Satellite Imaging Operations Engineer

Hydrosat; Washington (District of Columbia); Híbrido; USD 125.000 - 135.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Stock options

Health insurance

Mental health support

401(k) match

Flexible PTO

Holidays 16 paid

Parental leave

Commuter stipend

Cell phone stipend

Company discount

Descripción de la vacante

Hydrosat, a space and data analytics company, seeks a Product Operations Specialist to manage end-to-end satellite imaging tasking, fulfillment, and platform operations. You will coordinate customer orders, evaluate feasibility, and build scalable processes across Product, Mission Operations, Engineering, and Commercial teams.

The role emphasizes technical operations, process improvement, and customer-focused execution in a fast-growing environment.

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree in Geospatial, Computer Science, Aerospace or related technical field.
• 5+ years of relevant operational experience in space mission operations, Earth observation, geospatial tech, or similar.
• Experience with APIs, RESTful services, platform or system integrations.
• Product-facing experience with external stakeholders, contractors, and technical teams is preferred.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and cross-functional communication skills.
• Basic scripting and technical skills including Python, Jupyter notebooks, and cloud tools.

Responsabilidades

• Support day-to-day satellite imaging tasking and fulfillment, translating orders into acquisition plans.
• Manage imagery order fulfillment, acquisition status, and priorities for stakeholders.
• Evaluate tasking feasibility and communicate constraints or alternatives.
• Develop and maintain operational metrics and reporting for tasking activity and health of operations.
• Create scripts, tools, and workflows to improve efficiency and scalability.
• Collaborate with Mission Operations to understand spacecraft activities and calibration needs.
• Support customer platform operations including user provisioning and access entitlements.
• Coordinate with external vendors to deliver data product operations.

Conocimientos

Geospatial

Computer Science

Aerospace

Operational experience

APIs

Educación

Bachelor’s degree in Geospatial, Computer Science, or Aerospace

Herramientas

Python

Jupyter

AWS

REST APIs

Descripción del empleo

Hydrosat, a space and data analytics company, seeks a Product Operations Specialist to manage end-to-end satellite imaging tasking, fulfillment, and platform operations. You will coordinate customer orders, evaluate feasibility, and build scalable processes across Product, Mission Operations, Engineering, and Commercial teams.

The role emphasizes technical operations, process improvement, and customer-focused execution in a fast-growing environment.