Quick Services

CLEARANCE REQUIRED: TS/SCI

**This position is a proposal**

This job is located at: Wright-Patterson AFB, OH

Job description:

• Leveraging MATLAB or other Government-approved software suites, state-of-the art image processing techniques, and sensor knowledge, the contractor shall research, develop, test, and deliver tools, techniques, and/or procedures to improve product effectiveness and image quality (e.g., applying an improved Point Spread Function) as prioritized by the Government technical monitor. The contractor shall develop and execute test procedures and provide test results and validation evidence using representative Government-provided datasets to demonstrate correct operation and characterize impacts to image quality and product performance. File output shall be in standard formats including, but not limited to, TIFF-PL, HDF5, and NITF, in accordance with Government specified formatting profiles and metadata requirements. The contractor shall document and deliver all computations, processing steps, parameters, assumptions, and limitations to ensure repeatability and traceability, and shall provide configuration-controlled releases including source code, dependency/build instructions, and release notes. The contractor shall deliver algorithm description documentation, source code, and a users manual (and installation/quick-start guidance) for each capability, develop and provide training for any delivered processing tools, and deliver all products to NSIC for Government final acceptance testing. The contractor shall support Government acceptance and implementation by providing technical assistance and resolving identified defects, as directed. All work shall be performed on site and coordinated with the Government technical monitor in accordance with applicable security and network policies.
• The contractor shall design and develop software to post-process electro-optical (EO) data at various levels of fidelity (including empirical studies and results), proof-of-concept EO processing prototypes, operational EO techniques, and transition paths to other data environments and customers/consumers.

Required Qualifications:

• Masters Degree in Image Science, Electrical Engineering,
  Physics, Computer Science, or a related scientific/engineering
  discipline plus a minimum of 10+ years of experience in image
  science, image processing, remote sensing/sensor
  phenomenology, computational imaging, scientific
  programming, algorithm development, and analysis, or
  equivalent experience/responsibility.

Why work for QSL?

Our founders, Mel Wick and Bill Cronin, retired from storied careers in the Special Operations Forces (SOF) Community. Like many Americans and military veterans, they felt a strong desire to support the nations response to the 9/11/2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon in any way they could. They established QSL to do just that, Stay in the Fight! QSL is built on a SOF culture, emphasizing selfless-service and teamwork. Our employees work to ensure that warfighters have every possible resource and all necessary support to safely accomplish their missions in defense of our nation.

QSL's Benefit Package

Because we believe our employees are our most valuable asset, offering a competitive comprehensive compensation package is very important to us. It is the goal of QSL to attract and retain the highest level of experience and technical talent necessary for successful performance. In order to accomplish this, we feel that it is necessary to provide satisfying work, an excellent work environment, and we continually monitor the marketplace to ensure that our total compensation/benefit package remains competitive.

Listed below are some of our standard benefits. We combine all traditional paid time off (Federal holidays, sick time, leave time personal days, jury duty, bereavement, etc.) into one category which allows employees flexibility in how they use their leave time and enables them to better balance their career with their personal needs.

• Combined Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Medical, Dental, Life Insurance
• Disability (Short-Term and Long-Term)
• Vision Insurance (CONUS-based employees)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Employee Referral Bonus Program
• Employee Discount Programs
• Critical Illness and Accident Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not and will not discriminate in employment and personnel practices based on race, sex, age, disability, veteran status, religion, national origin or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. Hiring, transferring, and promotion practices are performed without regard to the above listed items. EEO/AAP, M, F, V, D.