Jobs at Earth observation companies: engineering, technician and software roles

609 open roles at 26 earth observation companies in 22 countries: Software, IT and security (160), Aerospace engineering, manufacturing and science (119), Program management, product and operations (119), Hardware and electronics (87). 410 of them are open to candidates of any nationality; the rest ask for citizenship, export-control eligibility or a government security clearance. 12 mention relocation support.

Rebuilt 27 Oct 2026
open roles
609
companies
26
open to any nationality
67%
median stated pay
$146k

Companies hiring

CompanyOpen rolesAny nationalityRelocation
ICEYE14893%7
Vantor963%
Planet7948%
GalaxEye Space49100%
Digantara3090%1
Synspective25100%4
Open Cosmos25100%
BlackSky250%
Umbra210%
SpaceTech GmbH19100%
Spire Global17100%
constellr15100%
Satlantis12100%
iQPS10100%
Scanway8100%

Newest roles

Planet

planet.com
planet.com • HQ: San Francisco, United States • Geospatial Analytics • Satellite Manufacturing • Earth Observation • 201-500 employees • Est. 2010 • Trust A • Hiring 120, 4 new
HQ: San Francisco, United States • Geospatial Analytics • Satellite Manufacturing • Earth Observation • 201-500 employees • Est. 2010 • Trust A • Hiring 120, 4 new
Planet is an American Earth observation company, listed on the New York Stock Exchange as Planet Labs PBC, that designs, builds and operates a large fleet of imaging satellites and sells daily satellite imagery, data and analytics. Founded in 2010 by three former NASA scientists, it serves agriculture, government, defence, mapping and environmental customers through online platforms and software tools. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Top 25% payVerified live · 1 hour ago 1 day ago Likely open · 63%

Data Analyst - Cloud Financial Operations

$114k – $143k per year • Middle • 4+ years exp • Hybrid (San Francisco, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Middle
SQL
Python
AI/ML
dbt
DevOps
GCP
Cybersecurity
GDPR
Analytics
Fivetran
Looker
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Top 25% payVerified live · 1 hour ago 4 days ago Likely open · 63%

Senior Forward Deployment Engineer, Strategic Customer Engagements U.S.

$161k – $201k per year • Senior • 6+ years exp • Hybrid (Washington, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Nationals only • Senior
C#
JavaScript
Python
Frontend
OpenLayers
DevOps
GCP
CI/CD
AWS
Cybersecurity
GDPR
SpaceTech
GDAL
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ICEYE

iceye.com
iceye.com • HQ: Espoo, Finland • Geospatial Analytics • Earth Observation • Satellite Manufacturing • 501-1000 employees • Est. 2014 • Trust A • Hiring 190, 19 new
HQ: Espoo, Finland • Geospatial Analytics • Earth Observation • Satellite Manufacturing • 501-1000 employees • Est. 2014 • Trust A • Hiring 190, 19 new
ICEYE is a Finnish space company founded in 2014 that built the first synthetic aperture radar satellite small enough to be launched in large numbers, and it now operates the world's largest constellation of them. Because radar imaging works through cloud and at night, the constellation can observe a location reliably regardless of weather, which makes it valuable for flood monitoring, insurance loss assessment, maritime surveillance and defence intelligence. Headquartered in Espoo, the company both sells data and builds satellites for government customers who want their own sovereign radar capability.
Pekka Laurila · Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer · decision-maker
Rafal Modrzewski · Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer · decision-maker
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Verified live · 4 hours ago 1 day ago Likely open · 63%

Senior Smart Manufacturing Engineer, Electronics

≈ $56k – $125k per year (Estimated) • Senior • Hybrid (Espoo, Finland) • Full-Time • Senior
C++
Python
Chips/EDA
Altium Designer
KiCad
IoT
FreeRTOS
SpaceTech
FMEA
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Verified live · 4 hours ago 1 day ago Likely open · 63%

Geospatial Image Analyst

≈ $53k – $122k per year (Estimated) • Middle • 3+ years exp • Hybrid (Espoo, Finland, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Lisbon, Portugal, Valencia, Spain, Berlin, Germany) • Full-Time • GMP / cleanroom • Middle
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GalaxEye Space

galaxeye.space
galaxeye.space • HQ: Bengaluru, India • Satellite Manufacturing • Earth Observation • 11-50 employees • Est. 2021 • Startup • Hiring 64, 9 new
HQ: Bengaluru, India • Satellite Manufacturing • Earth Observation • 11-50 employees • Est. 2021 • Startup • Hiring 64, 9 new
GalaxEye Space develops satellites combining radar and optical imaging in one payload. The fused data provides all-weather earth observation for defence and agriculture. The company was founded by graduates of a national technology institute.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Verified live · 1 hour ago 1 day ago Hiring now · 90%

Mechanical Engineering Intern – Spacecraft

≈ $7k – $16k per year (Estimated) • Intern • In office (Bengaluru, India) • Internship • Intern
MATLAB
Python
DevOps
Honeycomb
Design
SolidWorks
SpaceTech
ANSYS
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Verified live · 1 hour ago 2 days ago Hiring now · 90%

