About the position
Dewberry is currently seeking an Airborne Sensor Operator in our Tampa, FL, office. This is an excellent career opportunity for an individual to join a team of professionals while working in a multidisciplinary consulting and engineering firm. The firm succeeds through the individual and collaborative skills of its people therefore we offer opportunities for professional growth while working with and applying the latest technology. Typical responsibilities are to work on the GIS/IT and Remote Sensing related projects for state and federal clients across the US. Ideal candidate will work out of our Tampa, FL office. Consideration may be made for candidates living near one of our other GTS office locations in Denver, CO and Fairfax, VA. Dewberry is a leading, market-facing professional services firm with more than 50 locations and 2,000 professionals nationwide. What sets us apart from our competitors are our people. At Dewberry, we seek out exceptional talent and strive to deliver the highest quality of services to our clients. Whether you're an experienced professional or a new graduate, you'll have the chance to collaborate with the best and brightest and work on innovative and complex projects at the forefront of the industry. Our commitment to excellence stems from our personal integrity and from other defining attributes, which we call "Dewberry at Work," that have inspired our employees to be successful for more than a half-century.
Responsibilities
- Acquire airborne lidar data from fixed wing aircraft
- Work directly with pilot during geospatial data acquisition
- Evaluate weather and environmental conditions prior to each mission
- Collect, download, and ship acquired data from the field to office
- Ensure complete acquisition field logs and reporting are completed
- Ensure safe operation of company equipment
- Coordinate with acquisition, calibration, and project management team
- Post processing of GPS trajectories and acquired data for quality review
- Quality checks on data post acquisition
- Data processing in office environment during non-acquisition periods
- Create report documentation
- Lead troubleshooting of sensor and software issues and system installation into aircraft
- Facilitate sensor troubleshooting with sensor manufacturers
- Independent Task management
- Problem resolution
- Training and collaboration
- Extensive travel required
Requirements
- Valid driver's license
- Bachelor's degree in Geography, GIS, or related field, or relevant industry experience
- Understanding of GIS, remote sensing, and GPS survey methods
- Prior experience in the GIS/Remote Sensing Field
- 3+ years of prior experience in sensor operation and airborne data collection
- Ability to travel for up to 6 weeks at a time
- Ability to work and problem solve in remote environments independently of office teams
- Comfortable flying in small aircraft in various environments
- Proficiency in basic computer applications, especially MS Office (Word, Excel, and Access)
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
Nice-to-haves
- Specific experience with Riegl and Teledyne Optech Sensors
- Experience in topo-bathymetric lidar
- Experience in airborne mission flight planning
- Proficiency in viewing lidar datasets in software such as Microstation (Terrasolid), Geocue LP360, or ESRI Arcmap
- Experience in other airborne sensors (imagery, hyperspectral, radar\InSAR\IFSAR, gravimetric\magnetic)
- Experience in processing acquired lidar data in sensor vendor software (Riegl RiProcess, Optech LMS, Leica Cloudpro\HxMap)
- Experience with processing aircraft trajectories using Applanix Pospac or Novatel Inertial Explorer
