Senior Geospatial Engineer

Eartheye Space; Thiruvananthapuram; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary

Performance Benefits

Employee Stock Options (ESOPs)

Job summary

Eartheye Space seeks a Senior Geospatial Engineer with deep expertise in remote sensing, EO data processing, and hyperspectral imaging. You will develop scalable geospatial intelligence solutions by handling multi-sensor satellite imagery and turning complex data into production-ready applications.

You will collaborate with software, AI/ML, and data science teams to deliver geospatial products for environmental monitoring, agriculture, mining, disaster management, defence, and other EO

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of industry experience in Remote Sensing, Geospatial Engineering, or Earth Observation.
• Hands-on experience with satellite imagery and EO datasets.
• Experience processing hyperspectral and thermal infrared imagery.
• Develop workflows for preprocessing, calibration, atmospheric correction, and quality assessment.
• Perform feature extraction, land cover classification, spectral unmixing, anomaly and change detection.
• Build scalable geospatial processing pipelines for production environments.
• Collaborate with AI/ML engineers to integrate geospatial models into production systems.
• Experience working in Agile product development environments.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop scalable geospatial intelligence solutions by processing multi-sensor satellite imagery and transforming EO data into production-ready applications.
• Collaborate with software engineers, AI/ML engineers, and data scientists to design and deliver innovative geospatial products for environmental monitoring, agriculture, mining, disaster management, defence, and other EO applications.

Skills

Remote Sensing

HSI Processing

TIR Data

Image Preprocessing

Python GIS

GDAL

NumPy/OpenCV

GeoPandas

Machine Learning

Geospatial Visualization

Cloud / AWS

Education

M.tech / MS in Remote Sensing or Geospatial Science

PhD in Related Field (preferred)

Tools

ENVI

ArcGIS

QGIS

SNAP

Job description

Role & responsibilities

We are looking for a highly skilled Senior Geospatial Engineer with strong expertise in remote sensing, geospatial analytics, and Earth Observation (EO) data processing, with hands-on experience in Hyperspectral Imaging (HSI) and Thermal Infrared (TIR) datasets. You will play a key role in developing scalable geospatial intelligence solutions by processing multi-sensor satellite imagery and transforming complex Earth observation data into production-ready applications.

You will collaborate closely with software engineers, AI/ML engineers, and data scientists to design and deliver innovative geospatial products for environmental monitoring, agriculture, mining, disaster management, defence, and other Earth observation applications.

Your Expertise Includes

• Strong expertise in Remote Sensing and Geospatial Data Analysis
• Hands-on experience with Hyperspectral Imaging (HSI) and Thermal Infrared (TIR) data processing and interpretation
• Advanced knowledge of image preprocessing, calibration, atmospheric correction, and spectral analysis
• Experience with remote sensing software such as ENVI, ArcGIS, QGIS, SNAP, or similar platforms
• Strong programming skills in Python using geospatial libraries such as GDAL, Rasterio, NumPy, OpenCV, GeoPandas, and related frameworks
• Experience in raster and vector data processing, spatial analysis, and geospatial visualization
• Knowledge of Machine Learning and Deep Learning techniques for remote sensing applications
• Familiarity with satellite data formats, preprocessing workflows, and geospatial data pipelines
• Experience handling large-scale geospatial datasets in cloud environments (AWS preferred)
• Exposure to SAR, multispectral, or LiDAR datasets is an added advantage
• Knowledge of Geospatial AI, Foundation Models, or GenAI applications is a plus

Preferred candidate profile

• Minimum 5 years of industry experience in Remote Sensing, Geospatial Engineering, or Earth Observation
• Hands-on experience working with satellite imagery and Earth Observation datasets
• Experience processing and analysing hyperspectral and thermal infrared imagery
• Develop robust workflows for satellite data preprocessing, calibration, atmospheric correction, and quality assessment
• Perform feature extraction, land cover classification, spectral unmixing, anomaly detection, and change detection
• Build scalable geospatial processing pipelines for production environments
• Develop solutions for applications including:
• Environmental monitoring
• Agriculture and precision farming
• Mineral exploration
• Thermal anomaly detection
• Urban analytics
• Disaster management
• Defence and intelligence
• Collaborate with AI/ML engineers to integrate geospatial models into production systems
• Optimise processing pipelines for large-scale satellite datasets
• Experience working in Agile product development environments
• Strong analytical thinking, research mindset, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with multidisciplinary teams
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Educational Qualification

• Master's degree (M.Tech/MS) in Remote Sensing, Geomatics, Geospatial Science, GIS, Earth Observation, or a related discipline
• PhD in Remote Sensing, Earth Observation, Geospatial Science, or related field is highly preferred

Perks and benefits

• Tenure: Full-time, Permanent
• Location: Work from Office Technopark, Trivandrum
• Offer: Competitive Salary, Performance Benefits, and Employee Stock Options (ESOPs)