, and rapid operational response requirements.

Required Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI Clearance.
• Bachelor's degree in Remote Sensing, Geospatial Intelligence, Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or related technical discipline.
• 4+ years of experience supporting EO imagery exploitation, analysis, and remote sensing operations.
• Strong understanding of:
• EO collection systems and phenomenology
• Image formation processes
• Remote sensing principles
• Imagery exploitation methodologies
• Sensor metadata and image quality assessment
• Experience exploiting EO imagery to identify and locate objects, activities, and intelligence targets.
• Experience developing, testing, and evaluating imagery processing algorithms, workflows, and methodologies.
• Proficiency with advanced analytical tools such as:
• Python
• MATLAB
• Google Earth Engine
• Other geospatial processing platforms
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience applying Computer Vision (CV), Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Machine Learning (ML) techniques to EO imagery and intelligence problems.
• Experience supporting NGA, NRO, DIA, DoD, or Intelligence Community GEOINT programs.
• Experience with large-scale imagery curation and cloud-based geospatial processing environments.
• GEOINT Professional Certification (GPC) preferred.

Why Join MAVEN?

This role directly supports NGA's mission to accelerate GEOINT modernization through Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. You will play a critical role in developing and operationalizing advanced EO exploitation capabilities that support national security missions across the Department of Defense and Intelligence Community.

Pay: $225,000.00 - $234,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Experience:

• supporting EO imagery exploitation, and remote sensing : 5 years (Required)

Security clearance:

• Top Secret (Preferred)

Work Location: In person