Geospatial Technician

Niricson • Vancouver, BC

1d • Remote

About The Position

At Niricson, we believe the world's most critical infrastructure deserves better intelligence. From hydroelectric dams and bridges to airfields and industrial assets, aging infrastructure is a growing global challenge. Traditional inspection methods are often slow, subjective, and difficult to scale. We're changing that. By combining robotics, AI, advanced sensing technologies, and geospatial analytics, Niricson helps infrastructure owners make smarter, safer, and more proactive decisions about the assets their communities depend on every day. We're a team of engineers, geospatial specialists, and innovators passionate about solving real-world problems through technology. As a Geospatial Technician, you'll play a key role in transforming drone imagery and sensor data into high-quality digital products that power our AI models and support engineering decisions. Working closely with our Data Collection, Machine Learning, and Product teams, you'll help create accurate geospatial datasets, 3D models, and ortho-imagery that enable safer infrastructure inspections around the world. If you're passionate about geospatial technologies, enjoy working with GIS, CAD, photogrammetry, and 3D data, and want your work to make a meaningful impact, we'd love to hear from you. The Geospatial Technician's primary responsibility is to create high-resolution ortho-imagery for our Machine Learning team’s analysis. Additionally, this role oversees data quality, organization, and processing. Collaborating closely with all production teams, the Geospatial Technician ensures adherence to our data standards and contributes to the continuous improvement of our processes and best practices for Geospatial data management.

Requirements

• Degree/diploma in geography, computer science, resource management, or a related field.
• Demonstrated enthusiasm, perseverance, and energy.
• Ability to balance and prioritize responsibilities.
• Willingness to work independently and be a self-starter, and able to effectively collaborate with internal and external teams.
• Proven creative problem-solving approach and strong analytical skills.
• 2+ years of experience capturing, converting, creating, editing, and maintaining geospatial datasets in a CAD or GIS environment.

Nice To Haves

• Experience creating, managing, and using geodatabases.
• Deep knowledge and experience working with CAD software, particularly with Agisoft’s Metashape and Bentley products (e.g., Descartes, iTwin).
• 3D photogrammetric modeling and/or LiDAR data processing.
• Open-source GIS tools and scripting (e.g., QGIS, GDAL, PDAL, R).
• Automating workflows and developing geospatial tools using Python.
• UAV-based infrastructure inspections, or experience working in a civil engineering environment.
• Experience in generating orthoimagery.

Responsibilities

• Create ortho-imagery using Bentley's Descartes.
• Ensure exceptional product quality while meeting production timelines.
• Collaborate with internal teams to aid in the development of equipment and software.
• Produce 3D photogrammetric models of structures using Bentley's iTwin and Agisoft Metashape.
• Integrating datasets from our proprietary sensors.
• Documenting and maintaining data organization standards.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree