Satellite Payload Processing Engineer (Earth Observation)

Location: Hybrid, based in Harwell, UK; Athens, Greece; Barcelona, Spain; Buenos Aires, Argentina; or Porto, Portugal. Legal right to work in the chosen location is required.

Company

hirify.global develops end-to-end satellite missions and space-based data and connectivity solutions, including Earth observation, IoT connectivity, and secure communications.

What you will do

• Define Earth Observation product specifications with customers, sales teams, and mission engineers.
• Translate customer data requirements into technical processing specifications for missions and data products.
• Design and develop image processing pipelines from raw data ingestion to calibrated, orthorectified, and analysis-ready products.
• Implement algorithms for registration, georeferencing, orthorectification, radiometric and atmospheric correction, cloud masking, classification, and derived products.
• Integrate workflows into scalable automated processing and orchestration systems for multi-payload and multi-sensor operations.
• Support payload definition, characterisation, calibration, validation, feasibility assessments, proposals, and continuous processing-chain improvements.

Requirements

• Strong knowledge of remote sensing and optical Earth Observation image processing.
• Understanding of satellite payload processing concepts and algorithmic approaches.
• Proficiency in Python and familiarity with GDAL, rasterio, numpy, or Xarray.
• Knowledge of geospatial data structures, formats, coordinate systems, and projections.
• Understanding of data processing pipelines, automation, and workflow orchestration.
• Awareness of calibration and validation principles for Earth Observation data quality.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on space technology and satellite data products used by customers around the globe.
• Contribute to a mission-driven approach focused on making space more accessible and solving real-world challenges.
• Join a diverse, ambitious, supportive, and inclusive workplace.
• Hybrid work across the listed hirify.global locations.