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Job Description
The SAR Imagery Scientist Lead serves as the subject matter expert in Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Imagery modality, provides technical direction and conducts the research necessary to acquire and prepare imagery of the necessary quality, standards, and requirements provided by the Government. The qualified individual will develop solutions stemming from their deep experience working with imagery from a variety of sensors and platforms. The SAR Imagery Scientist will routinely provide geospatial and imagery expertise and quantitative analysis to make recommendations that improve curation and development in support of Machine Learning algorithm testing and evaluation. The Lead will also serve as supervisor of BAE Systems and partner personnel.
Day-to-day tasks may include but not be limited to:
Day-to-day tasks may include but not be limited to:
- Conducting assessments of potential differences between new sensor characteristics and capabilities as compared to currently utilized platforms.
- Assessing potential differences in metadata, data format, and data structure characteristics in regard to changes to databases, schemas, API’s and other ETL related processes for the ingestion and movement of data when integrating into the existing data operations pipeline.
- Determining how to acquire new data, potential latency associated with acquisition, data formats, and security domains.
- Determining 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 testing purposes. This may involve converting between file format types or tiling full-size images into specified sizes or geospatial bounds.
- Investigating any gaps in the emerging sensor capability that may need to be supplemented by other sources.
- Exploring 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.
- Managing time, timesheet deadlines, and report generation as needed.