Principal / Sr. Principal Signal / Image Processing Engineer

Description

The company's Mission Systems group in Woodland Hills, CA is hiring a Principal or Senior Principal Signal/Image Processing Engineer for sensor exploitation work in its Artificial Intelligence and Analytics department.

You would join a team of signal and image processing, systems and software engineers that builds signal and image processing algorithms and the software that runs them. The team's work sits within the Engineering and Sciences group, which develops and sustains product lines for global security customers.

The role centers on classical signal processing, and the programs you support are adopting AI and machine learning methods more and more.

The opening may be filled at either Principal or Senior Principal level, and it may be filled at a higher grade depending on your qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Create new algorithm components, and improve existing ones, for analyzing signal and image data.
• Use classical signal or image processing methods, machine learning methods, or both, on large volumes of structured and unstructured data for pattern recognition, target detection and tracking, and reducing false alarms.
• Prototype algorithms and refine them against the program database.
• Work with software engineers so the implemented algorithms are correct, robust and easy to maintain.
• Build a thorough test suite.
• Prepare presentations that explain and document your work, and present them to internal and external stakeholders.

Requirements

• For Principal: five years of engineering experience with a STEM bachelor's degree, three years with a master's, or one year with a PhD.
• For Senior Principal: eight years of engineering experience with a STEM bachelor's degree, six years with a master's, or four years with a PhD.
• For Principal: an active U.S. government Secret clearance and enrollment in Continuous Evaluation, plus the ability to obtain a Top Secret clearance and pass customer-specific security screening within the timeframe management sets.
• For Senior Principal: an active U.S. government Top Secret clearance, enrollment in Continuous Evaluation, and the ability to pass customer-specific security screening within the timeframe management sets.
• Be willing and able to work onsite full-time in Woodland Hills, CA.
• Background in signal or image processing.
• Experience with MATLAB, Python, or both.
• Strong presentation skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work well with internal and external stakeholders.
• Preferred: experience designing novel mathematical and statistical models and algorithms for prediction, optimization and classification.
• Preferred: experience designing signal processing algorithms for advanced computer architectures.
• Preferred: familiarity with C or C++.
• Preferred: familiarity with current AI and machine learning techniques.

Conditions

Clearance is required to start: yes, Secret.

The offer depends on transferring your active U.S. government Secret clearance, your ability to obtain a Top Secret clearance, and your ability to pass customer-specific security screening within the timeframe management sets.

Travel is about 10% of the time.

Relocation assistance may be available.

Primary level base salary is $125,300.00 to $187,900.00, and secondary level base salary is $156,400.00 to $234,600.00.

The salary range is a general guide. Base pay depends on factors including the scope and responsibilities of the role, your experience, education and skills, and current market conditions.

The application period is estimated at 20 days from the posting date, and it may be shortened or extended based on business needs and candidate availability.

Benefits

• Depending on the position, you may be eligible for overtime, shift differential and a discretionary bonus on top of base pay.
• Annual bonuses reward individual contributions and let you share in company results.
• Vice President and Director roles may be eligible for long-term incentives.
• Benefits include health insurance, life and disability insurance, a savings plan, paid company holidays, and paid time off for vacation and personal business.