Junior Exploitation Specialist/Photogrammetrist

Leidos • Springfield, VA

3d • $59,150 - $106,925

About The Position

Leidos is seeking a Junior Exploitation Specialist/Photogrammetrist to provide photogrammetry support to a customer. The role works under the direction of a senior-level photogrammetric lead and helps produce multi-source remote reconnaissance packages for geodetic survey missions. Work includes LiDAR processing and analysis, point cloud generation from Electro-Optical (EO) imagery, and co-registration of multi-source datasets.

Requirements

• Currently hold an active TS/SCI clearance and be able to maintain it; applicants without an active clearance cannot be considered.
• High school diploma and 2–3 years of relevant experience.
• Basic knowledge of photogrammetry, LiDAR processing and analysis, and EO point cloud generation.
• 1–3 years of experience processing and analyzing LiDAR data or EO point clouds, and documenting precision and error per existing data standards.
• Basic experience co-registering multiple datasets to the WGS 84 reference frame and performing statistical analysis to determine absolute and relative error.
• Basic experience with QT Modeler, Socet Set, or similar elevation/point cloud processing and analysis software.
• Basic experience with ESRI ArcGIS Pro.
• Knowledge of digital data formats such as vector data, raster data, and shapefiles.
• Good oral and written communication skills.

Nice To Haves

• STEM degree.
• Familiarity with emerging AI technologies, tools, and methodologies, and their applications and implications in geospatial and intelligence domains.
• Geodetic or land surveying experience or coursework.
• Knowledge of geodetic or statistical principles.
• Knowledge of standard customer products.
• Familiarity with customer systems architecture, including unclassified cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Assist in producing multi-source remote reconnaissance packages for planned and ad hoc geodetic survey missions using existing data and services to meet yearly requirements.
• Build packages consistent with relevant SOPs and standards designated by the senior-level photogrammetric lead, with guidance as needed.
• Complete packages at least two weeks before deployment, unless the mission is first announced within that window.
• Coordinate with the customer's Requirements Manager, Mission Managers, and Team Leads to ensure packages are accessible and answer questions about content or usage.
• Gather post-deployment feedback on package usability from the Geodetic Surveys Requirements Manager, Mission Manager, Tech Team, and Team Leads, and work with the senior lead to refine the process.
• Provide input to senior-level revisions of SOPs, geodetic standards, and other package-generation documentation.
• Keep the Requirements Manager, Mission Managers, and senior photogrammetric lead informed of status and completions.
• Identify potential data sources and optimization methods for the package-generation process.
• Help identify data accessibility issues affecting geographically separated branches and field teams.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED