Forward Deployed Engineer (Image Analyst)

Role at a glance

Title

Forward Deployed Engineer (Image Analyst), Geospatial track

Experience

2-4 years

Reports to

Deployment Strategist

Streams

Pre-sales evaluation; post-sales sustenance and support

Users

Defence and intelligence

Location

Delhi, with on-site deployment in secure, air-gapped facilities and regular short trips for customer evaluations

Joining

Immediate preferred

Candidates with up to 2 years' experience join as Associate Forward Deployed Engineer. Candidates with 2-4 years may be considered for Forward Deployed Engineer, in line with our career framework.

About GalaxEye

GalaxEye is a space technology company building OptoSAR, which fuses SAR and EO imagery to strengthen ISR capability for defence and intelligence users. Alongside it, we offer AI-powered image and decision intelligence solutions that fuse multiple sensors into one secure, air-gapped and robust system for intelligence fusion and targeting.

Role summary

This is not a desk job, and it is not one job. As a Forward Deployed Engineer (Image Analyst), you will work where space meets AI: inside the user's operations room, turning satellite imagery and AI models into intelligence that decides what happens next. You will help build the product, hear directly from the people who rely on it, spot the next product before anyone asks for it, and research the use-cases that shape where GalaxEye goes. You will work closely with the Deployment Strategist, senior FDEs and our product and AI teams.

Why this role

Ø  Work at the frontier: SAR-EO fusion and AI-driven intelligence are being built now, and few people anywhere get to deploy them in the field.

Ø  See your impact: your feedback and ideas go straight into the product, and you see them land with real users.

Ø  Grow in every direction: engineering, analysis, user engagement and product thinking.

Key responsibilities

Your work spans four areas, all grounded in hands-on imagery analysis with users in the field.

Ø  Product development

·       Analyse and exploit SAR and EO imagery for object detection, change detection, classification and reporting, and help turn proven analyses into product features

·       Tune detection and classification parameters and AI models against real operational data

·       Carry out GIS and DEM work: layers, coordinate systems, raster and vector processing

·       Test new releases in the field and work with engineering to improve accuracy, usability and performance

Ø  Direct user interface and feedback

·       Act as the first point of technical contact for your assigned user segment

·       Run demonstrations, trials and evaluations at user sites, and train users on the platform

·       Keep live deployments running in air-gapped environments, including updates, troubleshooting and regular analysis reports

·       Capture user feedback systematically and escalate platform issues with clear, reproducible detail

Ø  New product ideas and opportunities

·       Spot gaps between what users need and what the platform offers today, and turn them into product ideas

·       Identify new user segments and missions where SAR-EO fusion and AI can add value

·       Pitch ideas to the product team with a clear problem statement, user value and supporting evidence

Must-have

Ø  Technical

·       Degree in remote sensing, geoinformatics, geography, physics, electronics, computer science or a related field

·       Hands-on interpretation of SAR and/or EO imagery, through work, projects or research

·       Working knowledge of QGIS or ArcGIS

·       Python for geospatial processing (e.g. GDAL, rasterio, geopandas)

Ø  Professional

·       Communication: strong verbal and written communication, with a confident non-verbal presence (body language, active listening) in front of senior users

·       Presentation: clear briefings and demonstrations for both technical and non-technical audiences

·       Ability to train: can teach users and colleagues, and explain complex imagery and AI outputs simply

·       Adaptability: comfortable with changing requirements, frequent travel and offline, secure environments

·       Soft skills: empathy, teamwork, ownership and composure under pressure

·       Reporting: clear, concise written reports

·       Problem-solving: curiosity and a structured approach to problems with no ready answer

Working conditions and eligibility

• Based in Delhi, with on-site deployment in secure, air-gapped facilities where connectivity is limited
  
  
• Regular travel to user sites for short evaluation periods
  
  
• Background verification and police verification will be required, as per client protocols
  

Requirements

Technical

·       Degree in remote sensing, geoinformatics, geography, physics, electronics, computer science or a related field

·       Hands-on interpretation of SAR and/or EO imagery, through work, projects or research

·       Working knowledge of QGIS or ArcGIS

·       Python for geospatial processing (e.g. GDAL, rasterio, geopandas)

 Professional

·       Communication: strong verbal and written communication, with a confident non-verbal presence (body language, active listening) in front of senior users

·       Presentation: clear briefings and demonstrations for both technical and non-technical audiences

·       Ability to train: can teach users and colleagues, and explain complex imagery and AI outputs simply

·       Adaptability: comfortable with changing requirements, frequent travel and offline, secure environments

·       Soft skills: empathy, teamwork, ownership and composure under pressure

·       Reporting: clear, concise written reports

·       Problem-solving: curiosity and a structured approach to problems with no ready answer

Good-to-have

None of these are required. If you have up to 2 years' experience and meet the must-haves, we encourage you to apply.

• Exposure to InSAR or polarimetry
  
• Experience with AIS data
  
• ML-based object detection on imagery
  
• Dashboarding (e.g. Power BI)
  

Benefits

Benefits

What We Offer

•        Fair Compensation in line with current market standards.

•        Start-up Culture: Be part of a high-growth, innovation-driven team.

•       Open Culture: Freedom to explore, propose, and implement new ideas and processes.

•        Leadership Exposure: Opportunity to work directly with the Founding Team at GalaxEye.

•        Industry Mentorship: Work with advisors and mentors holding senior positions and decades of industry experience.