Remote Sensing Specialist

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Job details

Company overview

We are a Japan-based startup engaged in the space-related business. Our main business is providing solutions utilizing small satellite technology, and we also have a wide range of operations including satellite design, manufacturing, launch, and operation. By deploying satellite solutions necessary for conducting business in space, we aim to build new social infrastructure and ecosystems. We are an extremely unique organization globally in the sense that we can seamlessly handle everything from satellite development to launch and data utilization in-house.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and extract information from our/external satellite images through remote sensing analysis technology
• Bring ideas that would solve a client’s issue, study its feasibility, plan and propose solution services related to the utilization of satellite images based on customer needs, and launch services in cooperation with internal and external engineers
• After-engineering sales of solution services for satellite image utilization.
• Involved in satellite image quality control and improvement activities in cooperation with internal engineers and coordinate activities from technical aspects.
• Involved in support and improvement activities for their Globe service operation in cooperation with internal engineers and coordinate activities from technical aspects.
• Gather related information and perform related tasks which can be value-adding to the project.

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience in image analysis and/or processing taken by satellite, airplane, or drone or any other geospatial data processed using Remote Sensing (RS) and Geographic Information System (GIS) tools.
• Communication experience and skills to understand needs, problems, and issues that customers might not have awareness by themselves.
• Ability to communicate in English about product technology with overseas customers and internal stakeholders.
• Work experience to coordinate each department in the company.
• Bachelor’s degree relevant to remote sensing or either discipline of agriculture

Favorable:

• Experience in image processing/analysis and image recognition using Python, C ++, etc.
• Experience in data-oriented product development / service construction (whether sales or engineer)
• Knowledge of highly specialized industries (agriculture, forestry, energy, insurance, government agencies, etc.)
• Experience in Project management
• Experience using collaboration tools like Jira, Gitlab and Github
• Knowledge or development experience of geospatial database system or web GIS application
• Experience of sales

Salary

5 - 7 million yen

Location

Tokyo