Operations Technician

GHGSAT•Montreal, QC

10d•Hybrid

About The Position

GHGSat offers greenhouse gas detection, measurement, and monitoring services to industrial and government customers around the world. We use our own satellites and aircraft sensors, combined with third-party data, to help industrial emitters better understand, control, and reduce their emissions. We are seeking an Operations Technician to join our Operations team, either in our Calgary or Montreal office. You will process data collected using our Earth observation instruments and facilitate the delivery of products to our customers.

Requirements

Interest in processing remote sensing data and working in an operations environment
Ability to listen to and have effective discussions with a multi-disciplinary team (customers, engineers, scientists, program managers, etc.)
Ability to work both autonomously and collaboratively within the team, with minimal direction
Strong analytical, decision-making, and organizational skills with an eye for detail and a drive for taking ownership of tasks and the resolution of problems
Ability to work effectively in a time-critical environment with Agile system development
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Ability to focus on details in routine day-to-day tasks
College or university degree in geospatial information system (GIS), remote sensing, physical geography, environmental sciences, or equivalent
At least 2-5 years of experience working in an operations environment or in data processing
Must be able to obtain Canadian government security clearance
Willingness to work in a rotation during off-hours, including weekends

Responsibilities

Process data of greenhouse gas measurements from our satellites and aircraft on a daily basis. You must be capable of understanding the input variables, converting data files and formats, executing code, and interpreting results
Perform quality checks on automatically generated data
Prepare, validate, and deliver data products and reports to customers, supporting the Sales team as needed in understanding the data products
Understand and execute customer purchase orders
Work collaboratively with the Operations team to identify inefficiencies in our operational processes and provide and implement recommendations for improvements