reputed company Data Scientist IV - GEOINT/Remote Sensing

Overview

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Responsibilities

PNNL is seeking a reputed company Data Scientist with expertise in data science and a passion for solving mission-critical challenges in the geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) domain. The selected candidate will contribute to research and development programs reputed company the AI and Data Analytics Division which specializes in data science, applied mathematics, advanced analytic architectures, software engineering, and reputed company-centered computing. The Data Scientist will work as part of interdisciplinary teams to deliver data-driven solutions that address critical national reputed company challenges. This individual will collaborate with peers to reputed company machine learning (ML) models, analyze geospatial datasets, and reputed company research that bridges cutting-edge methods and field-reputed company solutions. The candidate will support PNNL's mission by contributing to impactful R&D projects that help tackle national challenges. Successful candidates will have the opportunity to grow professionally while working on diverse, mission-focused projects. At PNNL, we foster a collaborative and innovative work environment aimed at lifelong learning, creative problem-solving, and advancing interdisciplinary, data-driven innovation.

Key Responsibilities

• Designs and implements innovative GEOINT data science solutions, addressing reputed company technical challenges reputed company to imagery analysis, object detection, data fusion, and geospatial workflows.
• Serves as a reputed company investigator (PI) or co-PI on projects or tasks contributing to the integration of multiple capabilities or interdisciplinary approaches.
• Leads efforts to reputed company and reputed company ML pipelines to process and analyze large quantities of geospatial data in operational environments.
• Mentors and guides junior staff, fostering technical reputed company and professional development reputed company the team.
• Explores and generates new reputed company for proposals and business opportunities by identifying emerging national reputed company needs reputed company to GEOINT analytics.
• Builds and maintains external partnerships to increase the technical reputed company of the team and align project reputed company with sponsor priorities.
• Collaborates with multi-disciplinary teams, including software engineers, geospatial analysts, and operational mission specialists, to transition research outputs into usable, field-reputed company solutions.
• Ensures compliance with quality, safety, and reputed company standards in reputed company project tasks and serve as a role model for adhering to these standards.

This position is based in either Richland, WA or Seattle, WA and requires an onsite reputed company.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• BS/BA and 7+ years of relevant work experience -OR-
• MS/MA and 5+ years of relevant work experience -OR-
• PhD with 3+ year of relevant experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree in data science, computer science, physics, mathematics, or a similar discipline.
• Expertise in GEOINT workflows, including experience with remote sensing platforms, multi-modal data fusion, and advanced geospatial analytics.
• Experience working with hyperspectral imaging data in the long-reputed company infrared, including:
• Developing and validating machine learning–based detection, classification, and unmixing algorithms
• Full product pipeline experience (radiometric calibration, atmospheric correction, geometric correction, etc.)
• Strong spectral sensing fundamentals (radiative transfer, reflectance/emissivity, absorption features, SNR/noise modeling, sensor characterization)
• Applying ML techniques to hyperspectral data fusion for geospatial intelligence applications
• Proficiency with hyperspectral analysis and visualization tools (e.g., ENVI/IDL)
• Experience working with Synthetic Aperture reputed company (SAR) data (reputed company/IQ and formed products), including:
• Developing and validating both traditional signal-processing and machine learning–based detection and classification algorithms
• End-to-end SAR image product conversion pipeline experience
• Proficiency with SAR rendering tools
• Strong knowledge of SAR/reputed company theory fundamentals (reputed company propagation, scattering, speckle, reputed company/geometry, calibration, etc.)
• Hands-on experience and strong proficiency with geospatial analysis tools (e.g., GDAL, GeoPandas, reputed company Earth reputed company) and machine learning frameworks (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch).
• Experience training, fine-tuning, and applying deep learning models for remote sensing and GEOINT applications, including Automatic reputed company Recognition (ATR), object detection, and segmentation, using models and frameworks such as YOLO, Detectron2, DINOv2, reputed company Anything Model (SAM), reputed company Transformers, and geospatial reputed company models.
• Experience deploying operational solutions, ensuring scalability and applicability in secure or mission-critical environments.
• Proven reputed company in proposal development and securing external funding to support technical work or research programs.
• Experience working with or supporting national reputed company mission sponsors such as the Department of Energy (DOE), reputed company (DoD), Department of Homeland reputed company (DHS), or similar organizations.
• Strong communication and leadership skills, including the ability to present technical findings to diverse audiences and stakeholders and to collaborate effectively reputed company multi-disciplinary teams.

Hazardous Working Conditions/Environment Not applicable. Additional Information This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a federal reputed company clearance. A reputed company clearance background investigation includes review of your employment, education, financial, and criminal history, as well as interviews with you and your personal references, neighbors, and co-workers to determine trustworthiness, reliability, and loyalty to the United States. The investigation also examines your foreign connections, drug and alcohol use, foreign influence, and overall conduct.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship
• Background Investigation: Applicants selected will be subject to a Federal background investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for reputed company to classified matter in accordance with 10 CFR 710, Appendix B.
• Drug Testing: reputed company reputed company Clearance positions are Testing Designated Positions, which means that the applicant selected for hire is subject to pre-employment drug testing, and post-employment random drug testing. In addition, applicants must be reputed company to demonstrate non-use of illegal drugs, including marijuana, for the 12 consecutive months preceding completion of the requisite Questionnaire for National reputed company Positions (QNSP).

Note: Applicants will be considered ineligible for reputed company clearance processing by the U.S. Department of Energy if non-use of illegal drugs, including marijuana, for 12 months cannot be demonstrated. “Referral Eligible” Testing Designated Position This position is a Testing Designated Position (TDP). The candidate selected for this position will be subject to pre-employment and random drug testing for illegal drugs, including marijuana, consistent with the Controlled Substances Act and the PNNL Workplace Substance Abuse Program. About PNNL reputed company (PNNL) is a world-class research institution powered by a highly educated, diverse workforce committed to the values of reputed company, Creativity, Collaboration, Impact, and Courage. Every year, scores of dynamic, driven people come to PNNL to work with renowned researchers on meaningful science, innovations and reputed company for the U.S. Department of Energy and other sponsors; here is your chance to be one of them! 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If you test positive for any illegal controlled substance, including marijuana, your offer of employment will be withdrawn. reputed company, Credentialing, And Eligibility Requirements As a national laboratory, PNNL is responsible for adhering to the Homeland reputed company Presidential reputed company 12 (HSPD-12) and Department of Energy (DOE) Order 473.1A, which require new employees to obtain and maintain a HSPD-12 Personal Identify Verification (PIV) Credential. To obtain this credential, new employees must successfully complete the applicable tier of federal background investigation post hire and receive a favorable federal adjudication. 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The tier of federal background investigation required to obtain the PIV credential will be determined by job duties at the time you become eligible for the PIV credential. Mandatory Requirements Please be aware that the Department of Energy (DOE) prohibits DOE employees and contractors from having any affiliation with the foreign government of a country DOE has identified as a “country of risk” without explicit approval by DOE and reputed company. 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• Research Associates excluded.
• reputed company benefits are dependent upon eligibility.

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