Research and Development Image Scientist

About This Role

This role involves advancing the state-of-the-art in image processing, computer vision, and computational imaging as part of the Image Science and Computer Vision team at the Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) at Penn State. You will work with a diverse engineering team to design, build, test, and integrate solutions for defense, law enforcement, security, disaster relief, human geography, disaster preparedness, and first response.

Responsibilities

• Lead programs and be part of a highly collaborative team
• Support scientific research projects by summarizing current research and application materials
• Model the imaging chain for many sensing modalities and platforms across a wide array of applications
• Apply the scientific method across multiple disciplines to engineering and geospatial sciences and develop system analytics through organized experimentation
• Develop the ability to discover and capture information from geospatial data to better represent the most advanced understanding of world events, systems, and discrete entities
• Grow career and capabilities
• Plan and conduct applied research
• Provide technical guidance
• Report results
• Foster trusted relationships with sponsors
• Lead small-to-medium research efforts
• Advise on new and evolving technology and techniques
• Engage in research efforts ranging from proof-of-concept through integrated production systems

Requirements

• Subject matter expertise in modeling imaging systems and the image formation process in EO and/or SAR
• Support of imaging system research and development programs, and demonstrated leadership capabilities
• Independent research and high-quality documentation of findings to communicate to a diverse team
• Design of experiments, analysis, and design or apply meaningful metrics to measure results
• Execution of specific research projects and meet task deadlines and goals
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to express yourself and ideas successfully to others in order to provide understanding
• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Science with 14+ years of relevant experience (for Senior Professional level) or 5+ years of relevant experience (for Advanced Professional level)
• Ability to obtain a government security clearance
• U.S. citizen
• Successful completion of a pre-employment drug screen

Nice to have:

• Master’s degree or higher in a relevant field of study
• Writing and executing scripts in Python, R, Java, MATLAB, or some other broadly accessible language
• Support of DoD/IC research programs