AI Engineer: Satellite Imagery & Earth Observation

Satlantis; Lejona; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private health insurance

Flexible working hours

Office perks: fruit, coffee

Job summary

SATLANTIS in Leioa (Bizkaia), Spain, is seeking an AI Engineer to develop and optimize ML models and data pipelines for high-resolution satellite imagery. You will contribute across ground and onboard systems, advancing image processing and AI capabilities for Earth observation.

The role emphasizes end-to-end AI solutions, collaboration with satellite teams, and real-time/in-orbit inference optimization, with a strong focus on innovation and impact.

Qualifications

• Requires a degree in software engineering or computer science.
• Experience designing and deploying ML models in production or scientific workflows.
• Proficiency with deep learning frameworks and model evaluation techniques.
• Strong English communication skills (B2 or higher).

Responsibilities

• Build AI pipelines for ground segment, training and deploying DL models for super resolution, atmospheric correction, methane detection, and land-cover classification.
• Design scalable workflows, automate data ingest, tiling, and inference on on-prem and cloud environments (Docker/Kubernetes).
• Apply AI/ML to diverse technical challenges across engineering and operations.
• Collaborate with Image Processing, Flight Software, and Systems Engineering teams for end-to-end delivery.
• Share knowledge through code reviews, workshops, and SATLANTIS School sessions for interns.
• Drive AI adoption by prototyping tools and automations to boost productivity.

Skills

ML model deployment

Deep learning frameworks

Model evaluation

AI tooling & pipelines

English proficiency

Education

BSc/MSc in Software Eng. or CS

Tools

CUDA/C++

GNU/Linux

Geo data libraries

Rasterio/Xarray/GDAL

Job description

SATLANTIS in Leioa (Bizkaia), Spain, is seeking an AI Engineer to develop and optimize ML models and data pipelines for high-resolution satellite imagery. You will contribute across ground and onboard systems, advancing image processing and AI capabilities for Earth observation.

The role emphasizes end-to-end AI solutions, collaboration with satellite teams, and real-time/in-orbit inference optimization, with a strong focus on innovation and impact.