Remote Imagery Support Engineer

Summary

The job is for an Imagery Support Engineer at Orbital Sidekick, a company focused on delivering cutting-edge hyperspectral imagery to government and commercial clients. The role involves providing technical support, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and ensuring seamless delivery of products.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Geography, GIS, Remote Sensing, or a related field
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in a technical analytics
• Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively in a startup environment
• Proficiency in GIS software (ArcGIS, QGIS) and remote sensing data analysis techniques
• Working knowledge of Python, GDAL, Jupyter and GitHub
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication abilities

Responsibilities

• Understand customer tasking needs and requirements, and develop tasking schemas based on current and future capabilities
• Work with payload mission operations to optimize satellite tasking decks for OSK’s constellation
• Collaborate with payload mission operations to ensure tasking orders are executed as scheduled
• Develop and maintain metrics focused on tasking/collection efficiencies
• Provide advanced technical support for hyperspectral imagery products and services, including troubleshooting complex issues and providing solutions
• Collaborate with engineering and analytics teams to improve product quality and efficiency
• Maximize resource utilization and ensure all deliveries meet client SLAs
• Develop and maintain technical documentation and training materials
• Perform quality assurance checks on hyperspectral imagery data, ensuring adherence to stringent standards

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Geography, GIS, Remote Sensing, or a related field
• Advanced working knowledge of Python, GDAL, Jupyter and GitHub
• Experience with hyperspectral image processing and analysis
• Familiarity with the geospatial intelligence industry, especially the US government
• Sales or business development experience

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and equity packages
• Company-sponsored 401K, as well as medical, dental, and vision insurance with 100% premiums covered by OSK for employees and 50% for dependents