Geospatial Platform Engineer

ABOUT THE PROGRAM

EmberWorks Sensing (part of the new R&D division within Coulson Aviation) is building a sensor network to deploy across a fleet of operational fire-fighting aircraft. The goal is to deliver real-time fire data and ongoing analytics to host agencies without changes to the existing missions. This is an early-stage product team working on impactful new technology for wildfire suppression efforts.

THE ROLE

As our first engineering hire, you will own the geospatial processing layer and the user-facing product end-to-end. That means building and operating the cloud pipelines that transform raw imagery into agency-ready outputs and building the interface that puts those outputs in front of operators and dispatchers during active incidents. It's a broad role and will naturally transition into leadership as the team grows.

WHAT YOU'LL OWN

Build and operate cloud geospatial processing pipelines

Design and build the operator-facing web application for real-time fire situational awareness

Integrate multiple data sources into the interface and output products to give users the fullest possible operational picture

Collaborate with external camera manufacturer and internal Coulson IT on cloud infrastructure and data pipeline interfaces

Support and maintain the existing imagery processing workflow

Own integration with situational awareness platforms used in the field

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

Hands one xperience building cloud processing workflows(GCP, Azure, AWSetc) using open geospatial libraries (GDAL, PROJ, Rasterio, GeoPandas, or similar)

3+ years' experience building production web applications with a modern JS stack (React, Vue, or equivalent)

Familiarity with GIS platforms -ESRI products, open-source equivalents, and cloud

Experience working with raster imagery data - tiling, reprojection, COG generation, and serving processed imagery to map-based UIs

Experience building map-centric UIs - rendering geospatial data, vector overlays, and imagery in a browser using Mapbox GL JS, Leaflet, Cesium, or similar

Working knowledge of photogrammetry concepts - orthorectification, georeferencing, and aerial image processing workflows

NICE TO HAVE

Experience with map rendering libraries (Mapbox, Leaflet, Cesium, etc.)

Background in fire, emergency management, aviation, or public safety domains

Hands-on experience with photogrammetry pipelines and tools (OpenDroneMap, Pix4D, Agisoft Metashape, or similar)

Familiarity with agency GIS platforms and field situational awareness tools

Experience with satellite or aerial imagery processing and raster data visualization

Preference for west coast location. Extra points for PNW

A NOTE ON THE ROLE

We are a small, early-stage team. This role will require comfort with ambiguity, ownership beyond a narrow job description, and direct engagement with end users in operational environments.