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

This is a remote position with occasional travel. 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 on experience 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.