Jobs at Riverside Research

Owns product vision, requirements, prioritization, stakeholder engagement, and delivery for NASIC intelligence software, architectures, and networks. Advises development teams, coordinates architecture across multiple teams, supports cloud-native solutions, and provides technical leadership for complex hardware and software projects. Applies Agile and systems engineering methodologies while working with Intelligence Community and Department of Defense stakeholders.

Conduct applied systems security research across ideation, proposal development, prototyping, experimentation, and technology transition. Design secure systems software, evaluate features in projects such as Linux, Xen, QEMU, and LLVM, and develop research tools using C/C++, Rust, Python, and Assembly. Lead technical investigations, mentor colleagues, author proposals and publications, communicate findings, and collaborate across research and engineering teams.

Leads development, validation, and sustainment of EO/IR spectral signature and radiometric models for defense and intelligence customers. Translates materials characterization data into physics-based models, integrates environmental and atmospheric corrections, improves space-weathering degradation models, and validates results using laboratory measurements and synthetic environments. Provides scientific leadership, mentors modeling teams, maintains model-database interoperability, and presents technical findings to government and internal stakeholders.

Provides senior subject matter expertise to the U.S. Space Force on ISR-T and surveillance unit establishment, training, tradecraft, strategic planning, and integration. Supports weapon-system integration, C2ISR planning, sensor and data-feed integration, force generation, facility and manpower planning, operational testing, training programs, doctrine development, CONOPS, and CONEMP. Researches operational issues and briefs senior decision-makers while coordinating unit capabilities with Joint Force organizations.

The Product Owner supports NASIC intelligence software and architecture programs by engaging stakeholders, prioritizing requirements, communicating product vision, coordinating development teams, and guiding cloud-based software integration. The role provides technical leadership across hardware and software solutions, applies Agile and systems engineering methodologies, and supports complex Intelligence Community and DoD projects.

Conduct cryptography and formal methods research focused on developing models, mechanized proofs, verification techniques, and security research prototypes. Collaborate across cryptography, programming languages, formal methods, and systems software. Communicate findings through publications, reports, presentations, and briefings, while supporting research planning and proposal development. The role requires cryptographic research experience, formal verification expertise, U.S. citizenship, and the ability to obtain and maintain a government security clearance.

Leads autonomous warfare programs for the Defense Innovation Unit, translating military operational needs into executable acquisition and technology programs. Responsibilities include identifying commercial technologies, managing multidisciplinary teams, overseeing schedules, budgets, risks, vendors, testing, contracting, prototyping, and transition to production or operational use. The role requires strong technical fluency, DoD acquisition knowledge, stakeholder management, independent judgment, and the ability to operate in ambiguous environments.

Analyze and model infrared and OPIR sensor data, develop sensor exploitation algorithms in Python and MATLAB, investigate infrared phenomenology, troubleshoot processing workflows, and support testing, documentation, CONOPS, and technology transition efforts for national security missions.

Leads cybersecurity research and development involving offensive cyber, systems security engineering, formal methods, and security software. Develops prototypes, guides technical execution, mentors researchers, supports customer relationships and business development, and shares research outcomes. The role requires strong computing expertise, research experience, technical leadership, U.S. citizenship, and the ability to obtain a Top Secret clearance.

Analyze and model infrared and OPIR sensor data, including SBIRS systems. Develop and test data-processing algorithms in Python and MATLAB, investigate sensor and target phenomenology, troubleshoot processing workflows, and address detection and tracking challenges. Support CONOPS, technical documentation, experiments, and transition plans while collaborating with government, defense, research, and intelligence-community partners on emerging sensing and exploitation technologies.

Summer 2027 intern supporting computational electromagnetics research. Responsibilities include developing, testing, and optimizing tools for solving Maxwell’s equations; contributing to code, data analysis, and visualization; participating in research meetings; and presenting findings. The role involves simulation tools, high-performance computing, antenna design, and radar cross-section analysis.

Analyze and exploit infrared and OPIR sensor data, including SBIRS systems; develop sensor-processing algorithms in Python and MATLAB; investigate sensor and target phenomenology; troubleshoot data workflows and anomalies; create test plans, CONOPS, technical documentation, and transition plans; and collaborate with government, defense, research, and intelligence community partners on emerging sensing technologies.

Leads cybersecurity research and development efforts involving offensive cyber, systems security engineering, formal methods, and security software. Develops prototypes, directs technical execution, mentors researchers, strengthens research program delivery, and shares results with customers and industry. Builds customer relationships, supports technical marketing and business development, and leads capture activities to expand national security research opportunities.

Leads technical program integration for the NCCT intelligence-targeting program, coordinating contractors, vendors, government stakeholders, and technology providers. Oversees software and system capability planning, development, testing, deployment, requirements translation, technical evaluations, budgets, schedules, and contract documentation. Applies data engineering, software architecture, containerization, orchestration, messaging, and API integration expertise to resolve complex integration challenges. Requires technical team leadership, operational intelligence experience, DoD standards knowledge, TS/SCI clearance, and travel as needed.

Develops and supports advanced OPIR data-processing algorithms for space-based missile warning and remote sensing. Responsibilities include evaluating and troubleshooting sensor data, identifying anomalies, coordinating remediation, developing analysis capabilities, preparing technical documentation and transition plans, and collaborating with government, defense, and research partners. The role requires strong EO/IR signal processing, infrared phenomenology, Python development, OPIR data expertise, and experience diagnosing sensor and software performance.

Develop and integrate machine learning and AI algorithms for defense applications. Responsibilities include designing and optimizing models, preparing datasets, building scalable software solutions, evaluating model performance, participating in the full software development lifecycle, and communicating technical results to stakeholders. The role requires collaboration with data scientists, software engineers, and defense analysts, along with expertise in programming, machine learning frameworks, cloud deployment, and statistical analysis.

Leads research, prototyping, testing, and transition of advanced OPIR data-processing algorithms for space-based missile warning and remote sensing. Evaluates sensor data, diagnoses anomalies, develops analysis capabilities, prepares technical documentation, and collaborates with government, defense, research, and intelligence-community partners. Requires extensive EO/IR algorithm development, OPIR data expertise, Python skills, and an active TS/SCI clearance.

Leads site security oversight for SCIF operations and construction supporting the National Space Intelligence Center. Ensures ICD 705 compliance, manages security documentation and surveillance programs, oversees security technicians, and supports SCIF testing, accreditation, and operational readiness. The role requires extensive physical security and TEMPEST experience, expertise with security systems and countermeasures, construction security planning, accreditation processes, and a Top Secret/SCI clearance.

Leads prototyping, development, testing, and transition of advanced Overhead Persistent Infrared data-processing algorithms. Evaluates sensor data and anomalies, troubleshoots processing pipelines, develops technical documentation, and collaborates with government, defense, industry, and research partners. The role requires extensive EO/IR algorithm development experience, OPIR data expertise, advanced Python skills, AI/ML knowledge, and an active TS/SCI clearance.

Leads enterprise network strategy, architecture, modernization, and long-term roadmaps across LAN/WAN, SD-WAN, wireless, data center, cloud, and edge environments. Evaluates technologies, establishes standards and governance, aligns networking with cybersecurity and cloud initiatives, drives capacity and resilience improvements, and communicates recommendations to leadership. The role also mentors engineers, tracks modernization requirements, develops strategy reports, and translates strategic direction into actionable designs and implementation plans.