Secret-Cleared EO/IR Systems Algorithm Engineer

PGS Worldwide is seeking Secret-Cleared EO/IR Systems Algorithm Engineers in Baltimore, Maryland for one-year onsite contract-to-hire roles supporting a leading aerospace & defense company. These positions will develop advanced electro-optical and infrared sensor algorithms, physics-based models, and signal-processing solutions supporting next-generation aerospace and defense systems.

Required Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Computer Engineering, or a related STEM discipline with 14+ years of relevant experience; or a master’s degree with 12+ years; or a PhD with 10+ years.
• Active U.S. Government Secret clearance required.
• Extensive experience with electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) sensors or imaging systems.
• Experience developing sensor algorithms, signal-processing algorithms, or image-processing techniques.
• Experience developing or analyzing physics-based sensor models.
• Strong background in modeling, simulation, performance analysis, and algorithm evaluation.
• Experience with advanced mathematical or statistical methods used in sensor processing.
• Experience leading complex technical development efforts.
• U.S. citizenship required.
• Ability to obtain and maintain required Special Program Access.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with advanced EO/IR target detection, tracking, classification, or identification.
• Experience developing image-processing and computer-vision algorithms.
• Experience applying artificial intelligence and machine learning to EO/IR or sensor applications.
• Experience with detection theory, estimation theory, or statistical signal processing.
• Experience with sensor phenomenology and imaging-system performance modeling.
• Experience with MATLAB, Python, C++, or similar engineering-analysis and algorithm-development tools.
• Experience developing algorithms for real-time embedded or mission systems.
• Experience serving as a technical lead or principal investigator for research and development efforts.
• Experience supporting customer-funded technology-development programs.
• Experience presenting complex technical concepts to government or defense customers.

What You’ll Do

• Develop advanced algorithms for EO/IR sensor systems.
• Build and evaluate physics-based models of sensors, targets, backgrounds, and operational environments.
• Develop signal-processing and image-processing approaches for detection, tracking, classification, and other mission functions.
• Analyze sensor performance and identify algorithm or system improvements.
• Develop and evaluate AI/ML techniques for advanced sensor-processing applications.
• Perform modeling, simulation, trade studies, and technical performance assessments.
• Support algorithm implementation, integration, verification, and test.
• Lead technical research and development activities.
• Provide technical direction to multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Develop technical concepts, proposals, and research plans.
• Present technical results, risks, recommendations, and technology roadmaps to customers and program leadership.
• Support transition of advanced algorithms and technologies into operational systems.

Work Schedule / Shift

• 100% onsite in Baltimore, Maryland
• 9/80A schedule

Pay

• $115.52 per hour.

Job ID

1807

Military veterans and transitioning military members are encouraged to apply to all PGS Worldwide positions. All of our jobs are military-friendly, and we work with leaders in Aerospace who rely on your military expertise to support mission-critical programs nationwide. As a Veteran Founded company, we know that the military has given you the skills and training you need to succeed in positions like this, and we want to support your success in the civilian sector however we can. We thank you for your service and humbly offer our own in return by helping you take your career to the next level.