Satellite Data Product Operations Lead — Stock Options

Hydrosat; Carlsbad (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee stock options

Health insurance: Medical, Vision, & 


Dental - Hydrosat covers premiums

401(k) with match

Job summary

Hydrosat, a space and data analytics company, seeks a Product Operations Specialist to support its on-orbit constellation. You will coordinate imaging requests, manage tasking and acquisition activities, and help scale operations across product, mission operations, engineering, and sales teams.

You will collaborate closely with the Product and Mission Operations teams to ensure timely, accurate imagery delivery and to develop processes, tools, and metrics for scalable satellite data operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Geospatial, Computer Science, Aerospace, or related technical field.
• 5+ years of relevant operational experience, ideally in space mission operations or Earth observation.
• Experience working with APIs, RESTful services, and platform or system integrations.
• Experience in a product-facing role with external stakeholders and technical teams.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills across technical and non-technical teams.
• Basic scripting and technical skills including Python, Jupyter notebooks, and cloud-based tools like AWS.
• Startup or high-growth technology environment experience preferred.
• U.S. Citizenship or Permanent Residency required.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day satellite imaging tasking and fulfillment, translating orders into acquisition plans.
• Manage imagery order fulfillment, status, and priorities for internal and external customers.
• Evaluate tasking feasibility and communicate constraints or alternatives.
• Develop and maintain operational metrics, KPIs, and reporting for tasking and fulfillment.
• Create scripts, tools, and workflows to increase efficiency and scalability of operations.
• Coordinate with Mission Operations to understand spacecraft activities and calibration needs.
• Support customer platform operations, including user provisioning and data access.
• Coordinate with external vendors to support operations.
• Participate in weekly on-call rotations and assist with other product operations tasks.

Skills

APIs

RESTful services

Communication

Analytical

Problem-solving

Startup experience

Education

Geospatial/CS/Aerospace degree

Tools

Python

Jupyter notebooks

AWS

Job description

Hydrosat, a space and data analytics company, seeks a Product Operations Specialist to support its on-orbit constellation. You will coordinate imaging requests, manage tasking and acquisition activities, and help scale operations across product, mission operations, engineering, and sales teams.

You will collaborate closely with the Product and Mission Operations teams to ensure timely, accurate imagery delivery and to develop processes, tools, and metrics for scalable satellite data operations.