Geospatial Specialist

KBR, Inc. • Sioux Falls, SD

8d • Onsite

About The Position

KBR's Science and Space division is seeking a geospatial processing support for their Technical Support Services Contract (TSSC) at the United States Geological Survey (USGS) Earth Resources Observation & Science (EROS) Center near Sioux Falls, SD. The successful candidate will become an integral part of TSSC support for the USGS EROS Center Integrated Science and Applications Branch (ISAB). The TSSC Team is comprised of highly talented remote sensing scientists, land cover scientists, software engineers, web developers, and systems engineers who work together to support the dynamic science and technical requirements of our USGS Customer. This includes a portfolio of projects that provide geospatial maps to the topographic and wildland fire science communities. As a technical specialist working in this area, one applies an earth sciences background in conjunction with Geographic Information System (GIS) software, scripting techniques (Python), statistics, data mining, and/or modeling methodology to produce, manipulate, analyze, and interpret geospatial datasets that contribute to the successful production of high-quality datasets. If you have a related skillset/background and are interested in an exciting and challenging career in the field of land cover/remote sensing science, we invite you to apply for this position.

Requirements

• Ability to obtain and maintain a national agency check and background investigation after hire to obtain credentials for facility access and user accounts
• Must have a 3-year residency in the United States
• Minimum of BS in Geographic Information Systems, Earth Science, Natural Science, Physical Science, or related with emphasis in geography, remote sensing, software engineering, information technology
• At least 3 years of directly related professional experience (willing to consider differing combinations of education/experience)
• Experience working with GIS software applications (such as ArcGIS Pro, QGIS)
• Proficient in geospatial data processing
• Fundamental understanding of the characteristics of geospatial data
• Basic background in Python programming
• Writing ability and experience authoring process documentation, metadata, and reports
• Effective written and oral communication to facilitate team interaction
• Demonstrated initiative, self-motivation, dependability, and interpersonal skills

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with code configuration management
• Fundamental knowledge of remote sensing science
• Experience generating spatial maps of geophysical information

Responsibilities

• Collect and manage spatial data
• Conduct spatial analysis
• Create digital maps and visualizations
• Project and transform data to map specifications
• Implement solutions to resolve areas of discrepancy in data sources
• Recognize source and derivative model anomalies to mitigate error propagation
• Capture metadata
• Execute quality assurance/quality control reviews and resolution
• Generate descriptive reports of methodology and results

Benefits

• 401K plan with company match
• medical
• dental
• vision
• life insurance
• AD&D
• flexible spending account
• disability
• paid time off
• flexible work schedule
• professional training and development

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level