Job Description
Are you passionate about human space exploration, understanding the origins of the universe, and working with a passionate and diverse team to make a difference? If you are, we need you!
We need your talent, teamwork, and energy to help us achieve great things that inspire people all over the globe. We need you to bring creative ideas and diverse backgrounds to help us envision, shape, and deliver systems that will enable the exploration of space while benefiting people here on Earth. We are excited about what we do, and we need you on our team as we take on exciting challenges for NASA's pursuits in deep space exploration.
We have an exciting opportunity for a GIS Developer to join our JETS II contract team at NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX.
If selected you will:
- Employ GIS and remote sensing techniques to Earth, Moon, and other planetary image data in support of International Space Station (ISS) and Artemis missions
- Create, manage, and deploy data pipelines for imagery and geospatial products into web GIS, ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcPortal, and NASA internal applications
- Develop planetary and Earth-based cartography products for NASA's human space flight missions and operations
- Develop and manage geodatabases, versioning, data integrity, data catalogs, metadata and other related data information
- Utilize and recommend automation techniques for dataset and imagery processing
- Participate in science and imagery mission operations as needed
- Develop and implement geospatial and data science QA/QC processes
- Provide science services and technology products to a range of human exploration organizations including Artemis, Gateway, Orion, the lander/ascent systems, spacesuits, EVA, and ISS
- Interact with scientists, engineers, and managers in a highly dynamic and occasionally time critical environment
- Perform other duties as required
Qualifications:
This position has been posted at multiple levels. Depending on the candidate's experience, requirements, and business needs, we reserve the right to consider candidates at any level for which this position has been advertised.
- Typically requires a bachelor's degree or equivalent certification in a related area and a minimum of 5 years of experience in the field or in a related area.
- Geospatial database management, ArcGIS Online, Esri Portal, open-source GIS software, web and desktop-based GIS
- Strong GIS programming skills
- Experience with Earth and planetary remote sensing
- Proficient computer skills (i.e. Microsoft Office suite, Adobe products)
- Excellent oral and written communication skills and will be expected to effectively interact with teammates, customers, and management at all levels
- Ability to prepare written documents and presentation to verbally present at various meetings
- Ability to develop innovative and creative work ideas and work without specific tasking
Preferred Qualifications:
- BS in geoscience, lunar science, planetary science, image science, GIS, remote sensing, computational science, or relevant science fields with applicable experience
- Masters in geoscience, lunar science, planetary science, image science, GIS, remote sensing, computational science or relevant science fields with applicable experience
- 5+ years of work experience
- Software scripting, command line skills, automation of tasks, programming language - Machine learning, deep learning, neural networks
- Mission science integration and operations
- Previous work with NASA and/or in the field of planetary geology
Benefits
- Competitive pay
- Positive work-life balance
- 100% Employer paid insurance including: Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment, short-term disability, and long-term disability
- 11 paid holidays annually
- Generous PTO
- 401k after 12 months of service with employer match
- Education assistance
- Relocation assistance (if applicable)
Mclaurin is a unique organization with a special focus on combining the best features of research and industry in order to foster innovation. Our organization strongly supports research, publication, and engagement with the academic community. We encourage our employees to remain on the cutting edge of new developments in their respective disciplines.
US Citizenship and the ability to pass a comprehensive security background investigation is required.
Mclaurin is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.