The MITRE Corporation

The MITRE Corporation

Geospatial Data Scientist

McLean, Virginia · Intern · Internship

No sponsorship$124k-$156kDetected 39 days ago
JavaScriptTypeScriptJavaC++C#DockerMachine LearningData EngineeringData ScienceData VisualizationMLOpsStatisticsCybersecurityIntellectual PropertySensorsResearchGISRemote Sensing

About the role

  • Why choose between doing meaningful work and having a fulfilling life?
  • That's because MITRE people are committed to tackling our nation's toughest challenges-and we're committed to the long-term well-being of our employees.
  • MITRE is different from most technology companies.

Responsibilities

  • The successful candidate for this position is a geospatial data scientist who combines a solid theoretical and technical background with the ability to formulate problems, develop and evaluate solutions, and communicate results.
  • Support the development of geospatial data science, modeling, analysis, visualization, and engineering deliverables for sponsor projects and programs, internal research and development, and corporate strategic initiatives.
  • Build and test geospatial prototypes in MITRE, government, and commercial cloud environments.
  • MITRE intends to maintain a website that is fully accessible to all individuals.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Geospatial Data Science, Geospatial Intelligence, Geographic Information Systems, GeoInformatics, Computer Science, Mathematics, or related degree.
  • Minimum of 5 years of experience with a bachelor's degree or 3 years of experience with a master's degree, or a PhD with relevant hands-on experience using Geospatial data science techniques.
  • Applied experience with common GIS tools, developing geospatial workflows, and visualizations using Python.
  • Applied experience in spatial analysis and modeling, and ETL of spatiotemporal datasets and managing spatial databases.
  • Applied experience in the configuration of web-mapping, dashboard applications, and remotely sensed data.
  • Familiarity working with spatiotemporal data in graph databases, such as ArcGIS Knowledge, Neo4j, or ArangoDB.
  • Per the U.S. Government's eligibility requirements, you must be a U.S Citizen to be considered for a security clearance.
  • Candidates should have a strong understanding of how to engineer spatial solutions for geospatial systems and architecture in both traditional and cloud computing environments.

Nice to have

  • Active TS/SCI with polygraph.
  • Advanced degree in Geospatial Data Science, Geospatial Intelligence, Geographic Information Systems, GeoInformatics, Computer Science, Mathematics, or related technical discipline.
  • Minimum of 8 years of experience with a bachelor's degree or 5 years of experience with a master's degree, or 3 years of hands-on relevant experience using Geospatial data science techniques with a PhD.
  • Experience leading technical development tasks across multi-disciplinary teams.
  • Applied experience with other software development languages, e.g., C++, Java, C#, JavaScript.
  • Applied experience with spatiotemporal big data technologies, e.g., GeoMesa, GeoTrellis, Data Bricks, or GeoSpark (Apache Sedona).
  • Applied experience with data architecture containerization concepts, e.g. Docker or Kubernetes.
  • Applied experience working with remotely sensed data to include aerial and satellite imagery, multi- and hyper-spectral imagery, LiDAR, or synthetic aperture radar.

Skills

  • Our department works to solve modeling and analytic problems in the public interest, in partnership with the government.

Compensation

  • $124,400 - $155,500 - $186,600 Annual

Benefits

  • Familiarity with advanced geospatial data science, modeling, and analysis techniques and methods (e.g., supervised and unsupervised machine learning, GeoAI, Geosimulation, patiotemporal graphs) is a plus.
  • Lifelong learning and keeping up with the latest research and technologies is an essential part of working in this field.
  • Benefits information may be found here.

Company info

  • At MITRE, you can have both.
  • We are a not-for-profit corporation chartered to work for the public interest, with no commercial conflicts to influence what we do.
  • The R&D centers we operate for the government create lasting impact in fields as diverse as cybersecurity, healthcare, aviation, defense, and enterprise transformation.
  • We're making a difference every day-working for a safer, healthier, and more secure nation and world.
  • Our workplace reflects our values.
  • We offer competitive benefits, exceptional professional development opportunities for career growth, and a culture of innovation that embraces adaptability, collaboration, technical excellence, and people in partnership.
  • If this sounds like the choice you want to make, then choose MITRE - and make a difference with us.

Equal opportunity

  • This service is for individuals requiring reasonable accommodation requests.
  • All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local or international law.

Visa & Work Authorization

  • Support the development of geospatial data science, modeling, analysis, visualization, and engineering deliverables for sponsor projects and programs, internal research and development, and corporate strategic initiative
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