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Senior MASINT Signatures Technical Subject Matter Expert

Riverside Research

United States, Virginia, Reston

Aug 12, 2025

Senior MASINT Signatures Technical Subject Matter Expert

Location

US-VA-Reston

ID

2025-3950

Category

Technical Management

Position Type

Full Time Salary

Riverside Overview

Riverside Research is an independent National Security Nonprofit dedicated to research and development in the national interest. We provide high-end technical services, research and development, and prototype solutions to some of the country's most challenging technical problems.

All Riverside Research opportunities require U.S. Citizenship.

Position Overview

Riverside Research is seeking a full time MASINT Signatures Technical Subject Matter Expert to support the National MASINT Office in Reston, Virginia. The Signatures Technical Subject Matter Expert will lead efforts in studying and evaluating implementation of a future signatures repository. They will coordinate with stakeholders across the MASINT enterprise to analyze the current state of repositories, collaborate to draft requirements and define a future to-be state, capture use cases of future users at the tactical, operational, and strategic levels, and work among a team of software developers to recommend prototypes and implementation measures to decrease risk to mission.

Responsibilities

Interface with internal and external stakeholders to analyze the current state of signatures for standardization, integration, and documentation

Collaborate across multiple organizations to draft requirements and future capabilities for a to-be-defined system
Capture future use cases at multiple levels
Define the future system of record that stores and makes discoverable signatures
Serve as lead author for a technical study incorporating inputs from both stakeholders and the rest of the study team

Qualifications

Required:

Top Secret clearance with SCI adjudication
Bachelor's degree in business administration, management, engineering, physics, computer science, mathematics, physical sciences or related fields
Minimum 15 years' experience working within the Intelligence Community (IC) and/or Department of the Air Force as an intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) subject matter expert
Technical knowledge and expertise within one or more MASINT sensors or systems
Excellent written communication skills
Self-motivated, independent, detail oriented responsible team player capable of interacting with senior leaders within the intelligence community, and Department of Defense (DoD)

Desired:

Master's degree in engineering, physics, computer science, mathematics, operations research, business administration, management, or international relations preferred
Prior experience supporting the National MASINT Office or Headquarters Air Force A2

Global Comp

$145,000- $195,000 This represents the typical compensation range for this position based on experience, location and other factors.

Closing Statement

Riverside Research Institute is a not-for-profit, technology-oriented defense company, where service to our customers and support of our staff is our overall mission. Riverside is an affirmative action-equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws regarding recruitment and hiring. Riverside offers comprehensive compensation and benefit packages to our employees.
Riverside bases its employment decisions solely on technical experience, qualifications and other job-related criteria related to our organizational purpose as a not-for-profit company, and without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, physical or mental disability, veteran's status or any other status legally protected by applicable federal, state, and local law.