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 insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

AD&D

Flexible spending account

Disability insurance

Paid time off

Flexible work schedule

Career development

Job summary

KBR is seeking an Image Processing Engineer in Sioux Falls, SD, to support Landsat product generation and Earth observation initiatives. This is a full‑time, onsite position requiring collaboration with scientists and mission partners to develop and optimize high‑performance image processing applications.

You will work with C primarily, plus Python, design and maintain processing pipelines, and engage in testing, cloud workloads, and database interfaces to handle large satellite imagery volumes.

Qualifications

• Seven+ 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 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 with Systems Engineers, Software Engineers, Scientists, and mission stakeholders.

Skills

C programming

Python

Databases

Linux/Unix

Performance optimization

Git

SDLC

Analytical skills

Communication

Independent work

Education

Bachelors in CS/SE/CE

Tools

PostgreSQL

AWS

Job description

KBR is seeking an Image Processing Engineer in Sioux Falls, SD, to support Landsat product generation and Earth observation initiatives. This is a full‑time, onsite position requiring collaboration with scientists and mission partners to develop and optimize high‑performance image processing applications.

You will work with C primarily, plus Python, design and maintain processing pipelines, and engage in testing, cloud workloads, and database interfaces to handle large satellite imagery volumes.