Sr. LiDAR & Geospatial Scientist
About the role
Senior LiDAR Mapping Scientist Prairie Engineers is a small business engineering, surveying and mapping, and natural resources firm serving federal, state, and private clients nationwide. We are hiring a Senior LiDAR Mapping Scientist to own LiDAR production from acquisition specifications through classified point clouds, surfaces, accuracy assessment, and client delivery and to build that capability into a repeatable practice. You will lead office production and mentor UAV Pilots and existing mapping staff who already field collect LiDAR and perform basic geospatial production. You will set methods, tool selection, quality control, and level-of-effort estimates and will report directly to our Mapping Discipline Lead (who Additionally Oversees Hydrographic Survey, Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE), and Geospatial practices). You also will support land survey, hydrographic surveying, and engineering staff on multidisciplinary projects. The Opportunity Field acquisition and partner manned-aerial collection are in place. This role industrializes classification, surface production, accuracy reporting, and production standards so Prairie can deliver mapping-grade products consistently across UAV, mobile, terrestrial, SLAM, and partner aerial datasets.
Responsibilities
- Specify internal acquisition methods and/or vendor/flight requirements for UAV, airborne, mobile, SLAM, and terrestrial LiDAR and limited photogramm