Image Scientist - Senior (PIR)

What Impact You'll Have

GRVTY is seeking motivated and experienced multidisciplinary scientists and intelligence analysts to support Persistent Infrared (PIR), Scientific and Technical Intelligence (S&TI), research and development, collection planning, and broader multi-INT missions. The ideal candidate brings established Intelligence Community experience, a record of technical or analytical leadership, and a passion for advanced scientific problem solving across the full PIR mission lifecycle — from collection requirements and tasking through data production, exploitation, technical analysis, analytic reporting, and the development and evaluation of new collection and processing capabilities. Successful candidates may support operational collections, R&D collection campaigns, Phase 1–3 analysis, laboratory and test-range activities, data-quality assessment, signature development, technical intelligence production, and the transition of new analytical methods into operational use.

What You'll be Owning

Support the development, refinement, and validation of PIR collection requirements, including:

Intelligence needs and observables

Essential elements of information

Collection success criteria

Plan and support routine, operational, and R&D PIR collections, including:

Collection feasibility assessments and tasking coordination

Coverage analysis and test-event planning

Post-collection evaluation

Apply knowledge of the PIR mission enterprise across the full pipeline, including:

Collection requirements and tasking

Sensor operations and ground processing

Data production, exploitation, and dissemination

Downstream analytical use

Perform or support Phase 1–3 exploitation and analysis in accordance with applicable customer workflows, tradecraft standards, and reporting requirements

Conduct quantitative analysis of laboratory, field, test-range, and operationally collected data, including:

Radiometric, spectral, temporal, and spatial analysis

Phenomenological analysis

Develop repeatable workflows for:

Data conditioning, calibration, and quality control

Exploratory analysis and visualization

Uncertainty characterization and technical reporting

Compare laboratory or modeled signatures with field and overhead observations, accounting for:

Sensor response, geometry, and atmospheric effects

Background conditions, operational variability, and collection limitations

Develop and evaluate algorithms, analytical tools, models, scripts, databases, and data-processing pipelines that improve:

Collection planning and exploitation

Signature analysis and intelligence production

Produce defensible technical assessments, briefings, and data products for technical and senior decision-maker audiences, including:

Collection recommendations and requests for information

Finished and foundational S&TI products

Identify collection gaps, analytical uncertainties, anomalous observations, and opportunities for follow-on collection or experimentation

Work directly with government customers, operators, collectors, engineers, laboratory personnel, test organizations, analysts, and other mission partners

Support the transition of R&D capabilities into operational environments, including:

Test design, verification, and validation

Documentation, user feedback, and performance assessment

Apply multi-INT approaches where appropriate, including integration or correlation of PIR with:

GMTI, imagery, radar, and telemetry

Geospatial, all-source, and other relevant data

Support CONUS and OCONUS test-range activities, including:

Pre-deployment planning and instrumentation coordination

Data collection, field troubleshooting, and documentation

Post-test analysis

Contribute to internal technical reviews, mentor other employees, and independently plan and complete assigned work

What You Must Have

Active TS/SCI Clearance with the ability to obtain a CI/Poly

8+ years of directly relevant experience, with consideration given to the depth, relevance, and impact of the candidate's work

Deep knowledge of PIR collections, tasking, operations, data production, exploitation, Phase 1–3 analysis, technical intelligence, or capability-development activities

Experience leading:

Collection campaigns, R&D programs, or complex technical analyses

Intelligence-production efforts, test events, or cross-organizational working groups

Demonstrated ability to identify intelligence or capability gaps and convert them into:

Executable technical plans and collection strategies

Research efforts and analytical products

Experience reviewing and defending analytical conclusions, resolving conflicting technical interpretations, and communicating uncertainty and confidence to decision-makers

Proven ability to develop personnel, mentor junior analysts or scientists, and improve team tradecraft

Ability to represent the company professionally in customer engagements and contribute to technical strategy, program shaping, and proposal development

A degree is preferred; substantial directly relevant Intelligence Community, military, scientific, engineering, or operational experience may be considered in lieu of a specific degree requirement

