- Permanent Opportunity - ASAP Start
- $115,000 - $124,869pa +15.4% + Parking
- Obtain your Baseline Security Clearance
- Manage the Earth Observation / Satellite Team
Our client, a scientific Government agency whose focus is on the geology and geography of Australia, are seeking the experience of a Manager - Earth Observation Team, to work permanently in Symonston ACT.
Duties of the Manager - Earth Observation Team
- Lead and manage a multidisciplinary team of three staff with skills in remote sensing, field data collection, software engineering, data science and machine learning.
- Lead the development of procedures / protocols / systems for calibration and validation of DE multi-sensor surface reflectance and other derivative products using field and other data sources.
- Design field validation campaigns aligned with requirements of the Program, and manage post-survey processing and organisation of field based spectral and ancillary data, including custodianship of field instrumentation.
- Manage consolidation / operation of the national spectral library, and advocate enterprise best-practices, frameworks and patterns for management, curation and use of data.
- Maintain expert knowledge in relevant subject domains, including standards / protocols and measurement science.
- Support the program in influencing domestic and international partners, to develop global calibration and validation frameworks;
Skills and Experience Required
- Qualifications and/or experience in Earth observation, measurement science, or allied disciplines, with a sound knowledge of remote sensing principles.
- Experience in systematic radiometric / geometric calibration and/or validation of Earth observation data products using reference data, including associated instrumentation.
- Experience in leading or working in a multidisciplinary team environment.
Desireable Criteria
- Knowledge / experience of applying metrology in the context of Earth observation.
- Knowledge / experience of characterising uncertainty associated with Earth observation data products.
- Knowledge / experience in automating scientific workflows.
- Knowledge / experience with collecting field validation data.
- Knowledge / experience using UAV-based sensors for collecting field validation data.
- An Australian Remote Pilot Licence to operate a sub-25 kg UAV or the willingness and ability to obtain one.