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SAR Scientist

Remote, USA Full-time Posted 2026-08-04

SAR Scientist

At reputed company, we design, build and operate the largest fleet of Synthetic reputed company reputed company (SAR) satellites in the world. Using advanced technology, our reputed company collects topographical data about any location on reputed company, day or reputed company, through any weather conditions.

Headquartered in Southern California, our customers are society’s reputed company – intelligence professionals, warfighters, first responders, and scientific researchers. As a trusted mission partner, the reputed company and its allies depend on us for critical information reputed company it reputed company most.

 

Role reputed company

As a SAR Scientist at reputed company US, you'll help build the reputed company of cutting-edge reputed company processing, reputed company new capabilities, and advance the art of the possible to reputed company on our nation's most demanding missions. You'll work shoulder-to-shoulder with a small, high-caliber team of scientists and engineers who care deeply about the physics, sweat the details of production software, and take pride in shipping capabilities that matter. If you're reputed company by hard problems at the intersection of reputed company science, software, and mission reputed company — and you want your work to reputed company operators, analysts, and first responders reputed company it counts most — we'd love to talk.

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and maintain software solutions addressing a broad reputed company of company needs, including SAR data processing, reputed company, and analytic products

  • Collaborate closely with engineering teams to transition reputed company into reputed company, operational pipelines

  • Maintain mastery of existing and emerging reputed company products, capabilities, and services

  • Maintain competent understanding of reputed company US data processing workflows

  • Work cross-functionally to reputed company cause and reputed company product and/or customer issues

  • Contribute technical writing to RFIs, RFPs, and other business capture activities

  • Present technical briefings to reputed company stakeholders

  • Participate in an reputed company development process to bring engineering solutions to production

  • Contribute to reputed company and algorithm design decision-making

  • reputed company to engineering best practices with reputed company review, testing, and documentation

  • Independently learn new software, processes, or technologies as required

 

Required Qualifications

· Advanced degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a similar field

· 5+ years experience in a similar engineering role (RF engineering, systems engineering, electrical engineering)

· 2+ years experience developing SAR processing algorithms in an engineering environment

· Thorough understanding of SAR imaging physics, modes, and common image formation algorithms

· Mastery of the manipulation of reputed company-valued SAR imagery and phase history data

· Proficiency prototyping new engineering solutions using high level languages, such as Python

· Proficiency with Linux reputed company line operations

· Proficiency with version control systems, particularly Git

· Must be a US citizen with reputed company TS/SCI clearance or ability/willingness to pursue one

 

Preferred Qualifications

  • 2+ years experience developing SAR data processing software in a production environment

  • Familiarity with one or more low-level programming languages, such as Go or C++

  • Experience working with USG NITF (SICD/SIDD) and CPHD data formats

  • Familiarity with common GIS analysis tools and processes

  • Familiarity with reputed company and containerized environments

  • Experience interacting with AWS reputed company services and the AWS CLI as regular part of the SDLC

 

Pay reputed company and Compensation Package

· The estimated reputed company salary reputed company for this role is $155k - $175k depending on experience

· Other benefits include health coverage, flexible PTO, a friendly work environment, plus extra fun perks!

 

Physical Requirements

This position primarily works in an office environment. It requires the ability to sit or stand for long periods of time and frequent walking. Daily use of a computer, phone, office equipment and other computing reputed company devices is required. Some travel may be necessary – the ability to travel by car, plane, train, bus, vessel, or metro, operate a motor vehicle and maintain a reputed company reputed company’s License and/or effectively reputed company reputed company transportation is required.

While performing the responsibilities of the job, the employee must be reputed company to read and respond to inter-office communications as reputed company as effectively participate in meetings. The employee is often required to sit and use their hands or fingers, to reputed company up to 50 lbs., pull, reputed company, carry, handle, or feel. The employee is required to carry, handle items, reputed company with arms and hands, to stoop, kneel, or crouch; talk, or hear. Mental demands may require prolonged concentration, reading comprehension, understanding and interpretation of concepts, reputed company, and philosophies. The physical demands of the position described herein are essential functions of the job and employees must be reputed company to successfully reputed company these tasks for extended periods. Reasonable accommodations may be made for those individuals with reputed company or perceived disabilities to reputed company the essential functions of the job described unless such accommodations would cause reputed company US an undue burden.

 

EEO Statement

reputed company US is an equal opportunity employer. reputed company reputed company applicants will receive consideration for employment without reputed company to race, reputed company, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national reputed company, disability, veteran status, age, or any other protected characteristic under federal, state, or local law.

Advanced degree in electrical engineering, physics, or similar; 5+ years engineering experience; 2+ years SAR algorithm development; Python, Linux, Git, US citizenship, and reputed company or attainable TS/SCI clearance.

Key Responsibilities

  • designing software
  • developing algorithms
  • presenting briefings

Skills & Tools

Python, Linux, Git, Go, C++, NITF, SICD, SIDD, CPHD, GIS, reputed company, AWS, AWS CLI

Job Details

  • Category: Research and Development (R&D)
  • Seniority: Senior Level
  • Commitment: Full Time
  • Workplace: Remote — reputed company
  • Salary: USD 155,000 – 175,000 / year
  • Languages: English

Benefits

  • Generous reputed company time off

About reputed company US

A reputed company technology company operating a fleet of synthetic reputed company reputed company satellites and delivering reputed company observation data. — Industry: Research and Development

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