Zaitra, established in 2020, is a startup that develops onboard AI solutions for satellites . Our AI processes Earth observation data directly in orbit and delivers information to users in minutes instead of days. Besides delivering technology, we are becoming a provider of data and insights for security, defense, maritime surveillance and environmental monitoring.

What will be your role?

You will be our eyes and ears on the world. You will follow what is happening and where, and decide where and when to point satellites. This entails:

• Continuous monitoring of world events and the geopolitical and security situation from open sources (news, social media, the OSINT community)
• Monitoring selected areas of interest (ports, airfields, borders, crisis regions) and assessing changes
• Tasking the latest optical and radar (SAR) imagery through commercial platforms and satellite operators
• Interpreting satellite imagery: identifying objects and activities and detecting changes over time
• Preparing reports and briefings for customers
• Annotating and validating detections from our AI models (vessels, aircraft, …) against imagery and other sources
• Working with marketing on case studies of current events (LinkedIn, website)
• Occasional on-call during fast-developing crises

What do we expect?

• Experience in at least one of these fields: imagery or geospatial analysis (IMINT/GEOINT), OSINT, security studies or international relations, geography/GIS/remote sensing, or investigative journalism
• A good overview of world events and geopolitics, and the ability to get up to speed quickly on a new situation
• Excellent orientation in maps and satellite imagery
• Hands-on experience with GIS tools (QGIS, ArcGIS, Google Earth Pro or similar)
• Critical thinking: verifying sources and telling facts from disinformation
• Ability to write clear, concise reports
• Professional working proficiency in English (report writing, customer communication)
• Enthusiasm for space and Earth observation

What do we offer?

• Remote work (preferably with at least 3 days a week in our office)
• Flexible working hours
• Modern offices near the centre of Brno
• Access to the latest satellite data and to our own AI that processes imagery directly in orbit
• Direct impact on building a new data service from the ground up
• 5 weeks of vacation
• Multisport kartu
• Stravenky
• Team building activities and company events

What is nice to have?

• Experience tasking imagery through commercial platforms (Planet, SkyFi, UP42, ICEYE, Capella, Vantor/Maxar, …)
• Experience interpreting radar (SAR) imagery
• Python skills for automating monitoring (e.g. Sentinel Hub API, news feed processing)
• Knowledge of military equipment, shipping or aviation (AIS, ADS-B)
• Additional languages (e.g. Russian, Ukrainian, Arabic, Chinese)
• Czech or Slovak language

If you find the job offer appealing, kindly send us an email with your CV and a short cover letter to jobs@zaitra.io. We will then schedule an interview, where you can learn more about us and we can get to know you better. Every candidate will then be asked to complete an initial task (a short analysis of a given area), followed by a second-round interview.