Remote Sensing Data Scientist
Core
Develop derived geospatial data products from multispectral infrared satellite imagery using scientific first principles and scalable algorithms.
Role type
Senior IC remote sensing data scientist (Earth observation)
Builds
Infrared imaging mission data products and operational data pipelines
Domain
Remote sensing, Earth observation, climate monitoring, national security
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Python, geospatial data processing, multispectral/infrared imagery analysis, algorithm design, cloud-native workflows, sensor characterization, georeferencing
Preferred skills
Wildfire monitoring, meteorology, satellite mission product development, ML/DL for remote sensing, AWS, technical documentation
Technologies
AWS, Python, COGs, Xarray, GDAL
Responsibilities
Implement scalable algorithms to process and analyze multispectral infrared imagery; shape product design and roadmaps; prepare technical and customer-facing design documents; support engagement with customer technical stakeholders; write production-ready code for data pipelines; ensure scientific quality and validation of derived products; collaborate with software engineers and instrument engineers.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
