Geoscientist / Geophysicist – Patrick Space Force Station, Florida
Kegman Inc., a Women Owned/Service‑Disabled Veteran‑Owned Small Business headquartered in Melbourne, Florida, provides engineering and technical support services to U.S. Government clients. We are seeking a Geoscientist or Geophysicist to join our team supporting our government customer at Patrick Space Force Station, Florida. Kegman uses scientific means to obtain and evaluate technical data to detect and report foreign nuclear explosions and other man‑made activities. This is accomplished by leveraging deployed sensors around the world and developing advanced proliferation detection technologies.
NOTE: This is not a remote/telework job. This job requires the selected applicant to have an active U.S. Government‑issued security clearance at time of hire and, therefore, requires U.S. citizenship.
Responsibilities
* Investigate and apply geophysical discrimination techniques to detect, identify, and locate explosions and other man‑made activities versus natural phenomenon.
* Compile reference data sets and utilize for code development, analysis verification, or other geophysical evaluation requirements.
* Develop and calibrate discriminants for operational use.
* Identify and examine data/model biases.
* Research and incorporate new discriminants into an operational discriminant model.
* Answer rapid‑response, applied research questions related to geophysical evaluation of individual special‑interest or alert events.
* Investigate ways to reduce scatter in residuals between observed and predicted regional amplitudes.
* Perform regional moment tensor analysis and coda magnitude analysis for estimating moment magnitude using local, regional, or tele‑seismic stations.
* Perform spectral ratios between special events using portable and U.S. NDC stations, apply spectral ratios and single event spectra of explosions to model estimated depth of burial and yield.
Required Qualifications
* Masters + 5 yrs experience or PhD in: geophysics, mathematics, physics or related field.
* Documented geophysical technical expertise in any or all of: seismic, hydroacoustic, and infrasonic research, development, and application.
Qualifications
* Documented expertise in geophysics, regional seismic analysis, and seismic event screening to independently produce bulletins and/or reports and to test new analysis tools.
* Documented expertise in noise data analyses and calibration analyses.
* Familiarity with standard seismic data acquisition formats including: Continuous Data (CD) 1.1, Center for Seismic Studies (CSS), Standard for Exchange of Earthquake Data (SEED), mini‑SEED, Society for Exploration Geophysics (SEG)‑Y, Seismic Analysis Code (SAC).
* Python programming and familiarity with utilizing Machine Learning and advanced data analysis tradecraft for geophysical signal evaluation or source term.
* Strong interpersonal and communication skills necessary to communicate with government subject matter experts or represent the government at S&T meetings/exchanges with other experts.
* Ability to work independently and diligently. Candidate will be expected to provide exceptional support to our government customers.
* Experience working in a government Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF).
* Build events using Analyst Review Station (ARS).
Other Requirements
* Must pass a pre‑employment drug test.
* Must have ability to be granted a U.S. Government‑issued Security Clearance.
Kegman Inc. is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. Kegman will abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60741.5(a), which prohibits discrimination against qualified individuals on the basis of disability and requires affirmative action by covered prime contractors and subcontractors to employ and advance in employment qualified individuals with disabilities.
Many of our positions require an active security clearance. Security clearance may be granted to U.S. citizens; applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment that requires a security clearance will be subject to government security investigation(s) and must meet and maintain eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
By submitting your résumé for this position, you understand and agree that Kegman may share your résumé, as well as any other related personal information or documentation you provide, with its subsidiaries and affiliated companies for the purpose of considering you for other available positions.
Kegman maintains a drug‑free workplace and performs pre‑employment substance abuse testing where permitted by law.
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