Imagery Support Engineer

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Hiring Remotely in San Francisco, CA
In-Office or Remote
80K-125K Annually
Information Technology • Other • Analytics • Energy
The Role
Orbital Sidekick (OSK) is revolutionizing how the world understands and interacts with our planet. We are the leading hyperspectral satellite data and analytics company building the most advanced space-based infrastructure and proprietary "Spectral Intelligence™" platform. Our constellation of Global Hyperspectral Observation Satellites (GHOSt™) delivers unparalleled, persistent monitoring capabilities, capturing an unparalleled 500 bands of light to reveal the chemical fingerprints of targets on Earth. We provide actionable insights to critical sectors including Energy, Mining, Agriculture & Forestry, Environmental & Emergency Monitoring, and Defense & Security, helping our clients optimize sustainable operations, mitigate risk, and enhance situational awareness globally.

In this dynamic and highly technical role as an Imagery Support Engineer, you will be a crucial part of our mission to deliver cutting-edge hyperspectral imagery to government and commercial clients. You will provide exceptional technical customer support, ensuring seamless delivery and optimization of our products. By collaborating closely with cross-functional teams, you will contribute to driving customer satisfaction, identifying opportunities for process improvement, and supporting our company's growth.

What You'll Be Doing:

  • 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.

Minimum Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree in Geography, GIS, Remote Sensing, or a related field
  • 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

Standout Candidates Will Have:

  • Master's degree in Geography, GIS, Remote Sensing, or a related field
  • 2 years of experience in technical analytics 
  • 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 of Working at OSK:

  • We offer 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

ITAR Requirements: U.S. Government space technologies export/ITAR regulations apply here, applicant must be a U.S.citizen or a lawful permanent resident of the U.S., or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

Orbital Sidekick is committed to building a community where everyone belongs and we invite people from all backgrounds to apply. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to providing employment opportunities regardless of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, age, military or veteran status, or any other protected classification, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

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The Company
HQ: San Francisco, CA
28 Employees
Year Founded: 2016

What We Do

Orbital Sidekick’s vision is to lead the Energy Transition by building the most robust remote sensing and analytics capability in existence. OSK’s proprietary analytics platform and hyperspectral payload architecture provide persistent space-based monitoring solutions powered by Spectral Intelligence. This unique radiometric speciation and change detection capability enables unparalleled target monitoring services for both commercial and defense users on a global scale.

OSK recently launched the most advanced commercial hyperspectral satellite in existence: Aurora. Aurora serves OSK’s customers in the energy, mining, and defense sectors, including expanding contracts and pilot program opportunities for oil and gas pipeline monitoring & methane mapping, clean energy resource exploration, sustainable mining practices, and wildfire risk mitigation.

OSK is currently building its GHOSt hyperspectral satellite constellation for deployment in 2022, providing daily target monitoring services to end-users.

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