Jobs for People with MS: National MS Society

SciTec has been awarded multiple government contracts and is growing our creative Team! SciTec, Inc. is a dynamic small business with the mission to deliver advanced sensor data processing technologies and scientific instrumentation capabilities in support of National Security and Defense. We support customers throughout the Department of Defense and U.S. Government in building innovative new tools to deliver unique world-class data exploitation capabilities.

Important Notice: SciTec exclusively works on U.S. government contracts that require U.S. citizenship for all employees. SciTec cannot sponsor or assume sponsorship of employee work visas of any type. Further, U.S. citizenship is a requirement to obtain and keep a security clearance. Applicants that do not meet these requirements will not be considered.

SciTec is seeking an experienced R&D Engineer. We are supporting our National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC) customer under the NOVASTAR contract. In this role, you will lead the development of innovative algorithms and data processing methods for object and event data exploitation. This role involves advancing environmental feature and target signature analysis within a robust technical intelligence (TI) mission framework, supporting both manual and automated exploitation systems. The successful candidate will play an integral part in the research, development, and integration of NASIC’s streaming processing environment and mission-critical applications.

Responsibilities

• Conduct research on unique environmental features and objects

• Collaborate with task order customers and Subject Matter Experts to identify and qualify detectable environmental features

• Generate geospatial track data and assess observations for target characterization

• Analyze metrics derived from observable data and develop tools for extracting significant targets and features

• Design and integrate algorithms for streaming and offline applications

• Work with task order customers to implement containerized code and support transition to mission-critical processing environments

• Develop solutions for detecting and tracking objects under various sensor and environmental conditions

• Conduct testing, validation, and verification of developed and deployed algorithms

• Develop workflows for automated feature identification, detection, and characterization

• Review and enhance existing code for automated detection and reduce false alarms

• Demonstrate alert systems for features of interest, while focusing on performance improvement and reliability

• Communicate effectively in both written and verbal form with peers & decision makers

• Work collaboratively with multiple contractor teams

• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in the physical sciences, mathematics, engineering, computer science, or related area

• Minimum of 5 years experience in R&D of algorithms and data processing techniques for environmental or target feature exploitation

• Demonstrated strong knowledge of geospatial data analysis and feature characterization

• Proficiency in automated detection systems and algorithm optimization

• Excellent collaboration skills with the ability to work with government stakeholders and mission partners

• Active TS Clearance with SCI eligibility

• Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively

• Proven track record of presenting to and influencing stakeholders and technical leadership

• Good verbal and written communication skills

• Ability to work full-time in-person in Dayton, OH office location

• Detail oriented

Candidates who have any of the following skills will be preferred

• Experience in image processing with Python, including development using libraries such as Pillow (PIL), OpenCV, and scikit-image to perform tasks like resizing, filtering, color adjustments, format conversions, and advanced transformations, such as static and dynamic object detection

• Experience with development environments Anaconda and Miniconda

• Background in technical intelligence applications and experience with ARCADE or similar systems

*Resumes, Cover Letters, and Applications which are generated by AI will not be considered for employment.

Benefits

SciTec offers a highly competitive salary and benefits package, including:

• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)

• 3% Fully Vested Company 401K Contribution (no employee contribution required)

• 100% company paid HSA Medical insurance, with a choice of 2 buy-up options

• 80% company paid Dental insurance

• 100% company paid Vision insurance

• 100% company paid Life insurance

• 100% company paid Long-term Disability insurance

• 100% company paid Hospital Indemnity insurance

• Voluntary Accident and Critical Illness insurance

• Short-term Disability insurance

• Annual Profit-Sharing Plan

• Discretionary Performance Bonus

• Paid Parental Leave

• Generous Paid Time Off, including Holiday, Vacation, and Sick Pay

• Flexible Work Hours

The pay range for this position is $116,000 - $165,000 / year ($116,000-$140,000 for Sr. Staff/ $140,000-$165,000 for Senior). SciTec considers several factors when extending an offer of employment, including but not limited to the role and associated responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, education/training, and key skills. This is not a guarantee of compensation.

SciTec is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.