Geospatial Remote Sensing Intern

Role Overview

Support Syngentas Global Germplasm Development Pipeline through applying high-resolution satellite imagery and advanced geospatial analytics to extract actionable insights from multi-source satellite data to enhance breeding pipelines.

Key Responsibilities

• Process and analyze high-resolution satellite imagery from commercial and public sources.
• Develop and validate remote sensing algorithms for physiological agronomic and performance trait estimation
• Build automated geospatial workflows for large-scale image processing feature extraction and temporal analysis across diverse growing regions
• Lead an independent research project focused on satellite-based methodology or algorithm development culminating in a presentation to research leadership
• Collaborate with breeders and trialing teams to ground-truth satellite observations and translate remote sensing insights into actionable recommendations
• Document analytical methods create reproducible code and maintain technical documentation for geospatial pipelines

What Success Looks Like

This internship provides hands-on experience with cutting-edge satellite technology and precision agriculture applications. Youll contribute to operational remote sensing systems that impact crop management decisions across thousands of acres globally while building skills applicable to careers in digital agriculture geospatial analytics or graduate research.

Qualifications :

Required:

• Currently enrolled as a graduate student in an accredited college/university
• Pursuing degree in Remote Sensing GIS Geography Environmental Science Agricultural Engineering Geospatial Science Data Science Computer Science or related discipline
• Minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA

Preferred:

• Strong spatial reasoning and analytical problem-solving abilities

• Effective communication skills for technical and non-technical audiences
• Proficiency in geospatial programming using Python (rasterio geopandas GDAL) and/or R (terra sf raster)
• Understanding of GIS software (ArcGIS Pro QGIS) and spatial databases
• Experience with machine learning applications in remote sensing (classification regression object detection)
• Familiarity with cloud-based geospatial platforms (Google Earth Engine AWS Planetary Computer)

Additional Information :

What We Offer:

A culture that celebrates diversity & inclusion promotes professional
development and strives for a work-life balance that supports the team
members. Offers flexible work options to support your work and personal needs.
Full Benefit Package (Medical Dental & Vision) that starts your first day.
401k plan with company match Profit Sharing & Retirement Savings
Contribution.
Paid Vacation Paid Holidays Maternity and Paternity Leave Education
Assistance Wellness Programs Corporate Discounts among other benefits.
Syngenta has been ranked as a top employer by Science Journal.
Learn more about our team and our mission here:
is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in recruitment
hiring training promotion or any other employment practices for reasons of race color
religion gender national origin age sexual orientation marital or veteran status
disability or any other legally protected status.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Intern