# Senior Image Processing Engineer at BlackSky

- Company: BlackSky
- What the company does: BlackSky is the driving force behind looking at our planet in real-time, providing an easy, affordable way to order and access high-quality satellite imaging to vastly improve understanding about our world. Backed by Space Capital.
- Company website: https://blacksky.com
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: Seattle,WA
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $145K to $165K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-21
- Apply by: 2026-11-05
- Apply: https://boards.greenhouse.io/blacksky/jobs/8817704002?gh_jid=8817704002
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/blacksky-senior-image-processing-engineer/

## About the role

BlackSky is a real-time intelligence company. We own and operate the world's most advanced space-based intelligence platform and provide customers satellite imagery, automated analytics and high-frequency monitoring of strategic locations, economic assets and events from around the globe. BlackSky is trusted by the most demanding allied military and intelligence organizations and commercial companies to deliver foresight into critical matters that affect national security and the economy.

## What they're looking for

- Bachelor’s Degree in Astronomy, Physics, Computer Science or related engineering fields
- Minimum five years developing image processing algorithms
- Minimum five years developing software in Python
- Minimum three years working with an operational imaging system
- A strong mathematical base in algorithm development, data processing, and uncertainty propagation
- A personality that enjoys working in a dynamic, multi-task environment

Tags: Technology/Imaging 40-065