Senior Payload Data Operator (ARE, AE)

EDGE Group
United Arab Emirates
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: SalesExperience: 5-8 yearsSkills: ["Analytical skills","Problem-solving","Technical communication","Collaboration"]

Design and operate downstream satellite payload data processing chains that convert raw payload data into calibrated Level-0, Level-1, and Level-2 analysis-ready products. Work across EO (electro-optical) and SAR (synthetic aperture radar) payloads, translating mission and end-user requirements into processing specifications and standards. Build scalable automated pipelines, support multi-payload operations, and lead investigations into data-chain anomalies, quality, and Cal/Val activities.

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EDGE Group
EDGE Group
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Senior Payload Data Operator (ARE, AE)

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Job Summary

Design and operate downstream satellite payload data processing chains that convert raw payload data into calibrated Level-0, Level-1, and Level-2 analysis-ready products. Work across EO (electro-optical) and SAR (synthetic aperture radar) payloads, translating mission and end-user requirements into processing specifications and standards. Build scalable automated pipelines, support multi-payload operations, and lead investigations into data-chain anomalies, quality, and Cal/Val activities.
Location: United Arab Emirates
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Sales
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Define EO product specifications with end users, mission engineers, and stakeholders, translating requirements into processing specs, formats, and metadata standards.
  • •Design, develop, and maintain processing pipelines from Level-0 ingestion through Level-1 and Level-2 products for EO and SAR payloads.
  • •Implement optical image processing algorithms (registration, georeferencing, orthorectification, radiometric/atmospheric correction, cloud masking, classification, derived products).
  • •Integrate workflows into scalable automated processing systems with throughput and latency targets, supporting multi-payload and multi-sensor operations.
  • •Lead investigations into data-chain anomalies and provide technical guidance to junior engineers, including collaboration with satellite operations and Cal/Val activities.

Key Requirements

  • •5-8 years of experience in satellite payload data processing, owning processing chains, algorithms, or product lines.
  • •Hands-on EO optical data processing, including calibration, correction, and product generation.
  • •Hands-on SAR data processing, including focusing raw data into Level-1 image products.
  • •Experience developing, validating, commissioning, and operating payload data processing systems.
  • •Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Remote Sensing, Geomatics, Aerospace Engineering, or a related discipline.
Experience:5-8 yearsSatellite payload data processingRemote sensingElectro-optical (EO)Synthetic aperture radar (SAR)Geospatial
Education:
Skills:Analytical skillsProblem-solvingTechnical communicationCollaboration
Tech Stack:GeoTIFFSTACOGC services

Company Brief

EDGE Group
EDGE Group PJSC is an Abu Dhabi–based advanced technology and defence conglomerate (launched Nov 2019) developing autonomous systems, electronic warfare, precision weapons, cyber and naval/aerospace solutions for military and dual-use markets.
Industry: Defense Technology
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Government & Public Sector
Funding: Government Funded
Headquarters: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Founded: 2019
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