Airborne Lidar Survey Operations Specialist

Teledyne Technologies Incorporated; Vaughan; On-site; CAD 56,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Teledyne Optech, a leader in lidar instruments, seeks a skilled engineer to supervise lab and field testing of airborne LiDAR and camera systems. You will design flight plans, test integration, and support clients worldwide with technical expertise.

Ideal candidates have 2+ years in airborne LiDAR/camera operations, strong communication, and problem-solving skills. Travel up to 25% may be required to support customers and training.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree in civil or Geomatic Engineering, Land Surveying, GIS or related field.
• 2+ years of experience operating airborne LiDAR or Camera system in fixed-wing or helicopter.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent analytical, problem solving and organizational skills.
• Strong sense of urgency, continuous improvement and initiative.

Responsibilities

• Supervise, plan and execute lab and field testing of airborne LiDAR and camera systems.
• Develop effective flight plans for airborne sensors to maximize capabilities.
• Install, configure, and test hardware, firmware and software per SOPs.
• Provide technical support to an international client base.
• Capture and elevate system enhancement requests to product managers.
• Document and update manuals, processes and knowledgebase articles; maintain team KPIs.

Skills

Communication

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Organizational skills

Initiative

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in civil or Geomatic Engineering, Land Surveying, GIS

Tools

GPS

Inertial measurement systems

Lidar instruments

Job description

Teledyne Optech, a leader in lidar instruments, seeks a skilled engineer to supervise lab and field testing of airborne LiDAR and camera systems. You will design flight plans, test integration, and support clients worldwide with technical expertise.

Ideal candidates have 2+ years in airborne LiDAR/camera operations, strong communication, and problem-solving skills. Travel up to 25% may be required to support customers and training.