The Leading Edge

• Contribute to how uncertainty and accuracy get defined in ocean data-work that feeds into government standards, policy, and guidelines
• Collaborate with product and engineering on iterative improvements to the vehicle and to survey planning
• Help build the processing workflows that let all of this scale

Who You Are

You're a curious, fast-learning data person who wants to be on the vanguard of ocean data, and who would rather be in the conversation with the customer than behind it.

Experience

• Experience processing and reporting on at least two of: MBES, SSS, magnetometer, sub-bottom profiler, using commercial software
• Comfort with ArcGIS, QGIS, and/or AutoCAD
• Experience writing data reports for commercial clients
• Attention to detail- you find the artifact nobody else saw

Nice to Have

• Experience across all four relevant sensor types (MBES, SSS, magnetometer, sub-bottom profiler)
• Light coding (Python/SQL)
• Offshore experience (ship or AUV ops)
• Certified Hydrographer, Cat A or Cat B; Licensed Surveyor
• Experience across defense (mine countermeasures, unexploded ordnance), energy (oil & gas, offshore wind), and/or environmental survey

How You Operate

• You learn fast, and you ask good questions when you are uncertain
• You treat processing as a problem-solving activity, not a checkbox exercise
• Iterative by instinct, you improve the data and the workflow with every pass
• Comfortable in a fast-paced environment where priorities change
• You use tools and AI to increase speed, accuracy, and leverage
• You are comfortable, clear, and collaborative in front of a customer

What You Care About

• The idea of seeing the seafloor in a way no one has seen it before excites you
• You take pride in craft, clarity, and accuracy
• You have some connection to the ocean, professional, academic, or personal and you are excited to be around people who dive, sail, build, and explore offshore

Not a Fit If...

• You want the data perfect on the first pass-iterative improvement is our way
• You are uncomfortable with uncertainty or with rapid changes in priorities
• You are not interested in learning new tools and approaches
• You do not want to interface directly with clients, or you see customer education as a distraction from the real work
• You are looking for predictable hours and firm boundaries around when the work happens. This job will require some nights and weekends around survey campaigns.

Estimated compensation for this position is $95,000- $130,000 annually plus equity. Actual salary offered will be based on qualifications, experience, and location (SF and NY being at the high end of the band).

If you want to work on the highest-resolution seafloor data on the planet and help decide what comes next in this field, we should talk.