What Would be Nice to Have

Strong background in radiometry, including:

Radiometric calibration, detector response, signal-to-noise characterization, and dynamic range

Uncertainty propagation, instrument drift, nonuniformity, background subtraction, and cross-sensor comparison

Experience with infrared phenomenology and analysis across relevant spectral regions

Experience analyzing multispectral or hyperspectral imagery and data, including:

Spectral feature extraction and endmember or material characterization

Dimensionality reduction, targe-background separability, spectral libraries, and atmospheric effects

Experience with EO/IR imaging systems, non-imaging radiometers, spectrometers, thermal imagers, focal-plane arrays, laboratory sources, calibration targets, or related instrumentation

Strong background in temporal analysis of laboratory or field-collected data, including:

Synchronization, time-series conditioning, and event segmentation

Trend and change detection, anomaly analysis, transient characterization, and multi-instrument correlation

Experience building or maintaining reproducible data-processing and analysis pipelines, including:

Automated quality checks, metadata handling, and version control

Configuration management and traceable analytical outputs

Familiarity with statistical inference, detection theory, signal processing, image processing, time-series analysis, machine learning, pattern recognition, modeling and simulation, or data fusion

Experience working with PIR data products, ground-processing environments, collection-management workflows, or operational exploitation tools

Experience supporting military or government laboratories, acquisition organizations, test and evaluation organizations, operational units, combatant commands, service intelligence centers, or national Intelligence Community elements

Experience planning or executing collections at U.S. or OCONUS test ranges, including:

Range coordination, collection plans, instrumentation, and logistics

Field operations, data custody, after-action reporting, and post-test analysis

Experience operating in multidisciplinary teams composed of scientists, engineers, operators, collection managers, intelligence analysts, software developers, and program personnel

Graduate education, published technical work, relevant military training, formal intelligence-analysis training, collection-management training, or recognized subject-matter expertise in a relevant mission area

Pay Range: At GRVTY, we understand that compensation is influenced by many factors—such as geographic location, federal contract labor categories, wage rates, prior experience, skillsets, education, and certifications. We’re proud to offer a work environment that empowers our team to achieve a strong work-life balance. GRVTY provides competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, and meaningful opportunities for professional growth. Our benefits package is designed to support the well-being of our employees and their families, and includes coverage in areas such as healthcare, financial wellness, retirement planning, family assistance, continued education, and paid time off.

The pay range for this position is: $170,000 - $190,000

Pay Range: At GRVTY, we understand that compensation is influenced by many factors—such as geographic location, federal contract labor categories, wage rates, prior experience, skillsets, education, and certifications. We’re proud to offer a work environment that empowers our team to achieve a strong work-life balance. GRVTY provides competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, and meaningful opportunities for professional growth. Our benefits package is designed to support the well-being of our employees and their families, and includes coverage in areas such as healthcare, financial wellness, retirement planning, family assistance, continued education, and paid time off.

Virginia Pay Range $170,000 — $190,000 USD

Why Choose GRVTY

The toughest national security challenges demand vision and ingenuity, not just resources. We deliver mission and technical expertise to outpace our adversaries. We’re purpose-built to tackle the most entrenched, systemic national security issues around the world.

We partner with our customers to help them overcome challenges in every corner of technology and defense—including the ones still being explored. Our growing capabilities create complementary advantages, giving on-the-ground operations the edge they need to succeed. We muster everything we have to answer every challenge presented, every day of our lives.

At GRVTY, we believe that when our employees thrive, our company thrives. That’s why we offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package designed to support your well-being, growth, and work-life balance.

• Robust health plan including medical, dental, and vision
• Health Savings Account with company contribution

• Annual Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
• Paid Parental Leave

• 401k with generous company match
• Training and Development Opportunities

• Award Programs
• Variety of Company Sponsored Events

EEO Statement

GRVTY, is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Anyone requiring reasonable accommodations should email  recruiting@grvty.com  or call 703-544-7930 with requested details.  A member of the HR team will respond to your request within 2 business days. 

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