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BAE Systems

Defense contractor delivering aerospace, cyber, space

Imagery Analyst

Full-TimeUpdated on 10/23/2026
No salary listed
Senior, Expert
Reston, VA, USA
In Person
Business & StrategyBusiness Analysis
No H1B Sponsorship
US Top Secret Clearance Required

About the job

Requirements
  • Demonstrated experience researching commercial and airborne imagery sources.
  • At least 5 years of experience supporting spatial and temporal analysis of open-source intelligence, human intelligence, and signals intelligence reporting for geospatial intelligence analysis.
  • Completion of an imagery analysis curriculum through the military or the Intelligence Community.
  • Demonstrated experience collaborating with national and service intelligence agencies or centers.
  • Strong knowledge of tasking overhead intelligence collection systems.
  • Strong knowledge of national technical means, airborne, and civil/commercial sensors providing hardcopy and softcopy imagery, including historical imagery.
  • Strong knowledge of digital data, including commercial imagery, national technical means, airborne imagery, motion and full-motion imagery, panchromatic data, spectral data, and synthetic aperture radar data.
  • Strong knowledge of manual and electronic light table functionality.
  • Working knowledge of RemoteView, Socet GXP, ERDAS Imagine, ArcGIS, and ArcPro.
  • 3–5 years of intelligence analysis experience in the Intelligence Community or military commands at the national and tactical levels.
  • Active Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information clearance and a minimum of 8 years of imagery experience.
Responsibilities
  • Research current and historical softcopy imagery, including appropriate databases for amplifying information, and produce standard imagery analysis products.
  • Obtain softcopy and commercial imagery-related products in response to customer needs.
  • Use imagery, multi-intelligence, and other customer data stores to exploit, identify, monitor, and analyze existing and emerging trends and dynamic events, and solve intelligence problems.
  • Use the full suite of imagery analysis tools and geospatial information systems as necessary.
  • Produce finished imagery-derived intelligence products, reports, and assessments.
  • Collaborate regularly with imagery and geospatial analysts.

About the company

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BAE Systems

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BAE Systems delivers defense, aerospace, and security solutions for governments and critical infrastructure. It designs, builds, integrates, and sustains complex systems—aircraft, submarines, land platforms, ships, sensors, software, and cyber assets—often as end-to-end programs for customers like the DoD. It differentiates itself by operating across air, sea, land, cyber, and space and pursuing scale through acquisitions to win large government contracts. Its goal is to help nations stay secure by advancing dependable technologies, including autonomous systems and artificial intelligence, supported by a strong order backlog and long-term services.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

London, United Kingdom

Founded

1971

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What believers are saying

  • On 30 July 2026, BAE raised 2026 guidance after £16.4bn first-half orders.
  • September 2026 brought an $818m Army AMPV modification through 2030.
  • October 1, 2026 BATS live trials validated integrated counter-drone command and control.

What critics are saying

  • On 13 August 2026, State imposed a $36m export-settlement and 24-month compliance monitor.
  • NLRB Case 10-CA-395427 alleges bad-faith bargaining at Radford on 22 September 2026.
  • A compliance scandal can freeze U.S. export authorizations and block future Pentagon work.

What makes BAE Systems unique

  • BAE Systems secured £84.0bn backlog on 30 June 2026 across air, sea, land, cyber, space.
  • Its U.S. defense franchise spans AMPV, M109A7, JPALS, and F-16 electronics.
  • BAE Systems combines submarine, combat-vehicle, and radiation-hardened space electronics manufacturing.

