About the Role
About Ursa Space Systems
Ursa Space Systems builds the software and AI agents that guide the acquisition, analysis, and integration of satellite and geospatial data into customer workflows, delivering valuable insights for global security and commodity markets. By leveraging satellite data and advanced analytics, Ursa Space provides fast, actionable information to a range of industries, including finance, energy, and defense.
Summary
We are seeking a Remote Sensing & Signal Processing Software Engineer to support the development of advanced geospatial and intelligence systems. This role is ideal for a technically versatile engineer who combines strong software engineering fundamentals with practical experience working with remote sensing, signal processing, SAR, RF/radar systems, and geospatial data.
The successful candidate will serve as a technical bridge between software engineering, development of algorithms, data processing, and systems engineering. This is a "full-stack" engineering role in the technical sense, requiring an understanding of how data moves from sensors and signal-processing algorithms through software pipelines, orchestration layers, analytics, and end-user applications.
Candidates should be comfortable working across multiple technical domains and contributing throughout the lifecycle of complex projects—from architecture and design through implementation, integration, testing, and deployment.
Experience working with SAR, SIGINT, MASINT, RF, radar, or other intelligence-related sensor data is highly relevant.
Key Responsibilities
Design, develop, integrate, and maintain software supporting remote sensing and signal-processing applications
Develop software and algorithms for processing, transforming, analyzing, and exploiting complex sensor and geospatial data
Apply strong computer science and software engineering principles to technically complex problems
Develop and maintain applications and data-processing pipelines using Python and other appropriate programming languages
Contribute to full-stack software development, including backend services, data processing, orchestration, and APIs as applicable
Translate remote-sensing and signal-processing requirements into scalable software architectures and technical solutions
Work across the complete system to understand how sensors, SAR, RF/radar systems, signal processing, algorithms, data pipelines, software, and applications interact
Participate in system architecture, technical design, integration, and implementation activities
Develop and integrate algorithms for processing and exploiting remote-sensing and other sensor-derived data
Work with large, complex, and potentially heterogeneous datasets
Support the development of automated workflows and orchestration systems for data and algorithm processing
Collaborate with systems engineers, analysts, data scientists, software engineers, and domain experts
Participate in technical planning and contribute to project-level architecture and engineering decisions
Contribute to testing, debugging, performance optimization, and deployment
Document software architecture, technical designs, interfaces, and engineering decisions
Provide technical leadership on projects and workstreams
Based on the needs of the company, you may be required to work occasional nights and weekends
All other duties as assigned
Required Qualifications
5+ years of professional experience in software engineering, algorithm development, signal processing, remote sensing, systems engineering, or a closely related field
Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical discipline
Strong understanding of computer science and software engineering fundamentals
Professional experience developing software using Python
Experience designing, developing, and integrating software systems rather than solely performing analysis or research
Experience working with remote-sensing, SAR, RF, or other signal-derived data
Understanding of signal-processing concepts and their application to real-world sensor systems
Ability to understand complex systems and the relationships between individual components
Experience contributing to software or systems architecture and technical design
Ability to work effectively across multiple technical disciplines and translate between software, algorithms, data, and systems engineering teams
Strong problem-solving, analytical, communication, and collaboration skills
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with SIGINT (Signals Intelligence) and/or MASINT (Measurement and Signature Intelligence) data
Experience working with SAR, RF, radar, electromagnetic, or other sensor modalities
Experience with geospatial data, remote sensing, imagery, or Earth-observation systems
Experience developing signal-processing or sensor-data algorithms
Experience with distributed data-processing systems or workflow orchestration
Experience with cloud-based software architectures and services
Experience developing APIs, backend services, or full-stack applications
Experience with containerization, CI/CD, automated testing, and modern software-development practices
Experience working with large-scale or high-volume sensor datasets
Systems engineering experience
Experience leading technical projects, workstreams, or multidisciplinary engineering teams
Experience serving as a technical lead or technical project manager
Experience working in the defense, intelligence, aerospace, or national-security sectors
Experience with government or DoD programs
Compensation
$135,000 - $145,000, relative to skills and experience
Location
We are headquartered in Ithaca, NY and have a remote workforce in other locations throughout the United States
Please note: applications without a relevant cover letter will not be considered. In your cover letter, we would like to hear your personal voice and learn about your sincere interest in Ursa Space Systems.
Benefits And Perks
Competitive Compensation
Discretionary PTO & Flexible Scheduling
Stock Options
401(k) Match
Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage for you and your dependents
FSA & HSA Plans
Employer-paid Life Insurance
Employer-paid LTD and STD for Parental and Family Care
11 Paid Holidays
Employee Resource Groups
Educational Assistance Program
Professional Development Opportunities
And more...
Company Values
Use the team
Figure it out and own it
Aim for elegant simplicity
Empower diversity & inclusivity
Do the right thing
Be scrappy
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