{"id":2138268,"url":"https://alion.io/job/avalore-exploitation-specialist-imagery-scientist-expert","title":"Exploitation Specialist / Imagery Scientist, Expert","company":{"id":8207,"name":"Avalore","domain":"avalore.ai","url":"https://alion.io/company/avalore","size_band":"51-200","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Workable","truth_index":{"grade":"A","score":89,"open_postings":4,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0.25,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":131,"computed_at":"2026-11-03T05:54:40Z"}},"role":"Science & Research","role_family":"Science & Research","seniority":"senior","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Springfield, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":205000,"max":250000,"currency":"USD","period":"year","gross":null,"usd_annual":250000},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"ETL/ELT","optional":false},{"name":"Machine Learning","optional":false},{"name":"MATLAB","optional":false},{"name":"NLP","optional":false},{"name":"Python","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-10-08T00:00:00Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-10-08","last_verified_at":"2026-11-03T04:28:24Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":26,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":26},"description":"* This role in contingent upon award*\nAvalore, LLC is seeking an Exploitation Specialist / Imagery Scientist, Expert to support Department of War (DoW) customers in Springfield, VA.\nThe Exploitation Specialist / Imagery Scientist, Expert will be SAR-focused and provide technical direction and conduct the work necessary to acquire and prepare imagery of the necessary quality, standards, and requirements provided by the Government. Developed solutions should be informed by specific phenomenology limitations and advantages of the sensors and platforms in mind. Additional activities include:\nIntegrate emerging sensors and platforms into existing Maven or Government directed data pipelines and workflows. These emerging sensors may still be going through their experimentation/pre-IOC (Initial Operating Capability) phase prior to final full operational status. With as much available information as possible on the emerging sensor, develop pipelines and relevant data structures to incorporate new sensor source into existing data workflows.\nConduct assessment of potential differences between new sensor characteristics and capabilities compared to currently utilized platforms\nAssess potential differences in metadata, data format, and data structure characteristics in regards to changes to databases, schemas, APis, and other ETL related processes for the ingestion and movement of data when integrating into the existing data operations pipeline\nDetermine how to acquire new data, potential latency associated with acquisition, data formats, and security domains\nDetermine how to pre-process and standardize the data to match existing data standards or to be transformed into a usable state for labeling and model development purposes. This may involve converting between file format types or tiling full-size images into specified sizes or geospatial bounds.\nInvestigate any gaps in the emerging sensor capability that may need to be supplemented by other sources\nExplore options for coincident imagery collects from other imagery platforms ( e.g., EO platforms) that align with areas of emerging sensor's collection. Determine other platforms with similar geographic and temporal coverage.\nDevelop and implement mathematical conversion models to transform data labels from multiple imagery types ( e.g., PNG to SICD, WBID, SIDD), as well as between orthorectified and non-orthorectified imagery\nDevelop methods to execute tiling and pre-processing of full-size raw imagery intospecified sizes and data formats (e.g., PNG) while maintaining metadata and data integrity\nDevelop and implement mathematical conversion models to transform pre-processed tiles between image types and generate tiles with specified, precise geospatial boundaries. These methods should account for orthorectification and other geospatial aspects to ensure edges of the tile remain geospatially accurate. Generate tiles from full-size imagecollects that match specific pixel dimensions or geospatial boundaries.\n\nAnalyze and assess image quality and sensor metadata to make recommendations andcurate imagery acquisition in alignment with Government directed priorities.\n\nExecute day-to-day management of all imagery curation, acquisition, and pre-processing of imagery, such as image tiling, generation of pre-labels (i.e., labels generated from intelligence reporting, machine-derived observation, human observation, or other method that indicates the geospatial location and classification of an object according to a defined ontology used to tip and cue human labelers to an object of interest), and convertingbetween file types in accordance with NGA Maven data strategies\n\nGeneration of pre-labels derived from: Intelligence reporting, Machine-derivedobservations, Human observations, other methods identifying geospatial location and object classification. Pre-labels must conform to defined ontology standards and serve to tip and cue human labelers to objects of interest.\n\nProvide EO imagery coincident with any SAR delivered imagery within a specified geographic and temporal range\nIdentify methods to curate imagery according to Government directed prioritization. Examples of curation methods include using Natural Language Processing (NLP) to extract information from Intelligence Reporting, develop automated or semi-automated machine-based technologies to maximize likelihood of imagery with objects of interest or connect to intelligence repositories via API\nMonitor and prioritize data holdings to support data diversity needs defined by theGovernment ( e.g., different geographic regions, temporal windows, metadata\ncharacteristics, scene characteristics, image sensor platforms)\n\nDevelop, test, and evaluate new algorithms, processes, methodologies, and products usingremotely sensed data, imagery, and cloud-based solutions.\n\nOversee weekly deliveries of processed imagery and conduct ad-hoc deliveries as needed for quick-tum operations support.\nRequirements\n TS/SCI with CI Poly Eligibility\n4+ years as a SAR expert with understanding of collection, phenomenology, image formation process, and exploitation products.\nExhibit experience using SARPy and Matlab SAR toolbox\nExperience in RNIIRS, information theoretic-based image quality metrics, SAR imagery quality metrics (e.g., Integrated Sidelobe Ratio, Multiplicative Noise Ratio), and sensor metadata describing impacts of geometry on phenomenology ( e.g., graze, squint, azimuth)\nExhibit experience exploiting SAR to determine the occurrence and location of objects of interest\nExhibit experience developing, testing, and evaluating new algorithms, processes, methodologies, and products using SAR imagery including experience utilizing advanced processing tools (e.g., Python, MATLAB, Google Earth Engine, etc.) to automate scientific processes of SAR imagery data to aid analysis\nExhibit experience communicating with a variety of technical and non-technicalaudiences on availability and capabilities of SAR imagery products, methodologies, procedures, and algorithms to enhance analysis.\n\nExhibit a deep understanding of the principles of remote sensing and imagery processing and advanced exploitation methods\nDesired:\nExhibit experience applying CV and machine learning (ML) techniques to SAR imagery and data to address intelligence problems\nWork Environment:\nModerate noise (i.e. business office with computers, phone and printers) and /or occasional Loud noise (airfield, large equipment). \nAbility to sit at a computer terminal for an extended period of time. \nPhysical Demands:\nWhile performing the responsibilities of the job, the employee is required to sit, stand, talk, and hear. \nEmployee is often required to sit and use their hands and fingers to operate a computer. \nReasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. \nTravel:\nUp to 10%/ Occasional travel. \nAvalore will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants who are unable to utilize our online application system due to a disability. Please send your request to .\nAvalore is an Equal Opportunity Employer - We not discriminate based on age, race, national or ethnic origin, gender, veterans status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other legally protected class. 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