About the role

What will you do at CFD Research Corporation?

About CFD Research: Since its inception in 1987, CFD Research has delivered innovative technology solutions within the Aerospace & Defense, Biomedical & Life Sciences, Intelligence & Sensing, and Energy & Materials industries. CFD Research has earned multiple national awards for successful application and commercialization of innovative component/system technology prototypes, multi-physics simulation software, multi-disciplinary analyses, and expert support services.

Based in Huntsville, Alabama where laboratory facilities and headquarters are located, CFD Research also has office and laboratory facilities in Dayton, Ohio, prototyping test and evaluation facilities in Hollywood, Alabama, and office facilities in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. CFD Research is an ISO9001:AS9100D registered company and is appraised at CMMI Level II for Services. CFD Research is a 100% ESOP (employee-owned company) recognized in Inc.

Magazine's Inc5000 as a top growing company for four of the last five years. Learn more at www.cfd-research.com

CFD is seeking a Senior Remote Sensing Software Engineer, to architect advanced SDA and remote sensing exploitation pipelines, guide technical direction, and lead multi-disciplinary teams building high-fidelity space observation analytics. This work will shape next‑generation tools that integrate imaging physics, ML-based behavior inference, and multi‑sensor fusion.

Architect end‑to‑end remote sensing processing systems for EO/IR missions

Lead development of radiometric and spectral response models

Oversee advanced imaging algorithms including multi-frame super-resolution, deconvolution, target phenomenology detection, and low-SNR enhancement

Direct ML‑based anomaly detection, behavior classification, and object discrimination frameworks

Design multi-sensor fusion pipelines integrating GEOINT, Radar, RF, and optical data using Bayesian or ML-based methods

Lead trajectory estimation and 3D kinematic modeling, including IOD, parallax exploitation, and uncertainty quantification

Architect scalable scientific computing solutions using Python, C++, CUDA, HPC clusters, or cloud-native platforms

Mentor junior engineers and help set technical road maps in collaboration with client and mission leadership

Basic

Qualifications

8+ years of experience in remote sensing, image/signal processing, or GEOINT data exploitation
Experience with orbital mechanics, satellite characterization, Domain-specific applications or SDA operational workflows
Experience with Python, scientific Python packages or other Object-oriented programming languages such as C++ or JavaScript
Experience architecting with large-scale software environments (such as CUDA, HPC or cloud)
Experience with ML systems for imagery processing, target detection, tracking, or object classification
Bachelor’s degree in related STEM field
U.S. Citizenship is required
ACTIVE TS/SCI clearance IS REQUIRED, and willingness to take a polygraph
Desired

Qualifications

Experience with remote sensing systems in support of missile warning/tracking missions
Experience with building/training synthetic models for simulation‑aided training
Experience integrating EO/IR, RF, Radar, or GEOINT tracks into fused solutions
Record of publications, whitepapers, presentations or mission briefings
Experience with uncertainty quantification, Kalman filtering, or tracking algorithms
Experience with AI‑augmented development workflows or agentic tools
Master’s degree or Ph.D. in Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Software Engineering or related field
Location: This role is based in the Dayton, OH area, and is 100% onsite.

Benefits

CFD Research offers competitive salaries and excellent employee benefits, including an employer matching 401(k) and Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). CFD Research offers our Full-Time, permanent employee-owners a highly competitive insurance package, including medical, vision, and dental insurance. Additionally, we offer company paid leave, compensation time, parental leave, long-term and short-term disability, accidental death and dismemberment, and life insurance.

Part-Time and Temporary employee-owners may receive partial or reduced benefits and leave time based on their employment status level. Performance appraisals occur twice a year and annual pay increases are based upon corporate goals, personal development, performance, and outstanding achievements. In addition, group and individual bonuses are awarded for exceptional performance.

CFD Research is an EO employer - Veterans/Disabled and other protected categories

Which skills does this role require?

Remote sensingSoftware engineeringImage processingSignal processingGEOINTPythonC++CUDAHPCMachine learningOrbital mechanicsRadiometric modelingMulti-sensor fusionKinematic modelingAlgorithm developmentSDARemote SensingSoftware EngineeringMachine LearningOrbital MechanicsRadiometric ModelingMulti-sensor FusionKinematic ModelingKalman FilteringEO/IRRadarRFTS/SCI ClearanceCloud-nativeScientific ComputingAnomaly DetectionObject DiscriminationSuper-resolutionDeconvolutionBayesian MethodsAerospaceDefensePhysicsMathematicsSimulationJavaScriptPrototyping

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