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Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • 401(k) Company Match
  • Flexible Work Hours
  • Employee Discounts
  • Wellness Program
  • Mental Health Support
  • Pension Scheme
  • Employee Share Plans
  • Flexible Working
  • Enhanced Annual Leave Allowance
  • Employee Assistance Programme

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

-25%

1 year growth

-25%

2 year growth

-24%
PR Newswire
Oct 21st, 2026
BAE Systems buys 130,000 SF Colorado facility, plans 200 new jobs for space hardware production

BAE Systems has bought a 130,000-square-foot production facility in Weld County, Colorado, to expand its output of space-based hardware and sensor systems. The building sits on about 13 acres. The company plans to hire more than 200 people over the next 12 to 24 months. At full capacity, the site could employ about 600. BAE Systems will retrofit the building and buy equipment for the rest of the year. It expects production to begin in early 2028. The site joins the company's production facilities in Boulder, Broomfield, and Westminster. "The support we received from the Weld County Commissioners and the State of Colorado played a key role," said Alexis Wang, vice president of operations.

PR Newswire
Oct 12th, 2026
BAE Systems unveils cannon and microwave systems to counter drone swarms at AUSA

BAE Systems unveiled two counter-drone defence systems at AUSA 2026 in Washington on October 12, 2026: the Multi-Domain Artillery Cannon System (MDACS) and the High Power Microwave (HPM). The company says the layered systems protect installations and forces against saturation drone attacks. MDACS is the kinetic layer. It fires the Hypervelocity Projectile for air defence and Scorpio-XR, a guided munition that doubles the range of existing 155mm cannon-launched projectiles, against ground targets. HPM is the directed energy layer. Over 99% of its components are commercial off-the-shelf, and it can defeat drone swarms for as long as power is available. "The threat environment is evolving faster than traditional procurement cycles can keep up with," said Jason Casciotti, vice president of BAE Systems' Weapon Systems product line.

PR Newswire
Oct 8th, 2026
BAE Systems secures $230M contract for 32 Amphibious Combat Vehicle Recovery variants

BAE Systems has secured a $230.1 million contract to produce 32 Amphibious Combat Vehicle chassis in the Recovery Mission Role variant (ACV-R) for the US Marine Corps. The ACV-R is designed to provide recovery capabilities, enabling the Marine Corps to rapidly recover and maintain vehicles to keep them mission-ready. The contract builds on BAE Systems' existing ACV portfolio, which includes variants such as the ACV-30, ACV-Personnel, and ACV-Command. The platform's modular design allows for various configurations to address different operational needs. Work will primarily take place in York, Pennsylvania, through 2029. The government will handle design and final integration of the Palfinger Crane at Anniston Army Depot before fielding the vehicles to the Fleet Marine Force.

PR Newswire
Oct 1st, 2026
BAE Systems wins $16M contract to deliver M-Code GPS for US Navy precision landing system

BAE Systems has secured a $16 million contract from Collins Aerospace to develop an M-Code GPS solution for the U.S. Navy's Joint Precision Approach and Landing System (JPALS). The company will provide its DIGAR-500M receiver to upgrade JPALS, enabling encrypted GPS signals with enhanced anti-jamming capabilities for precision aircraft carrier landings. JPALS is the Navy's next-generation GPS navigation system that guides aircraft to safe landings on carriers in all weather conditions. BAE Systems currently provides JPALS GPS solutions using SAASM receivers and will now transition to M-Code technology. The DIGAR-500M will support dual SAASM and M-Code operations with advanced digital beamforming protection. Work will be performed at BAE Systems' Cedar Rapids, Iowa facility.

PR Newswire
Sep 29th, 2026
BAE Systems' new IFF solution receives AIMS certification for F-16 Fighting Falcon

BAE Systems' AN/APX-127(V)1 Combined Interrogator Transponder has received AIMS certification from the Department of War for the US Air Force's F-16 Fighting Falcon. The system consolidates interrogator and transponder functions into one unit for highly manoeuvrable aircraft. The modernised IFF solution features open-system architecture allowing software upgrades, reducing hardware modification costs. It serves as a drop-in replacement for AN/APX-113(V), AN/APX-125(V), and AN/APX-126(V) systems currently operating on multiple US and international platforms. The device is AIMS Mark XIIB IFF certified with Mode S and Mode 5 for encrypted data exchange. BAE Systems expects to begin delivering the first 90-unit production lot this year from its Greenlawn, New York and Austin, Texas facilities.