Earth Observation Image Processing Engineer

KBR Careers; Sioux Falls (SD); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K plan with company match

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Life insurance

Job summary

KBR seeks an Image Processing Engineer in Sioux Falls, SD, to support the USGS EROS Center. This full-time, onsite role develops and optimizes high-performance image-processing applications for operational satellite data processing and future Earth observation initiatives.

You will work with NASA and Landsat projects, collaborating with engineers and scientists to deliver robust software across cloud architectures, databases, and distributed systems.

Qualifications

• Seven or more years of professional software engineering experience.
• Experience developing software in C within Linux/Unix environments.
• Experience working with data-intensive processing systems.
• Experience supporting cloud computing environments.
• Experience interfacing with relational database systems.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain image-processing software components.
• Develop software primarily in C, with supporting development in Python.
• Optimize algorithms and processing workflows to reduce runtime and improve throughput.
• Design and maintain applications that write to and query relational databases.
• Develop solutions that ingest, process, and distribute large volumes of satellite imagery and derived products.
• Support cloud-based image-processing architectures and workflows.
• Perform software planning, requirements refinement, and technical design activities.
• Develop, execute, and document unit and integration tests.
• Troubleshoot operational processing issues and implement corrective actions.
• Participate in code reviews, design reviews, and technical discussions.
• Collaborate closely with Systems Engineers, Software Engineers, Scientists, and mission stakeholders.

Skills

C programming

Python

Git

Linux/Unix

Database interfaces

Software performance optimization

Software development lifecycle

Communication skills

Independent/teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering/Math/Physics or related

Tools

PostgreSQL

AWS

Job description

KBR seeks an Image Processing Engineer in Sioux Falls, SD, to support the USGS EROS Center. This full-time, onsite role develops and optimizes high-performance image-processing applications for operational satellite data processing and future Earth observation initiatives.

You will work with NASA and Landsat projects, collaborating with engineers and scientists to deliver robust software across cloud architectures, databases, and distributed systems.