# Imagery Scientist (SAR)

Leidos has an exciting opportunity for an Expert Level Imagery Scientist (SAR) - to join our team in Alexandria, VA. The SAR Geospatial Analyst shall provide geospatial and imagery expertise and quantitative analysis to make recommendations that improve data curation and development in support of Machine Learning algorithm testing and evaluation. The Imagery Scientist is the subject matter expert on their respective imagery modality (e.g., Synthetic Aperture Radar). They shall 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. Primary Responsibilities Conduct assessment of potential differences between new sensor characteristics and capabilities compared to currently utilized platforms Assess 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 op

- **Id**: 1245588
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/leidos-imagery-scientist-sar-5>
- **Role**: Science & Research
- **Role family**: Science & Research
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Alexandria, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-09-23T00:00:00Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-09-23
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-06T12:09:25Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 44
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 5866
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Equity
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: National Security, C4ISR, Defense Manufacturing, Engineering Services

## Company

- **Id**: 7791
- **Name**: Leidos
- **Domain**: leidos.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/leidos>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: services
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Workday

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 77
- **Open postings**: 309
- **Ghost share**: 0.003
- **Stale share**: 0.89
- **Repost share**: 0.01
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 28
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-06T05:58:05Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 116350
- **Max**: 210325
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 210325

## Technologies

- **ETL/ELT** — Optional: no
- **Machine Learning** — Optional: no
- **MATLAB** — Optional: no
- **Python** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 44

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: yes

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-09-25T17:24:57Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 50 · green card filings: 24; Filings 12m: 50; Filings prev 12m: 58; Green card filings 12m: 24

## Liveness

- **Score**: 15
- **Band**: cold
- **Label**: Long shot
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.423
- **P room**: 0.36
- **Age days**: 44
- **Expected fill days**: 28
- **Reasons**: conf:1, stale_co, velocity, win:tail, crowd:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-06T05:58:05Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 210325
- **Is top pay**: yes

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