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Senior Lidar Systems & Geospatial Engineering Lead

KBR · Posted Oct 8, 2026

Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States
Hybrid
Full-time · Senior
8+ years

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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

Skills

Fundamental programming skills Airborne Lidar 3DEP QA/QC ASPRS Standards Point Density & Spatial Distribution

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Senior Lidar Systems & Geospatial Engineering Lead

Responsibilities

Requirements

Skills

Benefits