[Hiring] Geospatial Scientist @Lynker Corporation

Role Description

As part of our ongoing growth and expansion, we are seeking a dynamic and experienced Geospatial Scientist to join our growing team.

• DEM acquisition:
  • National and regional digital elevation models from public and partner sources;
  • Track provenance, versions, licensing, and coverage.
• Processing & cleaning:
  • Clean, mosaic, reproject, resample, and condition DEMs (void filling, hydro-enforcement, sink handling) to produce analysis-ready terrain surfaces.
• Data storage & management:
  • Design and maintain storage for large raster and vector datasets, including tiling, cloud-optimized formats (COG), and efficient access patterns for downstream modeling.
• Code quality & validation:
  • Contribute to and validate our geospatial processing tools, much of it written in Rust;
  • Write thorough unit tests and numerical validation of derived terrain products to keep results correct and numerically stable.
• Vector QA/QC:
  • Perform quality assurance and quality control on vector hydrography and derived features (topology, geometry validity, attribute completeness, alignment against reference data).
• Automation & reproducibility:
  • Design reproducible terrain-processing pipelines that can regenerate products consistently as source data evolve.
• Documentation & collaboration:
  • Document methods, data sources, and QA results;
  • Collaborate across the Science, Modeling, and Platform teams to keep terrain and hydrography products fit for purpose.

Qualifications

• Master's in geospatial science, geography, engineering, earth science, computer science, or a related field; or a Bachelor's plus 2 years of relevant experience; or equivalent hands-on experience with DEMs, raster/vector geospatial data, or hydrologic/terrain datasets.
• Proficiency in Python for geospatial data processing and automation.
• Experience with Rust, or the demonstrated ability and interest to work within a Rust codebase.
• Experience with GIS and geospatial tooling (e.g., ArcGIS, QGIS, GDAL, PDAL) and standard raster/vector formats.
• Strong grasp of coordinate reference systems, reprojection, and geospatial data QA/QC practices.
• Comfort with Git, Linux, and command-line workflows.

Requirements

• Experience with hydrologic terrain conditioning (hydro-enforcement, flow direction/accumulation, watershed delineation) and hydrography datasets.
• Familiarity with cloud-optimized geospatial formats (COG, GeoParquet) and large-scale tiled data pipelines.
• Exposure to hydrologic or flood-inundation modeling (e.g., DEM-driven simulation, flood inundation mapping).
• Experience with SQL and spatial databases (e.g., PostGIS).
• Track record of scientific writing, presentation, or open-source contribution.
• Colorado Front Range presence for periodic in-person collaboration.

Benefits

• Comprehensive healthcare for the employee at no monthly cost.
• Healthcare benefit covers medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision.
• Personal Time Off (PTO) Policy plus paid holidays.
• Highly competitive compensation plan regularly calibrated against industry and location benchmarks.
• 401(k) retirement plan with company-matching.
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) – we're all company owners!
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Employee assistance program (EAP).
• Short- and long-term disability insurance.
• Life and accident insurance.
• Tuition assistance/Training/Workforce improvement reimbursement per year.
• Spot bonuses for exceptional performance.
• Annual Employee Recognition Awards with bonuses.
• Employee Referral Program.
• Free centralized, self-directed Learning Management System to learn at your own pace.
• Personalized career growth plans for every employee.