Senior Geomatics Technician
Ayoroa | Simmons, LLC · Lexington, KY · 1 mo ago
RemoteRemoteInformation TechnologyFull-time
About the role
Ayoroa | Simmons Ayoroa | Simmons, LLC is a specialized professional services firm focused on 3D laser scanning, scan-to-BIM, and BIM coordination for complex facilities and infrastructure. We partner with Government and private-sector clients to create accurate digital representations of the built environment that support better planning, operations, and decision-making. We are seeking a Senior Geomatics Technician to lead the data processing side of our growing Reality Capture Department.
Key Responsibilities
- Point Cloud Processing & Data Production
- Post-process raw scan data from Mobile, Terrestrial, and Aerial LiDAR acquisitions including registration, classification, filtering, and 3D feature extraction.
- Import, register, and quality-control scan projects in Leica Register360 and Cyclone; process mobile and aerial datasets in TopoDOT, TerraSolid/TerraModeler, and Global Mapper.
- Process aerial photogrammetry and drone-captured imagery using Pix4D and Agisoft Metashape to produce orthomosaics, dense point clouds, and DSMs/DTMs.
- Explore and pilot emerging capture and visualization formats including Gaussian Splat models for immersive existing-condition deliverables targeted at design teams.
- Process aerial photogrammetry and drone-captured imagery using Pix4D and Agisoft Metashape to produce orthomosaics, dense point clouds, and DSMs/DTMs.
- Import, register, and quality-control scan projects in Leica Register360 and Cyclone; process mobile and aerial datasets in TopoDOT, TerraSolid/TerraModeler, and Global Mapper.
- Post-process raw scan data from Mobile, Terrestrial, and Aerial LiDAR acquisitions including registration, classification, filtering, and 3D feature extraction.
- Perform field-to-finish processing of conventional survey data in AutoCAD Civil 3D, including point import, surface generation, contour production, and plan preparation.
- Review and QC OPUS reports and control point observations to ensure geodetic accuracy across survey, CAD, LiDAR, and GIS deliverables.
- Learn and assist in Leica Infinity control processing.
- Review and QC OPUS reports and control point observations to ensure geodetic accuracy across survey, CAD, LiDAR, and GIS deliverables.
- Continuously monitor developments in geomatics hardware, software, and data workflows — including LiDAR sensors, photogrammetry platforms, point cloud processing tools, and spatial data formats.
- Evaluate new tools and methods and provide informed recommendations on adoption, workflow integration, and ROI.
- Identify new project types, service lines, and client markets that align with team capabilities — including transportation corridor mapping, AEC as-built documentation, infrastructure inspection, heritage documentation, and site planning support.
- Contribute to proposals, capability statements, and project pricing by providing technical scope input and production estimates.
- In Your First Year, Success Will Look Like
- Establishing yourself as one of the technical authority for LiDAR processing, photogrammetry, and Civil 3D survey deliverables within the team.
Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in geomatics, remote sensing, LiDAR processing, or a closely related technical field.
- Proficiency in AutoCAD Civil 3D including field-to-finish survey data processing, surface generation, and plan production.
- Working knowledge of aerial photogrammetry workflows using Pix4D and/or Agisoft Metashape.
- Experience reviewing and producing base maps, contour maps, and survey-integrated CAD deliverables.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to work both independently and within a collaborative team environment.
Preferred Experience
- With Part 107 sUAS operations and aerial data acquisition.
- Familiarity with Microstation or other DOT-preferred CAD environments.