Hydrographic Data Analyst

Bedrock Ocean Exploration; United States; Remote; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a pioneering team dedicated to exploring the ocean floor and uncovering critical data for climate stabilization. In this role, you'll dive deep into dense seafloor datasets, using cutting-edge technology to analyze and report on vital information. Collaborate with a passionate team to enhance autonomous underwater vehicle behaviors and deliver high-quality insights to clients. If you're a detail-oriented problem solver who thrives in a fast-paced environment, this is the perfect opportunity to make a significant impact in the field of ocean exploration.

Qualifications

• Experience processing and reporting on datasets like multibeam echo sounder and side-scan sonar.
• Comfort with commercial software suites for data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Analyze Bedrock collected datasets and create data products for clients.
• Collaborate with teams to improve vehicle and survey plans.

Skills

Data Analysis

Attention to Detail

Collaboration

Problem Solving

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Oceanography or related field

Tools

ArcGIS

QGIS

AutoCAD

Qimera

SonarWiz

Seaview

Job description

About Bedrock

Bedrock is operationalizing the largest Earth-exploration mission in human history. We’re doing that by developing AUVs, robotics, & software to explore, map, and classify the entirety of Earth's ocean floor. The oceans are a critical component of climate stabilization. Our hope is to provide critical subsea data and infrastructure to further understand and predict the fundamental forces that support harmonious human existence on this planet.

About You and The Role

Does spending your days staring at dense seafloor datasets and teasing out insights about the nature of our oceans sound like a dream come true to you? Is your favorite part of any project when the initial data comes in and you get to chat about how to improve it with an excited team? Are you a fast mover, an experimenter, a problem solver? At Bedrock you’ll be joining a team of motivated dreamers, providing expertise that helps us to make rapid improvements in our datasets, our autonomous underwater vehicle behaviors, and the insights that we deliver to customers.

What You'll Do

• First pass data analysis of some/all of the following Bedrock collected datasets: multibeam echo sounder, side-scan sonar, magnetometer, sub-bottom profiler utilizing a standard software package (e.g., Qimera, SonarWiz, Seaview)

• Create data products and related write ups for commercial clients

• Collaborate with internal teams providing expert guidance on improvements to vehicle and survey plans

• Work with product, leadership, and customers to ensure Bedrock data is the highest quality

What You'll Bring

• Experience processing and reporting on at least two of the following datasets: multibeam echo sounder, side-scan sonar, magnetometer, sub-bottom profiler using a commercial software suite.

• Experience and comfort with ArcGIS or QGIS and AutoCAD

• Experience writing data reports for commercial clients

• Attention to detail

• Comfortable in a fast paced, ever changing environment

Bonus skills:

• Experience with all the datasets listed

• Experience preparing data/reports specifically for offshore wind clients

• Some (even light) python/R/matlab/shell/sql coding experience

• Experience in the field (ship or AUV operations)

Explore the last true frontier left on Earth with us

We're seeking ultra-determined people who aren't afraid to pioneer new solutions and challenge conventional assumptions. Most of all, we're looking for high-quality, good human beings with low egos.

Bedrock is an equal opportunity Employer. Bedrock determines employment on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.