Senior Lidar Systems & Geospatial Engineering Lead
KBR · Posted Oct 8, 2026
- Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States
- Hybrid
- Full-time · Senior
- 8+ years
Lead technical QA/QC and characterization of airborne lidar datasets and derived elevation products against 3DEP, ASPRS, contractual, and project-specific requirements.
Responsibilities
- Lead technical QA/QC and characterization of airborne lidar datasets and derived elevation products
- Develop and implement advanced methods for evaluating lidar point density, spatial distribution, completeness, and localized deficiencies
- Perform vertical accuracy assessments using GNSS, total-station, terrestrial laser scanning, UAS, and other independent reference datasets
- Investigate lidar anomalies and determine whether observed deficiencies are associated with acquisition, calibration, classification, processing, or product-generation workflows
- Develop scalable Python-based tools for processing tens of millions of points per tile and thousands of production datasets
Requirements
- Master's degree
- PhD