SAR Remote Sensing Engineer

Summary

Join ICEYE's SAR Analytics team as a SAR Remote Sensing Engineer and contribute to near-real-time information for disaster response. You will design, implement, and maintain workflows to process and analyze SAR data, extracting critical insights for natural catastrophe applications. Leverage your expertise in remote sensing and signal processing to develop new SAR analytics capabilities. Collaborate with engineers and scientists to solve complex problems and contribute to innovative solutions. Assist in validating and testing new algorithms and workflows, and communicate technical findings to the team and stakeholders. This permanent position is based in Espoo, Finland (preferred), Athens, Greece, Valencia, Spain, or Warsaw, Poland.

Requirements

• Master's or Ph.D. degree in Remote Sensing, Geoscience, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a related field
• 1-3+ years of relevant experience in remote sensing or signal processing applications (strong academic projects, including a Master's thesis, can be considered as relevant experience)
• Solid understanding of remote sensing principles and data analysis, particularly for damage and change detection using radar and optical data
• Proficiency in Python for data analysis, algorithm development, and automation
• Proficiency with version control systems, particularly Git and platforms like GitHub/GitLab
• Commitment to engineering best practices (e.g., code reviews, testing, documentation) to work seamlessly with data and software engineers to build operational solutions
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with experience working effectively in an international environment with globally distributed teams
• Familiarity with various geospatial data formats (e.g., GeoTIFF, Geopackage) and tools
• A solid theoretical and practical understanding of SAR principles is required

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain workflows to process and analyze SAR data, extracting critical insights for natural catastrophe applications
• Leverage your expertise in remote sensing and signal processing to develop, test, and implement new SAR analytics capabilities from prototype to operational use
• Collaborate effectively with engineers and scientists across teams and timezones to solve complex problems and contribute to innovative solutions
• Assist in the validation and testing of new algorithms and processing workflows
• Communicate technical findings and results clearly to the team and internal stakeholders

Preferred Qualifications

• A background in signal processing, particularly as it relates to radar and SAR systems
• Familiarity with containerization technologies like Docker
• Specific expertise in applying remote sensing to natural disaster applications (e.g., flood mapping, wildfire damage assessment, landslide detection)
• Hands-on experience with GIS software such as QGIS
• Experience with machine learning algorithms (e.g., Scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch) and their application to geospatial data
• Familiarity with cloud computing environments (e.g., AWS)
• Experience working in an Agile/Scrum development environment

Benefits

• Occupational healthcare and accident insurance
• A yearly benefit budget to spend as you wish (i.e. on sport, transport, bike benefit, wellness, lunch, etc.)
• Phone subscription with iPhone of your choice
• Relocation support if needed (i.e. flight tickets, accommodation, relocation agency support)
• Time for self-development, research, training, conferences, or certification schemes
• Inspiring and collaborating offices and silent workspaces enable you to focus