Imagery Scientist; OPIR

Leidos is seeking an Expert-level Imagery Scientist (OPIR) to join our team in Springfield, VA. This role will serve as a customer-facing technical authority, delivering deep physics- and math-driven analysis across optics, thermal radiation, and signal processing, while leveraging advanced geospatial data management (ArcGIS, SDE, SQL/Oracle), scripting and analytics tools (Python/R, Tableau), and a forward-leaning understanding of AI integration in intelligence workflows.

The incumbent will communicate professionally and provide informal technical leadership.

• BS degree and 12-15 years of relevant experience or MS with 10-13 years (minimum 18 combined experience points as defined by customer requirements).
• Strong physics and mathematics with optics, thermal radiation, and signal processing experience.
• Knowledge of extraction and metadata specifications, relational database management system (RDBMS) best practices, performance tuning/optimization, enterprise geodatabases such as Spatial Database Engine (SDE), Arc Suite, ArcGIS for Server, Excel, Access, SQL, Oracle.
• Customer-facing technical lead, strong written and verbal communication, ability to represent Leidos professionally with government stakeholders, capability to provide informal team leadership and mentorship as mission needs dictate.
• Active TS/SCI clearance with willingness to obtain a CI Polygraph.

• R/Python or other scripting languages.
• Demonstrated understanding of cartographic principles.
• Understanding of ArcGIS Online & Portal for data management.
• Knowledge of Tableau.
• Familiarity with emerging AI technologies, tools, and methodologies, and understanding of their application and integration into daily geospatial and intelligence workflows.
• Professional certifications, particularly GPC Fundamentals.

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Competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave, and Retirement. For more details, see Leidos careers website.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.