Photogrammetrist

Photogrammetrist

Strategic ACI is seeking a motivated Photogrammetrist to support product evaluations, quality studies, and new product initializations. Responsibilities include:

• Sensor modeling; decomposing product formation elements to quantify the overall quality of the image chain.
• Geolocation and mensuration accuracy assessments.
• Modeling geometric collection process to trace the exact location of a point on the ground to the pixel location on an image.
• Support engineering analysis activities, including assessment projects related to the National System for Geospatial-Intelligence (NSG).
• Performing baseline assessment of system performance to support sensor initialization.
• Operational monitoring of system performance over time.
• Responding to detected errors by recommending possible causes and corrective actions.

Qualifications: Required:

• Active Top Secret clearance, and willing to upgrade to TS/SCI as well as the ability to pass a polygraph within 30 days of employment or at the customer's request.
• Bachelor's degree in Photogrammetry, Image Science, Physics, Mathematics, or Statistics.
• Experience with various exploitation software such as ARC-GIS, SOCET GXP, QT Modeler, Active Earthscape, ERDAS Imagine, or Remote View.
• 10+ years of experience working with imagery and imagery platforms.
• Geolocation and mensuration assessment experience.
• Applied knowledge of sensor imaging systems, products, and exploitation processes.
• Basic understanding of the systems engineering lifecycle to include independent testing and data verification.
• Strong written and oral communication skills, with emphasis on briefing to obtain decisions and solve technical issues and test plans/reports writing.
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
• Willingness to learn, solve problems and perform in a dynamic work environment.
• Track record of delivering results.

Desired:

• Understanding and application of basic image quality standards, scales, and metrics.
• Experience with image products and services such as the Digital Point Positioning Database (DPPDB), Controlled Image Base (CIB), or Orthorectified Commercial Imagery (CI-Ortho).
• Image processing and Digital Signal processing experience.
• Knowledge of NSG tasking, collection, processing, exploitation and dissemination (TCPED) image chain.
• Experience with Mensuration Services Program (MSP).
• ASPRS membership or professional certificate.
• Experience working in a DoD or IC operational, technical, or research environment.
• Experience developing engineering code (C, Python, Matlab, IDL) to solve hard problems and create processes for repeatable results.

About Strategic Alliance Consulting, Inc. Strategic Alliance Consulting Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It has been and will continue to be a fundamental policy of Strategic ACI not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, gender, gender identity, pregnancy, marital status, partnership status, domestic violence victim status, sexual orientation, age, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, veteran or military status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, caregiver status, unemployment status or any other characteristic prohibited by federal, state and/or local laws. This policy applies to all aspects of employment, including hiring, promotion, demotion, compensation, training, working conditions, transfer, job assignments, benefits, layoff, and termination.

Why choose a career with Strategic ACI? Strategic Alliance Consulting, Inc. believes that our greatest asset is our employees. Our goal is not to meet our staff's expectations, but to exceed them. Competitive salaries, work-life balance, industry leading benefits packages, and family first values are at the core of Strategic ACI's culture. We're proud to be selected as a 2020 Best Places to Work in the Greater Washington Area by the Washington Business Journal (WBJ), as well as being 1 of 19 Virginia based companies to be awarded the prestigious HIRE Vets Gold Medallion by the Department of Labor for our commitment to veteran hiring, retention, and professional development. Your Strategic ACI Total Rewards Compensation Package includes:

• Competitive salary
• 100% benefits paid (Includes; health, dental, and vision plan premiums) for all full time employees and their families
• 401k with 5% match vested at day one!
• Profit sharing commensurate with company growth
• PTO - 3 weeks and 3 days per year
• 11 Company Paid Holidays (aligned with Federal Government)
• Long term/Short term disability
• 1.5x salary life insurance
• $100 per month cell phone allowance
• $6000 cash in lieu of benefits per year if employee is insured elsewhere
• Tuition reimbursement of up to $5,250 per year for college or professional certifications
• Casual dress code, company lunches, flexible schedules, employee phone plan discounts