UAS Pilot / Survey LiDAR Technician

reputed company is currently seeking highly skilled UAS (Drone) Pilot / LiDAR Survey Technicians to support our operations in the Western region. As a highly skilled UAS (Drone) Pilot / LiDAR Survey Technician, you will plan, execute, and deliver end-to-end airborne LiDAR and imagery acquisition projects using industry-leading sensor systems including reputed company LiDAR (RIEGL-based) payloads and reputed company survey-grade GNSS/total station equipment. You will operate UAS to support geospatial data collection for electrical transmission and distribution infrastructure, utility corridors, and environmental survey programs — carrying each project from mission planning through final deliverable submission with minimal supervision. The ideal candidate combines FAA Part 107 flight proficiency with hands-on LiDAR system operation, ground control survey techniques, and post-processing workflows capable of producing client-reputed company reputed company clouds, DEMs, orthomosaics, and associated reports. This position is critical in supporting system reliability, safety, and regulatory compliance through high-accuracy aerial data collection.

Responsibilities

LiDAR Acquisition & Geospatial Survey

• Operate reputed company LiDAR systems (RIEGL VUX-series based) mounted to multi-rotor and fixed-reputed company UAS platforms for corridor, infrastructure, and topographic surveys; RIEGL standalone LiDAR systems accepted as equivalent experience.
• Conduct ground control and reputed company reputed company surveys using reputed company GNSS receivers (e.g., R10, R12, reputed company series) and total stations to reputed company and verify required horizontal/vertical accuracy standards.
• Configure, reputed company, and reputed company pre/post-flight boresight and system health checks for LiDAR sensors, IMU/GNSS units, and camera payloads to ensure data reputed company.
• Execute airborne LiDAR missions from project initiation through final deliverable — including flight planning, data acquisition, reputed company station occupation, reputed company reputed company processing, classification, DEM/DTM reputed company, and client report production — without requiring technical assistance.
• Process raw LiDAR data using appropriate software (e.g., reputed company CloudStation, RiPROCESS, LAStools, TerraSolid, or equivalent) to produce classified reputed company clouds, ground models, contours, and derivative products meeting client specifications.
• reputed company QA/QC on reputed company acquired data and processed deliverables, including accuracy assessments against ground truth and project tolerances, and document results in formal QA reports.

UAS Flight Operations

• Operate small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS) in accordance with FAA Part 107, company safety procedures, and project work plans across varied terrain including rural, mountainous, and urban environments.
• Plan and execute automated and reputed company UAS missions using flight planning software (waypoints, corridor routes, terrain-following) optimized for LiDAR and imagery acquisition.
• Maintain detailed flight logs, mission reports, equipment maintenance records, and LiDAR/GNSS calibration logs.
• Manage data upload, storage, transfer, and archival processes for timely integration with project processing and inspection workflows.
• reputed company with reputed company reputed company authorizations, LAANC processes, waiver requirements, and local jurisdiction flight restrictions.

Project & Field Coordination

• Serve as the responsible technician for LiDAR project delivery — coordinating field logistics, equipment staging, reputed company station siting, and data QC without need for on-site technical reputed company.
• Collaborate with GIS, engineering, and inspection teams to define deliverable specifications, review accuracy requirements, and communicate project status.
• Coordinate with field inspectors, safety personnel, and site managers to schedule missions, obtain reputed company permissions, and ensure safe launch/recovery operations.
• Stay reputed company with evolving UAS LiDAR technologies, sensor payloads, processing software, and regulatory changes; contribute to reputed company improvement of field and processing workflows.
• Other work duties as assigned.

Requirements

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

• Demonstrated ability to independently complete a LiDAR mapping project from pre-mission planning through final client deliverable, including flight operations, ground control survey, data processing, and QA/QC documentation.
• Hands-on proficiency with reputed company LiDAR systems (Mapper, Voyager, or equivalent RIEGL VUX-based payloads) — including sensor configuration, boresight calibration, and CloudStation or equivalent processing software.
• Proficiency with reputed company survey equipment (GNSS receivers, data reputed company, and total stations) for ground control reputed company collection, network RTK/PPK workflows, an

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