Information Exploitation Scientist

Information Exploitation Scientist
Job Description

Physical Sciences Inc, located in Andover, MA seeks a highly qualified
candidate to join a growing information exploitation research group (within our Defense Systems Division) who has an interest in:
transitioning academic research into real-world applications across a range of ground, airborne, and space-based sensor platforms.

The successful candidate will support existing and new-start research programs funded by various government agencies including DARPA, AFRL, ONR, DTRA, JPEO-CBD and others.


This specific job announcement follows from an exciting opportunity to
be on the ground floor of a new JPEO-CBD/DTRA program to use:

passive multispectral imagery of hazardous gas clouds, coupled with the techniques of medical computed tomography, to produce real-time three dimensional profiles of these clouds as they move through battlefield, test range, and civilian environments.

This complex problem requires the use of sophisticated background estimation and single-pixel target signature matching algorithms coupled with the use of tomographic algorithms that have to react to dynamic changes in sensor positioning and pointing. Our approach will culminate in the demonstration of a networked sensor system that exploits these approaches to dynamically track clouds over hundreds of square kilometers from both ground and airborne platforms.

Although we require special support for exciting new-start programs, candidates will be evaluated not only for their ability to powerfully contribute to these programs, but also their ability, enthusiasm and vision for developing future research programs through identifying
high-value opportunities, performing effective marketing, composing high
quality teams and over time producing a successful track record in
proposal outcomes. Previous success in these types of activities is a
plus, but is not necessarily required for the available positions
(especially for candidates early in their career).
REQUIREMENTS
Information Exploitation Specialist
Job Requirements

Candidates must be skilled in academic research while at the same time
display willingness and ability to work effectively in a competitive
industry and a work environment with high expectations. We highly value
candidates who are self-directed yet are good team players, goal and success oriented, and whose track record suggests a high likelihood of not only successfully executing on the current and new projects that we have, but who can also flourish in our environment and develop their own significant new starts. We seek candidates who will share in the excitement that we have for our work, provide leadership for various complex problem areas, independently
develop creative solution strategies, and work successfully in multi-disciplinary academic/industry teams.

We expect that most qualified candidates will have acquired substantial
domain expertise in disciplines such as experimental and theoretical
physics, electrical engineering, applied mathematics, geophysics, and
large-scale scientific computation (including parallel computing). Expertise in statistical decision theory, mathematical pattern recognition, and/or array signal processing methods as well as programming experience with Matlab or IDL is required. Working knowledge of C++ is desirable. The position will include the responsibility for designing and performing experiments, and interpreting and presenting data. Experience with optical system design and fabrication is desirable. Finally, the ideal candidates will have excellent writing and presentation skills.

Candidates having familiarity with algorithms for Automatic Target Recognition and real-time signal processing hardware suitable for algorithm implementation, experience designing signal processing hardware (FPGA, DSP) or processing hyperspectral, sonar and/or radar data are strongly encouraged to apply.

U.S. Citizenship is required. Candidates should have a Ph.D.

Andover, MA is just 20 miles outside of Boston and the campuses of Harvard and MIT as well as less than a two hour drive from the beaches of Cape Cod and the mountains of New Hampshire.