Description
SAIC is currently seeking a Digital Terrain and Image Developer located in Huntsville, Alabama.
Job Description and Responsibilities:
The digital terrain developer will work on large scale projects and tasks related to aviation and constructive synthetic environments.
Work as part of a team in the creation, management, development, transformation, and/or acquiring of geospatial data for use in the creation of Visual Terrain Databases (VTDB’s) or Constructive Terrain Databases (CTDB’s).
Work in a government laboratory loading and integrating VTDB/CTDB for the purposes of validation and verification.
Work with various constructive simulation software suites and image generator suites in the development of solutions for mutli-spectral imaging and analysis.
Develop solutions and overcome technical challenges in a collaborative environment to provide government customers such as US INDOPACOM with coorelated, digital, terrain.
Execute documentation, configuration management, and archival procedures on a weekly basis for future reference and use.
Qualifications
Required Education:
Bachelors degree with zero (0) years of experience; four (4) years of experience accepted in lieu of degree.
The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree in Geographic Information Systems, Earth Systems Science, Geography, Geospatial Engineering, Geophysics, Atmospheric Science, Computer Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Science.
Desired Skills:
A working knowledge of geospatial tools: QGIS, Blue Marble Global Mapper, L3Harris ENVI, or ESRI ArcGIS.
Working knowledge with a variety of data formats including but not limited to: DTED, GeoTIFF, ECW, SHP, JSON, SQLite, KMZ, KML, XML, and/or DXF.
Experience with Terra Sim TerraTools or Presagis Terra Vista 3D Terrain generation software
Additional Desired Skills:
Experience and working knowledge of CIGI, DIS, and HLA standards
Experience with OneSAF, AFSIM, SIMDIS, JBCP, JTLS, FireSIM, and/or BiFrost distributed Simulation software
Experience with ESRI City Engine, Presagis Creator Pro, 3D Studio Max, Rhino, Maya, Blender, or AutoCAD 3D model development software
Experience with Java, Python, TCL, C++, and/or C# programming languages
Experience working with Structured Query Language (SQL), database management, and Geospatial Database’s on multiple scales
Experience with different Image generators including but not limited to: CATI’s XIG, MVRSim’s VRSG, BISim VBS4/VBS Blue IG, Nightvision Lab’s NVIG Toolset, or MaK’s VT-Mak. Multi-spectral configuration and development within synthetic environments and image generators
GIS Certificate preferred
Covid Policy: SAIC does not require COVID-19 vaccinations or boosters. Customer site vaccination requirements must be followed when work is performed at a customer site.
Overview
SAIC® is a premier Fortune 500® technology integrator driving our nation's technology transformation. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, civilian, and intelligence markets includes secure high-end solutions in engineering, digital, artificial intelligence, and mission solutions. Using our expertise and understanding of existing and emerging technologies, we integrate the best components from our own portfolio and our partner ecosystem to deliver innovative, effective, and efficient solutions that are critical to achieving our customers' missions.
We are more than 26,500 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. SAIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer, fostering a respectful work culture based on diversity, equity, and inclusion that values all contributors. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.1 billion. For more information, visit saic.com.
