Reality Capture Technician

Baisch Engineering; Appleton (WI); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee-friendly workplace

Award-winning employer recognition

Job summary

Baisch Engineering is seeking a Reality Capture Technician to join our team in the United States. You will coordinate capture scopes, work with clients and internal staff, and operate advanced reality-capture systems to document existing conditions.

Travel is expected up to 40% across client sites; you will support drone-based LiDAR and photogrammetry, and help coordinate scan-to-BIM work while maintaining data quality and deliverables.

Qualifications

• Professional, organized, and strong communicator with clients and internal staff.
• Willingness to travel up to 40% in active industrial environments.
• Ability to work independently and in interdisciplinary groups.
• Curious and committed to continual learning.

Responsibilities

• Define capture scope, accuracy requirements, site access, safety, schedule and deliverables.
• Travel to client sites across the United States, up to 40%.
• Operate Trimble X9 and NavVis systems to capture existing conditions.
• Support drone-based LiDAR and photogrammetry; obtain FAA Part 107 certificate.
• Process and validate reality-capture data and ensure delivery readiness.
• Coordinate scan-to-BIM activities and review modeled deliverables.

Skills

Professionalism and organization

Strong communicator

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Willingness to travel

Independent work

Curiosity and continual learning

Tools

Trimble X9

NavVis VLX 3

NavVis MLX

Drone LiDAR & photogrammetry

Job description

Are you…

• Professional, organized, and a strong communicator who can interact well with clients and internal staff?
• Able to work independently and in interdisciplinary groups?
• Comfortable with travel and field work on industrial sites?
• Curious, and believe in continual learning?
• Looking for a career, not just a job?

Do you believe…

• Relationships built on trust and respect form the foundation of highly effective teams?
• Asking questions to clarify expectations leads to success?
• Quality matters?

If so, we are looking for a driven, goal-oriented person to join our team as a Reality Capture Technician.

What You Will Do

• Coordinate with project managers, clients, and stakeholders to define capture scope, accuracy requirements, site access, safety, schedule, and deliverables.
• Travel to client sites throughout the United States and occasionally beyond, with travel anticipated up to 40%, in active industrial environments.
• Select appropriate capture methods for project conditions and intended use; operate the Trimble X9 terrestrial laser scanner and NavVis VLX 3 and NavVis MLX mobile-mapping systems to capture existing conditions
• Support drone-based LiDAR and photogrammetry, including mission planning, field collection, processing, and quality review; obtain and maintain an FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate
• Process, validate, organize, and publish reality-capture data and confirm completeness, registration quality, coordinate alignment, and suitability before delivery.
• Prepare point clouds for use in other platforms, and maintain viewers and imagery
• Coordinate scan-to-BIM activities, communicate modeling requirements, and review modeled deliverables against source data.
• Maintain inventory scanners, mobile-mapping systems, drones, batteries, targets, and related field equipment.
• Support BIM coordination and technology initiatives; learn new tools, assist with model coordination, improve reality-capture workflows, document repeatable procedures, and develop internal how-to resources.

This position can be part-time or full-time based on the candidate.

What We Have to Offer You

Baisch Engineering is a Gold-Certified Fox Cities Employee Friendly Workplace! We were also awarded as one of the winners for the Zweig Group’s Best Firms To Work For, five years running.