Senior Data Processing Scientist - Payload Data (m/f/d)

Marble Imaging is recruiting a Senior Data Processing Scientist - Payload Data (m/f/d) in Bremen, Germany.

Contract: full time (hybrid).

Degree level: MSc or PhD in remote sensing, optical engineering, photogrammetry/geomatics, geoinformatics, astrophysics or related.

Language: English.

Work experience: Senior-level EO ground processing experience.

Key Responsibilities

• define radiometric and geometric processing methods, identify dependencies and verification approaches across the chain, translate instrument characteristics into processing requirements, review prototypes and implementations for correctness, support calibration key data and Cal/Val during commissioning and operations, define QA/QC metrics, review documentation and mentor less experienced scientists.

Requirements

• MSc or PhD in a relevant field;
• demonstrated senior experience with EO satellite ground processing;
• end-to-end understanding of multispectral/hyperspectral processing from raw data to higher-level products;
• practical Cal/Val of optical missions, ideally including commissioning;
• radiometric calibration, sensor models, geolocation, orthorectification or atmospheric correction;
• Python or C++ sufficient to review and prototype;
• cross-disciplinary communication.

Location & Working Conditions

• Based in the Bremen or Frankfurt region, at least three office days a week.
• Contract: full time (hybrid).

Offer & Benefits

• German NewSpace company building a sovereign VHR multispectral constellation (first satellite planned for 2027).
• flexible hours and modern work models, personal development, virtual stock options (VSOP) and an interdisciplinary team.

No application deadline is stated.