Oceanographer (Hiring Event)

Intelligence Careers; Springfield (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Intelligence Careers seeks Oceanographers to support NGA SoN obligations by processing bathymetric data, maintaining metadata, and ensuring data accuracy for various platforms.

The role requires strong GIS skills, geophysical data analysis, and the ability to respond effectively to customer needs within a mission-focused environment.

Qualifications

• Mandatory criteria: experience with GIS.
• Mandatory criteria: experience identifying and analysing issues with geophysical data.
• Mandatory criteria: experience responding to internal and external customer needs.

Responsibilities

• Receive, analyse, deconflict, and disseminate bathymetric data and metadata for NGA requirements.
• Populate and maintain data and metadata in bathymetry databases; ensure metadata accuracy.

Skills

GIS experience

Geophysical data analysis

Customer needs response

Education

Bachelor's degree in Oceanography or related discipline

Education+Experience combination per vacancy criteria

Tools

Fledermaus

Qimera

CARIS

HYPACK

Job description

Oceanographers receive, analyse, deconflict, and disseminate U.S. and foreign bathymetric data to meet NGA's worldwide maritime Safety of Navigation (SoN) obligations. They populate and maintain data and metadata in bathymetry databases, ensuring the accuracy of metadata pertaining to collection source platforms and depth recording devices. These Oceanographers also provide customers with conflate

MANDATORY QUALIFICATION CRITERIA:

For this particular job, applicants must meet all competencies reflected under the Mandatory Qualification Criteria to include education (if required). Online resumes must demonstrate qualification by providing specific examples and associated results, in response to the announcement's mandatory criteria specified in this vacancy announcement:

• Experience with Geographic Information System (GIS).
• Experience identifying and analysing issues with geophysical data.
• Experience responding to internal and external customer needs.

EDUCATION REQUIREMENT:

A. Education: Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major study of at least 24 semester hours in Oceanography or a related discipline such as Biology, Chemistry, Engineering, Geography, Geology, Geophysics, Hydrography, Marine Sciences, Mathematics, Meteorology, Physical Science, Physics, Remote Sensing, plus 20 additional semester hours in any combination of Oceanography, Physics, Geophysics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Meteorology, Computer Science, and Engineering Sciences.

Applicants who qualify on the basis of major study in Biology or Geology must have at least 6 semester hours in the major directly concerned with Marine Science or 6 semester hours in Oceanography.

-OR- B. Combination of Education and Experience: A minimum of 24 semester (36 quarter) hours of coursework in any area listed in option A, with 20 additional semester hours in any combination of Chemistry, Computer Science, Engineering Sciences, Geophysics, Oceanography, Mathematics, Meteorology, and Physics, plus experience in the disciplines of Hydrography or Bathymetry that includes marine surveying, the use of current GIS tools, methods of research and analysis, application of hydrographic or bathymetric principles, or a related area that demonstrates the ability to successfully perform the duties associated with this work. As a rule, every 30 semester (45 quarter) hours of coursework is equivalent to one year of experience. Candidates should show that their combination of education and experience totals 4 years.

LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS:

Designation as an American Congress on Surveying and Mapping-The Hydrographic Society of America (ACSM-THSOA) Certified Hydrographer, or similar certification is highly desired.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENT:

Distinguish principal colours and shades/hues of principal colours; Near visual acuity of 20/60 or better with or without corrective lenses.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATION CRITERIA:

• Experience with hydrographic and bathymetric data processing software, such as but not limited to Fledermaus, Qimera, CARIS, and/or HYPACK.
• Experience analysing or evaluating geodetic or geophysical data.
• Knowledge of chart datum, sounding datum, and/or the causes of tides and their variations.
• Experience developing and presenting written, visual, and/or oral reports to a variety of audiences, to include leadership.
• Experience formatting, cataloguing, and/or filtering data and information.
• Experience supporting the integration of super intelligence (SI) tools into operational workflows or systems.