Remote Sensing SME
Riverside Research Institute
Summary
Riverside Research is seeking a full-time Remote Sensing Subject Matter Expert. You will be working with a team of Riverside Research, government, military, and contractor personnel to apply experience with intelligence analysis and remote sensing technologies to answer specific science, technology, and innovation problems.
Job description
Position Overview
Riverside Research is seeking a full-time Remote Sensing Subject Matter Expert. You will be working with a team of Riverside Research, government, military, and contractor personnel to apply experience with intelligence analysis and remote sensing technologies to answer specific science, technology, and innovation problems.
Responsibilities
- Identify candidate technologies that show promise to disrupt the evolutionary advance of military technologies
- Assess viability of novel technologies identified and prioritize and/or recommend areas that require more detailed evaluation
- Prioritize topics of interest; identify both open and classified sources of information on foreign research in relevant topic areas
- Synthesize complex information into accessible reports that document the state of research and leading research actors for relevant technologies
- Identify conferences or symposia addressing critical areas of technology
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
- Active TS security clearance with SCI eligibility
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or comparable technical degree
- 5+ years' experience in electronic warfare & radar related activities to include development, analysis, operations or employment; systems engineering, and/or software development
- Effective, efficient written and verbal communication skills
- Self-motivated, detail oriented, responsible team player able to work independently with minimal daily direction
- Ability to work and interact with technically and organizationally diverse personnel
Desired Qualifications
- Master's degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or comparable technical degree
- Laboratory/intel experience working with electro-optical sensors, hyper-/multi-spectral imaging, sensor/data fusion, radar, or RF engineering
- Experience writing clear, concise, and well-structured reports tailored to diverse audiences, including technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Experience with AI/ML applied to sensors
Requirements
- Active TS security clearance with SCI eligibility
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or comparable technical degree
- 5+ years' experience in electronic warfare & radar related activities to include development, analysis, operations or employment; systems engineering, and/or software development
- Effective, efficient written and verbal communication skills
- Self-motivated, detail oriented, responsible team player able to work independently with minimal daily direction
- Ability to work and interact with technically and organizationally diverse personnel
Benefits
- Comprehensive compensation and benefits
Company overview
Riverside Research Institute is an independent nonprofit organization founded in 1967 and chartered to advance scientific research for the benefit of the U.S. government and public interest. Operating as a national security nonprofit, the institute specializes in delivering innovative solutions for the defense and intelligence communities' most challenging problems. Through its open innovation concept, Riverside Research conducts multidisciplinary research and development across diverse technological domains including artificial intelligence, machine learning, optics and photonics, electromagnetics, plasma physics, radio frequency systems, and biomedical engineering. The organization focuses on moving science from the laboratory to the field by building teams of recognized experts who deliver high-value solutions and services to government customers. With a strong emphasis on national security, Riverside Research provides technical, engineering, and advisory support to agencies such as the Department of Defense, Air Force Research Laboratory, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), and other federal organizations. The institute's work spans critical areas including cybersecurity, sensor technologies, trusted systems, modeling and simulation, and advanced radar development, positioning it as a key partner in advancing U.S. technological capabilities for defense and intelligence applications.