Senior Remote Sensing Software Engineer

About the role

Booz Allen is looking for a Senior Remote Sensing Software Engineer to architect advanced SDA and remote sensing exploitation pipelines, guide technical direction and lead multi-disciplinary teams building high-fidelity space observation analytics. The role shapes tools that combine imaging physics, ML-based behavior inference and multi-sensor fusion, and joins a collaborative technical delivery team.

Key responsibilities

• Architect end-to-end remote sensing processing systems for EO/IR missions
• Lead development of radiometric and spectral response models
• Oversee advanced imaging algorithms including multi-frame super-resolution, deconvolution, target phenomenology detection and low-SNR enhancement
• Direct ML-based anomaly detection, behavior classification and object discrimination frameworks
• Design multi-sensor fusion pipelines combining GEOINT, Radar, RF and optical data using Bayesian or ML-based methods
• Lead trajectory estimation and 3D kinematic modeling, including IOD, parallax exploitation and uncertainty quantification
• Architect scalable scientific computing solutions using Python, C++, CUDA, HPC clusters or cloud-native platforms
• Mentor junior engineers and help set technical roadmaps with client and mission leadership

Required profile

• 8+ years of experience in remote sensing, image or signal processing, or GEOINT data exploitation
• Bachelor's degree in a STEM field; Master's in CS, Software Engineering, Physics, Mathematics or related field preferred; PhD a plus
• Active TS/SCI clearance; willingness to take a polygraph exam; security investigation required
• Nice to have: missile warning/tracking systems experience, synthetic model training, uncertainty quantification, Kalman filtering, publications or presentations, and a Master's or PhD

Required skills

• Python, scientific Python packages, or other object-oriented languages such as C++ or JavaScript
• ML systems for imagery processing, target detection, tracking or object classification
• Large-scale software environments such as CUDA, HPC or cloud
• CI/CD pipelines with Kubernetes, Docker or Jenkins
• Orbital mechanics, satellite characterization and SDA operational workflows

What we offer

• Projected annual salary range of $86,800 to $198,000 depending on experience, education and contract specifics
• Health, life, disability, financial and retirement benefits, paid leave and professional development
• Tuition assistance, work-life programs and dependent care support
• A recognition awards program for exceptional performance