Posted:
8/7/2024, 5:00:00 PM
Location(s):
Wildschönau, Tyrol, Austria ⋅ Tyrol, Austria
Experience Level(s):
Mid Level
Field(s):
AI & Machine Learning ⋅ Data & Analytics
Workplace Type:
Remote
The Leidos Health and Civil Sector is seeking a Climate Data Scientist. This is a growing team with demonstrated funding success and the resources of a Fortune and S&P 500 company with over 47,000 employees.
The work involves building applied scientific tools for a number of federal agencies, covering the full project lifecycle from: proposal, prototyping, customer feedback, revision, and delivery of quality-controlled finished software. The incumbent will work on multiple projects across federal contracts with agencies including: NASA, NOAA, USGS, and the USACE.
This is a full-time role with a remote work location of the incumbent's choice anywhere in the US.
Basic Qualifications:
Ph.D. in a technical field involving Earth observation or an MSc. with 4 years of relevant experience.
Proficiency with:
Python
Remotely sensed geospatial data (satellite, airborne)
Geospatial tools: GDAL, geopandas, rasterio, xarray
Spatial data: projections, interpolation
GIS: ArcGIS Pro or similar
Databases: SQL
Version control - Git
Numerical optimization: solving linear systems
Machine learning: neural networks, random forests
Using cloud resources, such as AWS, for parallel and high-performance computing
Established record of technical writing of proposals, reports, and user manuals
Preferred Qualifications:
Deep experience instead of proficiency in any or all of the above tools
Industry & academic experience
Publications in high-impact journals
Cryospheric science and field work experience; remote sensing validation using in situ measurements
Experience with:
MATLAB and other high-level languages
Efficient spatial storage - HDF5 and NetCDF
Multi-sensor fusion
Energy-balance modeling
A variety of sensors - hyperspectral, multispectral, microwave, & thermal
Mobility applications - optimal route-finding strategies
DevOps
While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.
The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.
Website: https://www.leidos.com/
Headquarter Location: Reston, Virginia, United States
Employee Count: 10001+
Year Founded: 1969
IPO Status: Public
Industries: Computer ⋅ Government ⋅ Information Services ⋅ Information Technology ⋅ National Security ⋅ Software