Architecture Expert - Earth Observation Data Management

SPACEBEL; Town of Belgium (WI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Geospatial standards focus

Job summary

SPACEBEL is seeking a specialist to evolve Earth Observation data management infrastructures and software architectures. You will analyze mission data, interface requirements, and contribute to data models, metadata definitions, and interoperability standards in collaboration with European space agencies and international experts.

Working within an integrated team, you will prepare technical documentation, change proposals, and architecture guidelines, ensure compliant implementation of

Qualifications

• Master's or engineering degree in a relevant field such as Computer Science, Geomatics, GIS, Remote Sensing, Space Engineering.
• Strong understanding of distributed software architectures and interoperability.
• Experience with Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) standards and EO data concepts.

Responsibilities

• Analyze new mission data, interface requirements, and their impact on EO data management architectures.
• Contribute to evolution of EO data models, metadata definitions, and interoperability standards.
• Provide engineering support within an integrated team to end customers and stakeholders.
• Assess technical impact of new requirements and propose architectural evolutions.
• Prepare, document, and support Change Requests to improve systems and interfaces.
• Contribute to technical experiments or reports for international interoperability groups.
• Develop and maintain documentation, architecture guidelines, and best practices.
• Collaborate with software engineers to ensure standards-compliant implementations.

Skills

Distributed systems

OGC standards

RESTful APIs

Stakeholder liaison

Analytical thinking

Education

Master's or Engineering degree in CS/Geomatics/GIS/EO

Job description

Company details

As part of a team specialized in the management of EO satellite data, you will contribute to the evolution of EO data management infrastructures.

Working closely with space agencies, you will analyze mission and related technical requirements, assess their impact, and contribute to the evolution of the software reference architecture based on interoperability standards.

Your expertise will support the evolution of data models, interoperability standards, and RESTful service architectures to meet the growing needs of European space programs.

Function

• Analyze new mission data and interface requirements and their potential impact.
• Contribute to the evolution of data management architectures for Earth Observation systems
• Provide engineering support as part of an integrated team to the end customer.
• Assess the technical impact of new requirements and recommend appropriate architectural evolutions
• Prepare, document, and support Change Requests aimed at improving existing system architecture and interfaces
• Contribute to technical experiments or technical reports to be presented in international working groups focused on interoperability of Earth Observation systems.
• Contribute to evolution of EO data models and metadata definitions
• Support maintenance and evolution of an EO mission-related knowledge graph and related toolset.
• Produce technical documentation, architecture guidelines, and best practices
• Collaborate with software engineering teams to ensure compliant implementation of standards

Profile

• Master's degree or Engineering degree in Computer Science, Geomatics, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Remote Sensing, Space Engineering, or a related field

• Strong understanding of distributed software architectures
• Experience with the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) and OGC standards
• Understanding of Earth Observation, EO data models and EO data processing, dissemination and preservation workflows
• Ability to analyze and interpret complex technical specifications
• Experience preparing technical documentation and Change Proposals
• Knowledge of RESTful APIs

• Ability to interact with software architects, scientists, engineers and institutional stakeholders
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English

Offer

This position offers the opportunity to work at the crossroads of information technology, geospatial standards, and the space industry.

You will contribute directly to the evolution of architectures supporting some of the world's most advanced Earth Observation missions, while collaborating with leading European space agencies and international experts.

Language

French & English (technical conversations)