This role involves working in various software or hardware engineering positions, emphasizing collaboration and innovation to develop aerospace solutions.
About Insight M
At Insight M, we combine innovative aerospace systems with advanced data science. Unlike traditional aerospace companies, we sell information, not hardware - we operate our sensors cost-effectively at continental scale to produce novel data streams about pressing global problems.
First on our list: spotting hard-to-monitor emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse gas that accelerates climate change. Since starting continuous survey operations in 2018, Insight M has removed methane emissions equal to over 250 million tonnes of CO2e through our work. To put that in perspective, that’s equivalent to over 60 million cars being removed from the roads or shutting down about one hundred and sixty 350 MW coal-fired power plants for a year. That's like planting 4.2 billion urban trees and letting them grow for 10 years.
We call that a good start.
As a team, we love science and engineering, we love getting our hands dirty with hardware and software, and we love seeing our work make a difference in the real world.
We’ve created a diverse, collaborative, supportive, and fun environment based on integrity and treating people right. So no matter your sex, gender, sexual identity, gender identity, race, age, beliefs, sexual orientation, or disabilities, we welcome you and would like to work with you. :-)
It’s never boring, it’s always challenging, and we’re usually laughing.
A note of encouragement: If you don't meet 100% of the qualifications below, you should still seriously consider applying. Studies show that you can still be considered for a role if you meet just 50% of the role's requirements.
If you would like interview accommodations, please contact [[email protected]] to request assistance with your application or accommodations in advance of your interview.
General Opportunity
Although we may not have a current open position that matches your skill set, we are a growing company with lots of future employment opportunities. If Insight M has piqued your interest, please send us your resume and fill out our application questions.
The typical roles we hire for include:
- Software Engineers (FE, BE, Full-stack, Design, GIS, Data-focused, Build)
- QA
- Hardware Engineers
- Hardware Technicians
- Flight Systems Software Engineers
- Senior Scientists
- Data Scientists
- Sensor Scientists and Engineers
- Customer Success Managers
- Flight Operations Support Managers
- Operations Engineers
- Data Analysts
- GIS Analysts
- ESG Analysts
Our stack: Python, SQLAlchemy, a little Bash, JavaScript/React, AWS (S3, EC2), PostGIS. The infrastructure and cloud orchestration pipeline uses Terraform, Apache Airflow, and Astronomer. We use Data Factory for data integration/transformation. In terms of DevOps, we do infrastructure as code. CI/CD: Ansible, CircleCI, Github, Artifactory, and various pieces in AWS.
These are the typical qualities we look for in a team member:
- Positivity and the ability to work with a diverse team
- Open, inquisitive, and collaborative mindset
- Comfort in a start-up culture where you need to move quickly and be comfortable with pivots
- Ability to figure out and produce expertise on your own; ability and interest in quickly learning new tasks
- Conscientious and detail-oriented perspective
- Excellent communication and relationship skills
- Creative problem solving
Life at Insight M
A few important facts about working at Insight M:
- We provide health, dental, and vision insurance, including subsidized coverage for dependents, with HSA and FSA options. We have a 401K, short-term and long-term disability, life insurance, an Employee Assistance Program, and more perks.
- We think death-march hours are a bad way to run a company. We expect something approximating a 40-hour workweek, but mostly we just care that your work gets done. No, really. (Full disclosure: we occasionally put in some extra hours during crunch periods, but that is the exception, not the norm).
- We do not track vacation time, nor do we have set hours to be in the office. Instead, we encourage taking real vacations, mental health days, leaving early to pick up the kids, working from home, time-shifting commutes, staying home when you're sick, ducking out to the gym - we believe work time should be flexible.
- Aside from hardware and flight operations, and some go-to-market roles, we have transitioned to 100% remote work and plan to continue having remote positions in perpetuity.
(We love it when kids make a cameo in a video call.)
Insight M is an equal-opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.
This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. Insight M makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.
Top Skills
Ansible
Apache Airflow
Artifactory
Astronomer
AWS
Bash
CircleCI
Data Factory
Git
JavaScript
Postgis
Python
React
Sqlalchemy
Terraform
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