Ocean Mapping Technician for NOAA Expeditions

@Orchard LLC; United States; On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k)

Paid federal holidays

Paid time off

Job summary

@Orchard LLC is seeking multiple Mapping Technicians to support NOAA's Office of Ocean Exploration program. The Mapping Technician will assist in acquisition, processing, quality control, analysis, and visualization of hydrographic and bathymetric data from various platforms during NOAA expeditions.

Ideal candidates have hands-on experience with multibeam sonar and hydrographic sensors, strong data-processing skills, and the ability to work in expedition environments with scientists and ship

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Oceanography, Marine Science, Geology, Geophysics, Hydrography, GIS or related field or equivalent experience.
• Professional experience supporting ocean mapping, hydrographic surveying, or marine technical operations.
• Experience with multibeam sonar data acquisition and/or processing.
• Experience with hydrographic data quality control and mapping product preparation.
• Proficiency with geospatial or hydrographic data-processing software.
• Ability to work in shipboard, field, and expedition environments.
• Ability to troubleshoot technical and data-quality issues in operational settings.
• Strong written and verbal communication and teamwork skills.
• Willingness to travel for field deployments.

Responsibilities

• Support ocean mapping operations during NOAA Ocean Exploration expeditions and field activities.
• Acquire, monitor, process, and quality-control multibeam, single-beam, sub-bottom, and other hydrographic datasets.
• Support bathymetric data acquisition and processing with shipboard and shore-based systems.
• Monitor system performance and identify data-quality or operational issues during expeditions.
• Post-acquisition processing, cleaning, validation, and quality assurance of hydrographic data.
• Develop bathymetric maps, seafloor visualizations, charts, and other mapping products.
• Support ROV operations through navigation, mapping, and coordination with expedition objectives.
• Prepare technical summaries, reports, and datasets for delivery and archival.

Skills

Ocean mapping experience

Multibeam sonar processing

Geospatial data processing

Troubleshooting data-quality issues

Strong communication

Team collaboration

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Oceanography, Marine Science, Geology, Geophysics, Hydrography, GIS

Tools

CARIS HIPS/SIPS

QPS

MB-System

Hypack

Qinsy

ArcGIS Pro

QGIS

PostGIS

Python

SQL

Job description

@Orchard LLC is seeking multiple Mapping Technicians to support NOAA's Office of Ocean Exploration program. The Mapping Technician will assist in acquisition, processing, quality control, analysis, and visualization of hydrographic and bathymetric data from various platforms during NOAA expeditions.

Ideal candidates have hands-on experience with multibeam sonar and hydrographic sensors, strong data-processing skills, and the ability to work in expedition environments with scientists and ship