Sr. Product Engineer - National Imagery

Esri
Redlands, CA
On-siteCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Strong fit for candidates with advanced remote sensing expertise who lead testing efforts and mentor others, working in a defense and intelligence domain with a focus on geospatial software in Redlands, CA.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with advanced remote sensing expertise and leadership in testing efforts
    — “Proven ability to lead major testing or design efforts and mentor others”
  • Individuals who have worked on COTS or GOTS software products and understand defense formats
    — “5+ years of engineering experience working on COTS or GOTS software products”
  • Professionals with a background in photogrammetry and AI who prioritize user requirements
    — “Define, document, and prioritize user requirements and develop best practices for using GIS software in various real-world remote sensing scenarios”

Things to consider

  • U.S. citizenship is required, with a Top Secret clearance and SCI access necessary
    — “U.S. citizenship with the ability to obtain a U.S. Top Secret clearance with SCI access”
  • Candidates must be able to handle controlled unclassified information (CUI)
    — “Able to work with controlled unclassified information (CUI)”

How to stand out

  • Emphasize experience with NITF format and image modalities in your resume and interviews
    — “Familiarity with NITF format and multiple image modalities”
  • Highlight your ability to shape user experiences and ensure quality in software development
    — “You thrive on defining critical functionality, shaping user experiences, and ensuring quality at every stage”
  • Demonstrate your understanding of integrating analytical toolkits into geospatial platforms
    — “Collaborate with software developers to integrate and test community analytical toolkits and libraries into ArcGIS”
  • Include examples of developing automated QA plans and regression testing strategies
    — “Potentially lead the design, development, and documentation of automated QA plans and tests”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • innovative software solutions for imagery products
  • integration of community analytical toolkits
  • automated QA plans
Typical background
5+ years of engineering experienceBachelor’s degree in geography, engineering, remote sensing, photogrammetry, or a related field

Skills & requirements

Required

Image ProcessingPhotogrammetryRemote SensingAIGISSoftware DevelopmentTestingDocumentation

Preferred

Scrum MasterProject LeadPythonC#NITFArcgis ProENVISocet GXPErdasRemoteview

Stack & domain

PythonC#DefenseIntelligencePhotogrammetryImage ProcessingRemote SensingAI

About the role

Original posting from Esri

Overview

Help lead the way in developing advanced image analysis solutions for the defense and intelligence community. You see the big picture, understand how subsystems fit together, and enjoy mentoring others. You will design, test, document, and deploy innovative software solutions for the defense and intelligence communities that apply scientific principles in photogrammetry, remote sensing, and AI into innovative geospatial software capabilities. You thrive on defining critical functionality, shaping user experiences, and ensuring quality at every stage.

Responsibilities

Design, document, and test industry leading software solutions for imagery products supporting common defense and intelligence formats such as NITF, GeoTIFF, CADRG and MISB compliant video (FMV)

Collaborate with software developers to integrate and test community analytical toolkits and libraries into ArcGIS

Orchestrate and document results from defense and intelligence holistic lab testing

Collaborate with software developers on software project teams designing and building new software and planning for future releases

Define, document, and prioritize user requirements and develop best practices for using GIS software in various real-world remote sensing scenarios

Potentially lead the design, development, and documentation of automated QA plans and tests (Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), image quality metric evaluations and regression testing)

Requirements

5+ years of engineering experience working on COTS or GOTS software products

Advanced experience in remote sensing, image processing, photogrammetry, or image analysis

Proven ability to lead major testing or design efforts and mentor others

Strong skills in preparing and automating test strategies and cases

Experience managing project timelines and dependencies

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Able to work with controlled unclassified information (CUI)

Bachelor’s degree in geography, engineering, remote sensing, photogrammetry, or a related field

U.S. citizenship with the ability to obtain a U.S. Top Secret clearance with SCI access

Recommended Qualifications

Master’s degree in geography, engineering, remote sensing, photogrammetry, or a related field

Experience in the defense and/or intelligence communities

Proficiency in modern programming languages (Python, C#, etc.) for validation and sample development

Familiarity with NITF format and multiple image modalities

Experience with ArcGIS Pro, ENVI, Socet GXP, Erdas, or RemoteView

Experience as a Scrum Master or project lead

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Total Rewards

Esri’s competitive total rewards strategy includes industry-leading health and welfare benefits: medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance for employees (and their families), 401(k) and profit-sharing programs, minimum accrual of 80 hours of vacation leave, twelve paid holidays throughout the calendar year, and opportunities for personal and professional growth. Base salary is one component of our total rewards strategy. Compensation decisions and the base range for this role take into account many factors including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs.

A reasonable estimate of the base salary range is$93,600—$159,328 USDThe Company

At Esri, diversity is more than just a word on a map. When employees of different experiences, perspectives, backgrounds, and cultures come together, we are more innovative and ultimately a better place to work. We believe in having a diverse workforce that is unified under our mission of creating positive global change. We understand that diversity, equity, and inclusion is not a destination but an ongoing process. We are committed to the continuation of learning, growing, and changing our workplace so every employee can contribute to their life’s best work. Our commitment to these principles extends to the global communities we serve by creating positive change with GIS technology. For more information on Esri’s Racial Equity and Social Justice initiatives, please visit our website here.

If you don’t meet all of the preferred qualifications for this position, we encourage you to still apply!

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