Senior Remote Sensing & Signal Processing Software Engineer

Ursa Space Systems; United States; Remote; USD 135,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Discretionary PTO and flexible work

Stock options

401(k) match

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Job summary

Ursa Space Systems seeks a Remote Sensing & Signal Processing Software Engineer to advance geospatial and intelligence systems. The role blends software engineering with algorithms for SAR, RF, and sensor data across full-stack workflows.

You will design, implement, test, and deploy scalable software; collaborate with engineers, data scientists, and domain experts; and help lead complex projects in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience in software engineering, algorithm development, signal processing, remote sensing, or related field.
• BS or higher in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related technical discipline.
• Experience developing software using Python.
• Experience designing, developing, and integrating software systems.
• Experience with remote-sensing, SAR, RF, or other signal-derived data.
• Ability to understand complex systems and cross-disciplinary collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, integrate, and maintain software for remote sensing and signal-processing applications.
• Develop algorithms for processing, transforming, and exploiting sensor and geospatial data.
• Apply CS fundamentals to technically complex problems.
• Develop applications and data-processing pipelines using Python and other languages.
• Contribute to full-stack development including backend services and APIs.
• Translate requirements into scalable software architectures and solutions.
• Work across sensors, signal processing, data pipelines, and applications.
• Participate in architecture, design, integration, and implementation activities.
• Develop and integrate algorithms for sensor data processing.
• Work with large, heterogeneous datasets.
• Support automated workflows and orchestration of data and algorithms.
• Collaborate with systems engineers, analysts, data scientists, and software engineers.
• Participate in technical planning and architecture decisions.
• Provide testing, debugging, performance optimization, and deployment support.
• Document architectures, designs, and interfaces.
• Provide technical leadership on projects.
• Occasional nights and weekends may be required.

Skills

Python programming

Software engineering fundamentals

Signal processing

Remote sensing

Systems engineering

Algorithms development

Education

Bachelors in Computer/Electrical Engineering or related

Job description

Ursa Space Systems seeks a Remote Sensing & Signal Processing Software Engineer to advance geospatial and intelligence systems. The role blends software engineering with algorithms for SAR, RF, and sensor data across full-stack workflows.

You will design, implement, test, and deploy scalable software; collaborate with engineers, data scientists, and domain experts; and help lead complex projects in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment.