Imagery Scientist (EO) - Senior
GRVTY
| Company | GRVTY |
| Category | Science & Research |
| Location | Falls Church |
| Remote | On-site (inferred) |
| Employment | Not stated |
| Level | Senior |
| Salary | Not stated by the employer |
| Posted | 20 May 2026 |
| Last verified | 3 Aug 2026 |
| Source | Employer ATS (greenhouse) |
Description
What Impact You'll Have
GRVTY is seeking a motivated and experienced imagery scientist to provide geospatial and imagery expertise and quantitative analysis to make recommendations that improve data curation and development in support of Machine Learning algorithm testing and evaluation. The ideal candidate is an expert imagery scientist with a passion for advanced scientific problem solving, imagery exploitation, and operational intelligence support. This role will drive solutions informed by specific phenomenology limitations and advantages of the sensors and platforms in mind.
What You'll be Owning
Assist the EO lead in conducting assessment of potential differences between new sensor characteristics and capabilities compared to currently utilized platforms
Assess potential differences in metadata, data format, and data structure characteristics in regard to changes to databases, schemas, APis, and other ETL related processes for the ingestion and movement of data when integrating into the existing data operations pipeline
Determine how to acquire new data, potential latency associated with acquisition, data formats, and security domains
Determine how to pre-process and standardize the data to match existing data standards or to be transformed into a usable state for labeling and model testing purposes. This may involve converting between file format types or tiling full-size images into specified sizes or geospatial bounds.
What You Must Have
Active TS/SCI Clearance with the ability to obtain a CI/Poly
4+ years of expert EO imagery exploitation and imagery science experience with understanding of collection, phenomenology, image formation process, and exploitation products.
Demonstrated experience in:
EO collection systems
Remote sensing phenomenology
Image formation processes
Exploitation products and methodologies
Experience exploiting EO imagery to:
Detect
Identify
Locate objects of interest
Experience developing and evaluating:
Algorithms
Scientific workflows
Exploitation methodologies
Experience automating scientific processing workflows
Experience developing and evaluating:
Algorithms
Automated workflows
Scientific exploitation methods
Understanding of:
Remote sensing principles
EO imagery processing
Advanced exploitation methods
Sensor/platform limitations and advantages
Proven ability to communicate technical concepts to:
Technical audiences
Non-technical stakeholders
Intelligence users
What Would be Nice to Have
Experience applying CV and machine learning (ML) techniques to EO imagery and data to address intelligence problems
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 $160,000 — $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