Software Developer Contract Jobs in Rochester, NY

A client of Innova Solutions is immediately hiring an Image Science Engineer. Position Type: Full time Contract, Possible Temp to Direct.
Duration: 06-12 Months
Location: Rochester, NY 14624 (Onsite) As an Image Science Engineer, you will:
• The Lead Image Science Engineer will serve as the subject matter expert in GEOINT display technology for their program.
• This role is responsible for leading all technical activities related to display evaluation, calibration, image-quality analysis, and exploitation-environment readiness for GEOINT workstations used across customer sites.
• This position helps ensure the use and maintenance of trusted, specification-compliant, calibrated displays for mission-critical intelligence exploitation.
• The role includes advancing analytical methods, conducting laboratory and field testing, managing display vendor engagements, and supporting sustainment training at customer sites. Essential Functions:
• Lead display evaluation and characterization activities, including test plan development, scientific measurements, performance analysis, and requirements assessments.
• Develop new test methodologies and analysis workflows to assess emerging display technologies and support future display modernization.
• Serve as technical authority for display calibration, image-science measurement techniques, and exploitation-environment best practices, guiding internal teams and customer stakeholders.
• Drive enhancements to internal analytical tools and software, collaborating with software developers to improve calibration workflows, measurement automation, and reporting capabilities.
• Lead root-cause investigations of display or image-quality anomalies observed anywhere within the sensor-to-analyst chain, providing scientifically grounded findings and corrective recommendations.
• Provide technical representation during customer briefings, technical interchange meetings, and site-support reviews.
• Lead calibration and display-quality training for analysts, sustainment personnel, and customer stakeholders across multiple locations.
• Act as technical liaison to display manufacturers, obtaining prototype hardware and coordinating evaluation activities.
• Influence customer understanding of display requirements, calibration processes, and adoption of new technology options.
• Provide technical direction to cross-functional teams and collaborate with software, hardware, test, and field-engineering groups.
• Identify and implement enhancements to display-testing methodologies, analytical models, calibration algorithms, and image-quality evaluation tools.
• Evaluate new scientific approaches, automation opportunities, and industry technologies for display-related capabilities.
• Travel to CONUS/OCONUS locations. Preferred Additional Skills:
• Prior experience supporting GEOINT or ISR exploitation workflows, or similar intelligence mission areas.
• Experience with display-calibration software architectures (1D/3D LUT workflows, profiling, pattern sequences).
• Familiarity with Java software development or equivalent languages used in calibration tools.
• Demonstrated leadership of technical test campaigns or multi-site evaluation efforts.
• Strong vendor-engagement experience
• Knowledge of system-level imaging chains (collection, processing, dissemination, exploitation, display). The ideal candidate will have:
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Imaging Science, or related technical field and 9+ years relevant experience
• Demonstrated expertise in image quality, electro-optical systems, display metrology, or related imaging-science disciplines.
• Hands-on experience with display testing instruments (e.g., colorimeters, spectroradiometers, pattern generators).
• Strong understanding of display calibration fundamentals, color-science mathematics, and luminance/chromaticity measurement.
• Ability to interpret and apply NGA Display Performance Standards, MISB standards, or equivalent specifications.
• Experience with analytical software tools (IDL, ENVI, MATLAB, Python, or similar).
• Comfortable presenting complex technical topics to customers, leadership, and engineering teams.
• Willingness to travel to customer sites for training and technical support.
• This position needs an Active Secret Security Clearance. Qualified candidates should APPLY NOW for immediate consideration! This position is only open to applicants who can be engaged on a W-2 basis.
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Naval Sisodia
(218) 319-7936
PAY RANGE AND BENEFITS:
Pay Range*: $70-$76 per hour. *Pay range offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors, including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. Benefits: Innova Solutions offers benefits( based on eligibility) that include the following: Medical & pharmacy coverage, Dental/vision insurance, 401(k), Health saving account (HSA) and Flexible spending account (FSA), Life Insurance, Pet Insurance, Short term and Long term Disability, Accident & Critical illness coverage, Pre-paid legal & ID theft protection, Sick time, and other types of paid leaves (as required by law), Employee Assistance Program (EAP). ABOUT INNOVA SOLUTIONS: Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Innova Solutions employs approximately 50,000 professionals worldwide and reports an annual revenue approaching $3 Billion. Through our global delivery centers across North America, Asia, and Europe, we deliver strategic technology and business transformation solutions to our clients, enabling them to operate as leaders within their fields. Recent Recognitions: • Named One of America’s Best Employers for New Grads by Forbes (2024
• Named One of the Best Companies to Work for by U.S. News & World Report (Private Companies List, 2024-2025)
• One of the Largest IT Staffing Firms in the US – Ranked #3 by Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA, 2024)
• One of the Largest Staffing Firms in the US – Ranked #13 by Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA, 2024; includes Innova Solutions, Volt, & HireGenics)
• Named One of the Top Ten Private Companies in Atlanta by the Atlanta Business Chronicle (2023)
• One of the Largest Certified Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs) in the United States (NMSDC, 2024)
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