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Principal Scientist, Huntsville, AL
We have an opening for a Principal Scientist to
provide a unique bridging role between new and emerging customer requirements
and business capture. You will work with customers to identify, develop
and prototype innovative ideas in geospatial data processing, exploitation and
visualization to support mission goals. You will support the Sales team in developing proposals and creating new
prototyping capabilities for core VIS products (ENVI/IDL, Jagwire, ENVI LIDAR,
among others).
A current and active TS/SCI clearance is required.
Some travel is required.
What You’ll Do:
·
Grow new
revenue capture opportunities for product growth with current and existing
customers
·
Collaborate
with Exelis VIS and Exelis GS IR&D project teams in a leadership role
within the Products Segment to define new and emerging customer requirements
leading to revenue capture
·
Provide
monthly status reports to the Products Segment GM and Product Management teams
on new and emerging requirements for customers, to support Product Management
decisions on the prioritization of product features and capabilities in
software design and engineering
·
Provide
technical and strategic guidance on the implementation of new ideas and prototype
concepts, as well as interact directly with Engineering and Product Management,
as required
·
Serve
as a Senior Technical Advisor to the Products Segment GM on core product
technology initiatives in fulfilling customer requirements and aligning with
business capture priorities
What You’ll Need:
· Strong background
in Professional Services
· Ability to design
prototypes
· Deep knowledge of
ENVI and related VIS products
· Experience working
in business capture
· 15 years of
professional experience in geospatial product sales, software engineering,
software development, and/or product management
· Bachelor’s Degree
in a discipline of engineering, or in a technical area of science and research