Title:
Lidar Intern
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KBR's Science and Space division is seeking Lidar Interns to support our Technical Support Services Contract (TSSC) at the United States Geological Survey (USGS) Earth Resources Observation & Science (EROS) Center (http://eros.usgs.gov/) near Sioux Falls, SD (http://www.siouxfalls.org).
The primary focus of this position is to support and contribute to a field data collection team that gathers and processes terrestrial lidar point cloud data with the hopes to develop new and or improved surface and canopy fuels models for wildland fire modeling. Successful candidates will take this opportunity to build upon experience and knowledge of lidar datasets (either airborne, spaceborne or terrestrial) to assist the project team improve surface and canopy fuels maps, develop new algorithms, forestry metrics or models. Successful candidates must also be able to take initiative, contribute to creative solutions, and to have a willingness to learn. The position requires one to quickly become familiar with terrestrial lidar scanners and share that knowledge with the larger team.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Process field collected data sets as well as other lidar data sets acquired from other platforms
Troubleshoot issues relating to analyzing lidar data using proprietary, open-source software or scripting
Function as part of a field data collection team including operation of a terrestrial lidar scanner
Contribute to documentation for operating procedures, technical reports, presentations, and papers
REQUIRED EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:
Candidates must meet the requirements listed below to be considered for this position; please note required items on your resume.
Must have a 3-year residency in the United States
This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a national agency check and background investigation after hire to obtain credentials for facility access and user accounts.
Education: Progression towards a bachelor's degree in Earth Science, Natural Science, Physical Science or Computer Science related with emphasis in geography, landscape ecology, forestry, land use/land cover science, hydrology, remote sensing (time series monitoring, land cover classification, vegetation monitoring), with course work in remote sensing, GIS
PREFERRED EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:
Background in fire science or fire ecology
Familiarity with lidar data sets
Familiarity with raster and vector data processing
Education, experience, or interest in fundamentals of remote sensing science and the characteristics of geospatial data, such as satellite and aerial imagery etc.
Education, experience, or interest in conducting spatial analysis to address research questions
Education, experience, or interest in data processing and GIS software (e.g., ERDAS, ArcGIS, QGIS)
Education, experience, or interest in understanding of R or Python in GIS
Education, experience, or interest in authoring process documentation, reports, and research papers
WORK LOCATION AND DURATION
These positions support a field data collection team using state of the art terrestrial lidar data collection systems, so onsite work is greatly preferred; some travel may be required to support field data collection campaigns. Work schedule is flexible between the hours of 7 am and 5 pm Monday to Friday (fieldwork requirements may dictate a change from the normal in office schedule). Scheduling is flexible as full and part time are possible with some possibility of continuing into the school year on a part time basis.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
Three years of continuous residency in the US for issuance of a Government Security credential
The candidate must be able to obtain and maintain a national agency check and background investigation after hire to obtain a badge for government facility access and user accounts.
KBR partners with several other companies to fulfill its requirements as a government contractor. The selected subcontracting companies align their benefits as closely as possible to those of KBR.
KBR Benefits
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