Remote Sensing Specialist for Precision Agriculture

Placements24; Mbombela (Nelspruit); Híbrido; ZAR 900.000 - 1.300.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Competitive salary

Remote-first role

Professional development access to gea

Flexible work-life balance

Virtual team-building activities

Descripción de la vacante

Placements24 seeks a Remote Sensing Specialist to join a pioneering tech firm transforming agriculture through data analytics. This fully remote role covers Mpumalanga, focusing on acquiring, processing, and interpreting satellite and drone imagery for precision farming.

You will develop models for crop health and yield forecasting, collaborating with agronomists, data scientists, and software engineers in a remote-first environment to deliver actionable insights.

Formación

• Master’s or PhD in a geospatial field with focus on geospatial analysis.
• Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in remote sensing data processing and analysis.
• Proficiency in Python or R for geospatial data analysis.
• Experience with agricultural applications of remote sensing and GIS.
• Experience with ENVI, ERDAS Imagine, SNAP.

Responsabilidades

• Acquire, process, and analyze satellite, aerial, and drone imagery for agricultural applications.
• Develop and implement algorithms for feature extraction, land cover classification, and change detection for agriculture.
• Utilize remote sensing software and platforms (ArcGIS, ERDAS Imagine, Google Earth Engine, QGIS).
• Integrate remote sensing data with other geospatial datasets (weather, soil) for analysis.
• Develop models for crop health assessment, stress detection, and yield forecasting.
• Create maps and visualizations of agricultural landscapes and environmental conditions.
• Interpret results and provide clear reports and recommendations to stakeholders.
• Stay current with remote sensing tech and image processing methods.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams in a remote setting.
• Contribute to development of new remote sensing-based products for agriculture.

Conocimientos

Python

R

Geospatial analysis

Remote sensing

Educación

Master’s degree in Remote Sensing

PhD in Geoinformatics

Herramientas

ENVI

ERDAS Imagine

SNAP

ArcGIS

Google Earth Engine

Descripción del empleo

Placements24 seeks a Remote Sensing Specialist to join a pioneering tech firm transforming agriculture through data analytics. This fully remote role covers Mpumalanga, focusing on acquiring, processing, and interpreting satellite and drone imagery for precision farming.

You will develop models for crop health and yield forecasting, collaborating with agronomists, data scientists, and software engineers in a remote-first environment to deliver actionable insights.