Updated: Dec 02, 2025 - The Image Scientist supports the NGA Integration Test and Image Quality Office (TAC) on the Acadia program, collaborating with subject matter experts and customers to perform product evaluations, quality studies, and algorithm assessments. This role involves modeling and quantifying image quality across parameters, applying expertise in imaging systems such as electro-optical, radar, lidar, hyperspectral, and multispectral platforms. The scientist also develops algorithm documentation, test and verification methodologies, and leverages knowledge of GEOINT systems, sensors, detectors, atmospheric effects, and material properties to optimize performance.


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1. Image Scientist, Solis Applied Science, Charlottesville, VA
Job Summary:
- Conduct experiments and data analysis for image quality verification.
- Perform theoretical modeling for complex designs and proof of concept verification.
- Develop algorithms that enhance image quality.
- Work with multi-disciplinary teams and senior team members.
- Define requirements and high-level design for the imaging system.
- Collaborate with a team of scientists, engineers, and software developers on tasks and projects.
- Contribute to preliminary and critical design reviews during the product development process.
- Provide technical status reports to management.
Skills on Resume:
- Image Verification (Hard Skills)
- Theoretical Modeling (Hard Skills)
- Algorithm Development (Hard Skills)
- Teamwork (Soft Skills)
- System Design (Hard Skills)
- Collaboration (Soft Skills)
- Design Review (Soft Skills)
- Technical Reporting (Hard Skills)
2. Image Scientist, EOI Space, Louisville, CO
Job Summary:
- Understand complex Electro-Optical payloads.
- Provide engineering support to currently funded customer programs.
- Write engineering software scripts in a variety of languages for both problem solving and visualization.
- Conduct EO payload analysis and simulate EO performance.
- Understand image formation processing and analyze the iteration between EO payload designs and image formation processing algorithms.
- Responsible for remote sensing, to include an understanding of sensor payloads and their Concept of Operations (CONOPs).
- Upgrade and enhance existing engineering software scripts for new systems and payload concepts.
- Quickly learn new sensor phenomenology for experimental applications.
- Design engineering experiments for the purpose of understanding system design impacts or identifying optimal parameter settings.
- Explain and effectively communicate complex engineering analyses and studies to government and corporate management.
- Establish a plan for a project and to accomplish goals embodied by the plan.
- Contribute to team efforts or operate completely independently.
Skills on Resume:
- Electro-Optical Payloads (Hard Skills)
- Software Scripting (Hard Skills)
- EO Analysis (Hard Skills)
- Image Processing (Hard Skills)
- Remote Sensing (Hard Skills)
- Experiment Design (Hard Skills)
- Technical Communication (Soft Skills)
- Project Planning (Soft Skills)
3. Image Scientist, DigitalFish, Inc, San Francisco, CA
Job Summary:
- Support of NGA Integration Test and Image Quality Office (TAC) on the Acadia program
- Work with the community subject matter experts.
- Directly with the customer and with project autonomy not customarily given as a government contractor.
- Support product evaluations, quality studies, new product initializations, product algorithm assessments, or develop image quality equations.
- Quantify the expected quality of a system given various parameters.
- Work understanding and practical application of modeling components of the image path to include sensor, detector, atmospheric, and material properties.
- Responsible for imaging systems could include electrical-optical, radar, lidar, hyperspectral and/or multispectral on board space or airborne platforms.
- Develop an algorithm description documentation for software development.
- Familiarity with current GEOINT systems, products and development, as well as the exploitation software packages.
- Develop test and verification methodologies.
- Work within an existing team to complete tasks as prioritized by government customers.
Skills on Resume:
- Product Evaluation (Hard Skills)
- Quality Analysis (Hard Skills)
- Algorithm Assessment (Hard Skills)
- Image Modeling (Hard Skills)
- Imaging Systems (Hard Skills)
- GEOINT Knowledge (Hard Skills)
- Test Development (Hard Skills)
- Team Collaboration (Soft Skills)