Engineer 4 SME (Chantilly, VA)

JOB TITLE/TYPE:

Engineer 4 - SME (Full-Time)

PAY RANGE:

$110,000.00 - $190,000.00

JOB SUMMARY

Are you looking for more than just a seat on a contract?

Are you tired of big defense contractors where your contributions get lost in layers of bureaucracy? At Skyline Scientific, your skills will shape the future. At Skyline Scientific, we develop custom, high-impact software solutions for the intelligence and defense communities. Our engineers build mission-critical tools, combining advanced software development, high-performance computing, and AI-driven analytics to solve real-world remote sensing, OPIR, and dynamic sensor challenges. We offer top-tier benefits, an entrepreneurial culture, and a tight-knit team of experts who are passionate about their craft. If you're looking for real engineering challenges, supportive leadership, and the ability to make a direct impact, this is the place for you.

This job opportunity is in Northern Virginia. Join us to witness how your technical skills can directly impact our industry.

Why Skyline Scientific?

Mission-Focused Work: We solve hard problems in remote sensing, AI-enhanced analytics, and sensor fusion-our work directly impacts national security.

Industry-Leading Benefits: 15% 401(k) match (no contribution required), and employer-paid healthcare-one of the best packages in the industry.

Custom Solutions, Not Cookie-Cutter Code: We build AI-enhanced and custom software for electro-optical, infrared, OPIR, SAR, and dynamic sensor applications.

High-Performing Team: Collaborate with AI/ML experts, Data Scientists, Engineers, Algorithm engineers, and Sensor specialists to develop cutting-edge software.

Opportunities to Innovate: Our engineers don't just write code-they research, design, and deploy groundbreaking AI/ML and sensing algorithms.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

Develop custom, high-performance software solutions in MATLAB and Python for remote sensing and AI-enhanced analytics applications.

Design, test, and optimize signal processing, image processing, and remote sensing algorithms.

Develop deployable software tools in Python, ensuring real-world usability.

Perform analytics research on EO/IR, OPIR, SAR, LIDAR, and dynamic sensor data.

Optimize algorithm performance based on well-defined metrics.

Collaborate with analysts and engineers to integrate software solutions into operational workflows.

Deliver technical briefings, white papers, and presentations on AI, algorithm performance, and data analytics results.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

ACTIVE Top Secret/SCI

Bachelor's degree in computer engineering, data science, image science, electrical engineering, or related fields, and at least 5 years of experience

Strong understanding of first-principles physics and its application to real-world problems.

Ability to develop and implement algorithms for remote sensing, signal processing, image processing, or sensor analytics.

Experience with remote sensing, image processing, and/or digital signal processing

Experience in testing and integrating algorithms into a deployable software package

Collaborate with analysts and engineers to integrate software solutions into operational workflows.

Ensure software security and compliance with IC requirements.

Proficiency in Python for software development and data analysis.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Experience with geospatial intelligence (GEOINT or signals intelligence (SIGINT).

Mid-Level

B.S. degree in STEM

5 - 7 years

Compensation Range: $110,000 - $140,000

Senior-Level

B.S. degree in STEM

Greater than 10 years of software development or algorithm development for sensing systems

Background/knowledge in remote sensing systems, phenomenology, and sensors, National space, satellite, and sensors

Compensation Range: $150,000 - $190,000

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

ACTIVE Top Secret/SCI with poly

Master's degree in computer engineering, Image Science, Electrical Engineering, or

related fields, and 5 years of experience

Experience integrating RADAR, LIDAR, and SAR algorithms into pre-existing software suites

Expertise with Git products

BENEFITS:

Attractive Salary

Paid Time Off (PTO): 25 days

Medical, Dental, & Vision: Employer-Paid

Disability & Life Insurance Coverage

401 (k): 15% Employer Match (no contribution required)

Profit Sharing Options

Compressed Workweek Options

Annual Performance Bonus

Referral & Incentive Bonus Opportunities

Professional Development & Education Assistance

Relocation Assistance Options

Join Skyline Scientific-Where Innovation Meets Mission.

This isn't a role where you'll sit idle on a contract-it's an opportunity to design, develop, and deploy advanced software to implement real-world solutions that impact national security.

Our company is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment where all employees are valued and respected.

Salary Description

$110,000.00 - $190,000.00