Senior SAR Imagery Analyst / Scientist
Location
Sterling, VA
Job Type
Full-time
Category
other-general
Posted
June 17, 2026
**Job Description**
The Senior SAR Imagery Analyst Scientist will provide Geospatial and Imagery expertise and quantitative analysis to make recommendations that improve data curation and development in support of Machine Learning (ML) algorithm testing and evaluation.
**Day-to-day tasks may include but not be limited to:**
+ Assisting the SAR Lead in conducting assessment of potential differences between new sensor characteristics and capabilities compared to currently utilized platforms.
+ Assessing the potential differences in metadata, data format, and data structure characteristics in regards to the 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.
+ Determine how to acquire new data, potential latency associated with acquisition, data formats, and security domains.
+ Determine how to pre-process and standardize the data to match exis...
The Senior SAR Imagery Analyst Scientist will provide Geospatial and Imagery expertise and quantitative analysis to make recommendations that improve data curation and development in support of Machine Learning (ML) algorithm testing and evaluation.
**Day-to-day tasks may include but not be limited to:**
+ Assisting the SAR Lead in conducting assessment of potential differences between new sensor characteristics and capabilities compared to currently utilized platforms.
+ Assessing the potential differences in metadata, data format, and data structure characteristics in regards to the 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.
+ Determine how to acquire new data, potential latency associated with acquisition, data formats, and security domains.
+ Determine how to pre-process and standardize the data to match exis...