Scientist - Clinical Research jobs in Newport News, VA

Job Description

AMA is seeking a research scientist to support NASA Langley Research Center's Hyperspectral Remote Sensing Group, focusing on the development of artificial intelligence (AI) based radiative transfer models (RTM) for satellite data analysis. This effort involves using current physics-based RTMs and retrieval algorithms to train AI-based models to improve computational speed, analyzing and validating the resulting models through comparison with existing models and satellite data, and helping the team deploy the developed models for remote sensing applications. This role will also involve using satellite and aircraft remote sensing data, running various scientific code on the NASA supercomputer system to generate simulation results, exploring other modeling approaches, and preparing or assisting in preparation of technical reports and presentations to communicate project progress.

Required Qualifications

• Master's degree in computer science, physical science, or engineering
• Three (3) or more years of experience in scientific data analysis or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Expertise in the use of physics-based radiative transfer models for atmospheric research
• Expertise in AI, Deep Learning, Neural Networks, or Machine Learning (ML)
• Expertise programing with Python and Linux
• Good interpersonal and team skills
• Ability to meet NASA's background investigation requirements for IT and physical access to NASA facilities
• U.S. citizenship or permanent resident status required due to facility requirements.
  

Desired Qualifications

• Scientific programming experience using Fortran, IDL, or MATLAB
• Familiarity with scientific data formats (netCDF, HDF, EOS-HDF)
• Familiarity with remote sensing data and related data processing
• Solid oral and written communication skills
  

Analytical Mechanics Associates (AMA) is proud of our customer relationships, our diverse and dynamic work environment, and our employees' career satisfaction. AMA is a small business with a wide reach; headquartered in Hampton, VA, AMA has operations in Greenbelt, MD; Huntsville, AL; Dallas and Houston, TX; Denver, CO; and Mountain View and Edwards Air Force Base, CA. With over 60 years of experience, AMA specializes in aerospace engineering, science, analytics, information technology, and visualization solutions. AMA combines the best of engineering, science, and mathematics capabilities with the latest in information technologies, visualization, and multimedia to build creative solutions. We offer competitive salaries and a substantial benefits package, including but not limited to paid personal and federally recognized holiday leave, salary deferrals into a 401(k)-matching plan with immediate vesting, tuition reimbursement, short/long term disability plans, and a variety of medical, dental, and vision insurance options.

AMA is committed to the professional growth of every employee, understanding that the successes of our employees drive our success. We provide a work environment that is engaging, collaborative, and supportive. To learn more about our company, please visit our website at and follow us on and .

AMA is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any applicant for employment or employee because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic prohibited under Federal, State, or local laws.