Applied Computer Vision Engineer (TS/SCI)

Vantor is forging the new frontier of spatial intelligence helping decision makers and operators navigate what’s happening now and shape what’s coming next.  Vantor is a place for problem solvers changemakers and go-getters—where people are working together to help our customers see the world differently and in doing so be seen differently. Come be part of a mission not just a job where you can: Shape your own future build the next big thing and change the world.

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This position requires an active U.S. Government Security Clearance at the TS/SCI level.

Do you have a head for numbers and enjoy being an integral part of solving mission-critical real-world problems? Do you like working with geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) data? If so you’ll love working with us! Our solutions require innovative approaches that integrate bespoke capabilities and tools to solve our customers most complex challenges. We need a Computer Vision (CV) engineer to work on the full stack of the CV workflow to include acquiring and standardization of imagery data designing experiments and developing CV models testing evaluating various processes of the CV pipeline and developing and prototyping AI/ML applications. 

Responsibilities  

• Experimenting with novel CV models applied to commercial and government GEOINT data
• Design develop and deploy multiple CV pipeline components (e.g. image preprocessing inferencing engine data store etc)
• Exploring and understanding how synthetic data and generative AI data can be applied to commercial and government GEOINT data
• Data engineering to transform various data types to support various phases of the AI/ML workflow
• Staying updated on recent CV technical advances from industry and academia and applying them to customer mission problems
• Briefing internal Vantor teams on delivery progress evaluation results and project challenges

Minimum Qualifications:

• US citizenship and a current TS/SCI clearance (with willingness to get a CI Polygraph)
• B.S. in Data Science Engineering Math Physics Computer Science Image Science or related field  
• 5+ years developing testing and deploying CV models
• Competence with deep learning algorithms for computer vision (YOLO SSD DetectNet etc.)
• Competence with the Python data science stack (e.g. numpy pandas matplotlib sklearn etc.)
• Competence with Python’s geospatial libraries such as gdal geopandas shapely etc. 
• Competence with containerization platforms (Docker Kubernetes OpenShift Cloud Foundry etc.)
• Competence with Linux environments
• Ability to work with a geographically distributed team
• Ability to travel occasionally to government sites for customer meetings and demonstrations
• Excellent communication skills demonstrated through technical writing (proposals white papers academic publications) and speaking engagements (briefing larger groups conference presentations etc.)
• Organizational skills and excellent attention to detail

Desired Qualifications: 

• Advanced degree in Data Science Engineering Math Physics Computer Science Applied Geography image science or related field  
• Competence with image generation models (Stable Diffusion etc.) and platforms (Hugging Face etc.)
• Experience working with synthetic training data generation
• Experience working with cloud-based platforms (AWS Azure etc.) and integrating AI/ML capabilities (SageMaker IBM Watson Studio etc.) 
• Experience with remote sensing GEOINT datasets and government collection platforms

Pay Transparency: In support of pay transparency at Vantor we disclose salary ranges on all U.S. job postings.  The successful candidate’s starting pay will fall within the salary range provided below and is determined based on job-related factors including but not limited to the experience qualifications knowledge skills geographic work location and market conditions. Candidates with the minimum necessary experience qualifications knowledge and skillsets for the position should not expect to receive the upper end of the pay range.

The base pay for this position within California Colorado Hawaii New Jersey the Washington DC metropolitan area and for all other states is:

Benefits: Vantor offers a competitive total rewards package that goes beyond the standard including a robust 401(k) with company match mental health resources and unique perks like student loan repayment assistance adoption reimbursement and pet insurance to support all aspects of your life. You can find more information on our benefits at: https://www.Vantor.com/careers

The application window is three days from the date the job is posted and will remain posted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire.  If the job is reposted regardless of reason it will remain posted three days from the date the job is reposted and will remain reposted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire. 

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EEO Policy: Vantor is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive workplace. We believe in fostering an environment where all team members feel respected valued and encouraged to share their ideas. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion national origin sex gender identity sexual orientation disability protected veteran status age or any other characteristic protected by law.

What We Do

Vantor is forging the new frontier of spatial intelligence to unlock a more autonomous interoperable world. We empower decision makers and operators with the clarity they need to navigate what’s happening now and shape what’s coming next. Our AI-powered spatial intelligence platform fuses data from the world’s highest-resolution satellites with real-time sensor feeds from space air and ground to create the most accurate living digital replica of Earth.

Why Work With Us

Vantor is a place for problem solvers changemakers and go-getters—where people are working together to help our customers see the world differently and in doing so be seen differently. Come be part of a mission not just a job where you can: Shape your own future build the next big thing and change the world.

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