Operation Head - Satellites AIT

≈ $30k – $60k per year (Estimated) • Head+ • 8+ years exp • In office (Bengaluru, India) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • GMP / cleanroom • Architect
AS9100
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Vantor

vantor.com
vantor.com • HQ: Westminster, United States • Space Services • Geospatial Analytics • Earth Observation • 201-500 employees • Est. 2025 • Trust B • Hiring 131, 17 new
HQ: Westminster, United States • Space Services • Geospatial Analytics • Earth Observation • 201-500 employees • Est. 2025 • Trust B • Hiring 131, 17 new
Vantor is an American space intelligence company created in 2025 when Maxar Technologies split its Earth imaging business from its satellite manufacturing arm and renamed it. It operates one of the largest commercial high-resolution imaging constellations, sells satellite imagery, three-dimensional terrain data and analytics to defence, intelligence and government customers, and holds long-running United States government imagery contracts. Headquartered in Westminster, Colorado and owned by Advent International, it competes with the newer smallsat operators while retaining the archive and geospatial accuracy built up over decades.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Verified live · 5 hours ago 2 days ago Likely open · 63%

Staff Radiometric Calibration Engineer

$105k – $140k per year • Staff+ • In office (Longmont, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Secret • Staff
Python
DevOps
Linux
Docker
CI/CD
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Top 25% payVerified live · 5 hours ago 5 days ago Likely open · 63%

Applied AI/ML Engineer (TS/SCI)

$180k – $214k per year • Senior • 5+ years exp • In office (Herndon, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • TS/SCI • Citizenship or vetting required • Senior
TypeScript
C++
Java
Python
C++
TensorFlow C++
AI/ML
NumPy
Time Series
TensorFlow
PyTorch
Machine Learning
Multimodal AI
Agentic Workflows
AI Agents
DevOps
CI/CD
Azure
AWS
Analytics
Matplotlib
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EUMETSAT

eumetsat.int
eumetsat.int • HQ: Darmstadt, Germany • Space & Aerospace • Satellite Communications • Space Services • Earth Observation • Hiring 2, 2 new
HQ: Darmstadt, Germany • Space & Aerospace • Satellite Communications • Space Services • Earth Observation • Hiring 2, 2 new
Headquartered in Darmstadt, Germany, EUMETSAT (European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites) is an intergovernmental organization responsible for establishing, maintaining, and operating Europe's systems of operational meteorological and Earth-observation satellites. The organization develops and manages advanced geostationary and polar-orbiting satellite fleets, delivering continuous weather data, imagery, and atmospheric products to national meteorological services, scientific institutions, and environmental agencies worldwide. By providing high-precision space-based observation data for short-term weather forecasting, severe storm tracking, and long-term climate change monitoring, it underpins public safety, disaster risk reduction, and environmental decision-making on a global scale.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Verified live · 1 hour ago 2 days ago Hiring now · 86%

VN 26/49 Ground Segment System Engineer (3 posts)

≈ $54k – $112k per year (Estimated) • In office (Darmstadt, Germany) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • French • English
UML
SpaceTech
ECSS
SysML
IBM DOORS
MBSE
MedTech
Verification & Validation
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Umbra

umbra.space
umbra.space • HQ: Santa Barbara, United States • Space & Aerospace • Earth Observation • Est. 2015 • Trust A • Hiring 24, 1 new
HQ: Santa Barbara, United States • Space & Aerospace • Earth Observation • Est. 2015 • Trust A • Hiring 24, 1 new
Headquartered in Santa Barbara, California, Umbra is an advanced space technology company specializing in synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite systems and high-resolution Earth observation data. The organization designs, builds, tests, and operates its own commercial constellation of radar satellites capable of capturing high-fidelity, high-volume imagery day or night and through clouds, smoke, or adverse weather. Serving defense agencies, government bodies, and commercial enterprises worldwide, Umbra provides critical geospatial intelligence, rapid tasking responsiveness, and reliable remote-sensing data to support national security, infrastructure monitoring, disaster response, and maritime domain awareness.
Gabe Dominocielo · Executive Officer, Director · decision-maker
David Langan · Executive Officer, Director · decision-maker
John Burbank · Director
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Top 25% payVerified live · 3 hours ago 4 days ago Hiring now · 86%

Program Manager

$175k – $205k per year • Equity • In office (Reston, Arlington, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • TS/SCI • Citizenship or vetting required
Agile
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Top 25% payVerified live · 3 hours ago 21 days ago Hiring now · 86%

Spacecraft Mechanical Engineer

$125k – $150k per year • Equity • In office (Santa Barbara, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Citizenship or vetting required
MATLAB
C++
Python
Management
Agile
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Skills these roles ask for

Python 236CI/CD 95Linux 93AWS 82GDPR 79Kubernetes 71Git 68C++ 64Docker 54Terraform 47GCP 44Agile 44PostgreSQL 35Machine Learning 32Go 32ECSS 30

Where the roles are

Bengaluru 74Espoo 65Westminster 36Arlington 34Herndon 33Valencia 32Berlin 29San Francisco 24Washington 23Tokyo 22

Aerospace roles that fit you

Tell us your field once: new aerospace roles that fit it arrive in your matches every day.

Questions

Can a foreigner apply for these roles?

410 of the 609 roles here state no citizenship, export-control or security-clearance demand. A role that does says so in its advert, and the card marks it.

Which aerospace companies hire most?

ICEYE (148), Vantor (96), Planet (79), GalaxEye Space (49), Digantara (30).

Which roles count as aerospace jobs?

Every propulsion, GNC, avionics, aerodynamics, structures, spacecraft, satcom, launch, flight test and aircraft maintenance role at any employer, and the engineering, science, technician, data and IT roles of the aviation and space companies - aircraft makers and airlines' engineering, launch, satellites, Earth observation, eVTOL. Their sales, finance and office roles are left out, and so is weapons and missile work.

How fresh is this?

Every role is re-checked on the employer's own careers board at least every 48 hours, and the page is rebuilt every night.

Source: 609 live postings on employers' careers boardsUpdated 27 Oct 2026MethodologyJSONCC BY-SA 4.0