Atmospheric and Environmental Research (AER), a Verisk business, has been helping businesses and governments better anticipate and manage climate and weather-related risks for more than 40 years. Large government agencies like NOAA, NASA and the Departments of Defense and Energy rely on AER’s scientists to help solve weather and climate related problems of vital national importance in energy, environment and national security. Large insurance, energy and investment firms count on AER to help them decrease weather-related losses and increase profitability by integrating state-of-the-art climate science and weather information into their planning and decision processes.  To learn more about AER please visit us at: www.aer.com. We are proud to be a part of the Verisk family of companies!

With a history of impressive growth, an innovative culture, and offering industry-leading solutions, Verisk Analytics is an amazing place to work and make a difference. In 2018, Forbes magazine named Verisk to its World’s Best Employers list and, in 2017, to its World’s Most Innovative Companies list for the third consecutive year. We also earned the Great Place to Work® Certification for the third consecutive year in recognition of our outstanding workplace culture.

Verisk is a leading data analytics provider serving customers in insurance, energy and specialized markets, and financial services. Using advanced technologies to collect and analyze billions of records, Verisk draws on unique data assets and deep domain expertise to provide first-to-market innovations integrated into customer workflows. We’ve been delivering predictive analytics and decision support solutions to our customers for nearly 50 years, helping them protect people, property, and financial assets. At Verisk, you’ll be part of an organization that’s committed to serving the long-term interests of our stakeholders, including the communities where we operate.

At Verisk, you can build an exciting career with meaningful work; create a positive and lasting impact on the business; and find the support, coaching, and training you need to advance your career. Our culture of innovation means your ideas on how to improve our business will be heard. As key contributors to our success, our team members enjoy working in a business-casual, collaborative environment that offers state-of-the-art resources, advanced technologies, and an excellent benefits package.

We are looking for an experienced software engineer to join our Target Recognition and Advanced Exploitation (TRAX) Team in our Lexington, MA office.  In this role you will design and implement innovative data exploitation technologies that support target recognition requirements for the Department of Defense.  To be successful in this position, you should possess practical background and experience in computer vision and/or machine learning approaches as well as a commitment to excellence and the desire to push technology to the next level.  You should also possess proven software development and testing skills and the ability to effectively collaborate with scientists and engineers developing algorithms to exploit data from multiple sensor modalities and platforms. 

Daily activities will require an individual to be able to multi-task, performing both software development tasks as well as algorithm development and analysis tasks in support of the development of target recognition capabilities.

• Work independently as well as collaboratively with members of the TRAX Team to develop, implement, and assess algorithmic approaches performing target recognition and related capabilities
• Generate and/or modify software that implements algorithmic approaches that are formulated to meet or exceed program objectives
• Generate materials that serve to document developed approaches and to brief our customers on those approaches

You should possess a degree in computer science, or in the physical sciences or mathematics with a strong computer science emphasis.   You possess a demonstrated ability to develop quality software for science or engineering applications and to rapidly learn new problem domains and software technology.  Strong technical and communication skills, teamwork, and problem solving in a fast-paced R&D environment are also required. 

The following skills are required:

• Strong C++ programming skills in a Linux environment
• Demonstrated background in all phases of the software development cycle including requirements, design, implementation and test
• Proficiency in configuration management principles and software version control tools such as Subversion
• Demonstrated competency in software development supporting computer vision, scientific, or engineering applications

The following are desired:

• Proficient use of software development tools, such as MATLAB, to support rapid prototyping
• Proficient use of Python programming language
• Background in high performance computing and code optimization, including experience in multi-threading and the employment of GPUs in embedded systems
• Experience with real-time multi-bounce ray tracing techniques and applications
• Experience in data simulation and deep learning algorithms
• Image analysis of sensor data types that include EO, IR, SAR and LADAR
• DoD Secret level clearance

These positions are open to US citizens and successful applicants must have the ability to obtain a DoD secret level clearance.  AER offers a competitive wage and benefit package. AER is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.  As a federal contractor, AER welcomes priority referrals of protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

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