Overview Lynker Corporation is a leading provider of innovative solutions in weather and climate science. With a commitment to excellence and a passion for innovation, Lynker leverages cutting-edge technologies and scien…
Sea Ice Model Evaluations and Applications Scientist
Suitland, Maryland, United States · Remote OK
$78k–$120k/yr
Mid level
Overview Lynker Corporation is seeking a Sea Ice Model Evaluation and Applications Scientist to support the Ocean and Tsunami Center (OTC) and the U.S. National Ice Center (USNIC), to support operational and research act…
Skills: Numerical modeling, Sea ice modeling, Python, Data analysis, NetCDF
Gulf Video Survey Watch Stander and Video Annotation Specialist
Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States · On-site
$40k–$60k/yr
Entry level
Overview Lynker Corporation is seeking a Gulf Video Survey Watch Stander and Video Annotation Specialist to support the Southeast Fisheries Science Center’s Population and Ecosystems Monitoring Division and Gulf and Cari…
Skills: Marine science, Video annotation, Data management, Biological sampling, Environmental sampling
Overview Lynker Corporation is seeking a Mesophotic and Deep Benthic Survey Lead to support the Southeast Fisheries Science Center’s Population and Ecosystems Monitoring Division and Gulf and Caribbean Reef Fish Branch. …
Skills: Marine science, Field party chief, Remotely operated vehicles, Autonomous underwater vehicles, ArcGIS
Survey Watch Stander and Video Annotation Specialist
Villa Sabine, Florida, United States · On-site
$55k–$75k/yr
Entry level
Overview Lynker Corporation is seeking a Survey Watch Stander and Video Annotation Specialist - Mesophotic Deep Benthic Communities Survey to support the Southeast Fisheries Science Center’s Population and Ecosystems Mon…
Skills: Marine science, Video annotation, Benthic habitat data management, Biological sampling, Environmental sampling
Overview Lynker Corporation is seeking a Marine Sensor Data Scientist – AI/ML to support NOAA Fisheries’ Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) Fisheries Assessment, Technology & Engineering Support (FATES) Division.…
Skills: Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Python, R, Google Cloud Platform
Fisheries Research and Harvesting Systems Coordinator
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States · On-site
$90k–$125k/yr
Senior
Overview Lynker Corporation is seeking Fisheries Research and Harvesting Systems Coordinators to support NOAA Fisheries’ Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) Fisheries Assessment, Technology & Engineering Support (…
Skills: Fisheries Research, Data Management, Quantitative Analysis, Field Coordination, Fishing Gear Technology
Overview Lynker Corporation is seeking Fisheries Gear Monitoring Program Managers to support NOAA Fisheries’ Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) Fisheries Assessment, Technology & Engineering Support (FATES) Divis…
Skills: Fisheries Gear Management, Net Construction and Repair, Public Outreach, Vessel Operation, Technical Reporting
Overview Lynker Corporation is a leading provider of innovative solutions in weather and climate science. With a commitment to excellence and a passion for innovation, Lynker leverages cutting-edge technologies and scien…
Skills: Wildlife Stranding Response, Field Logistics, Data Entry, Public Outreach, Animal Care
Overview Lynker Corporation is seeking a Marine Passive Acoustics Scientist to support NOAA Fisheries’ Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) Fisheries Assessment, Technology & Engineering Support (FATES) Division. T…
Research Vessel Captain and Fisheries Gear Specialist
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States · On-site
$80k–$115k/yr
Senior
Overview Lynker Corporation is seeking Research Vessel Captains and Fisheries Gear Specialists to support NOAA Fisheries’ Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) Fisheries Assessment, Technology & Engineering Support …
Commercial Fishing Gear Technician and Small Boat Operator
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States · On-site
$48k–$72k/yr
Mid level
Overview Lynker Corporation is seeking Commercial Fishing Gear Technicians and Small Boat Operators to support NOAA Fisheries’ Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) Fisheries Assessment, Technology & Engineering Sup…
Skills: Net Construction, Net Repair, Small Boat Operation, Vessel Maintenance, Trawl Sewing
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Administrative, Procedures, and Process Documentation Support
United States · Remote OK
Mid level
Overview Lynker Corporation is seeking to hire a qualified candidate to support a contract with NOAA Research Office of Ocean Exploration and Research (OER). These are full-time positions that may be performed on-site or…
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Silver Spring, Maryland, United States · Remote OK
Mid level
Overview Lynker Corporation is seeking to hire a qualified candidate to support a contract with NOAA Research Office of Ocean Exploration and Research (OER). These are full-time positions that may be performed on-site or…
Skills: Media Product Development, Data Management, Outreach Coordination, Digital Media Creation, Web Content Management
Overview Lynker Corporation is seeking to hire a qualified candidate to support a contract with NOAA Research Office of Ocean Exploration and Research (OER). These are full-time positions that may be performed on-site or…
Education/Outreach Product Development, Strategy, and Programmatic Growth Support
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States · Remote OK
Senior
Overview Lynker Corporation is seeking to hire a qualified candidate to support a contract with NOAA Research Office of Ocean Exploration and Research (OER). These are full-time positions that may be performed on-site or…
Overview Lynker Corporation is seeking to hire a qualified candidate to support a contract with NOAA Research Office of Ocean Exploration and Research (OER). These are full-time positions that may be performed on-site or…
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States · Remote OK
Mid level
OverviewLynker Corporation is seeking to hire a qualified candidate to support a contract with NOAA Research Office of Ocean Exploration and Research (OER). These are full-time positions that may be performed on-site or …
Skills: Financial Reporting, Budgeting, Procurement, Bookkeeping, Data Analysis
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States · Remote OK
Senior
Overview Lynker Corporation is seeking to hire a qualified candidate to support a contract with NOAA Research Office of Ocean Exploration and Research (OER). These are full-time positions that may be performed on-site or…
Skills: Technical Reporting, Quality Control, Technical Analysis, Working Group Management, Ocean Technology Coordination
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$80k–$110k/yr
Full-time
bachelor degree, postgraduate degree
Comprehensive healthcare, Prescription drug coverage, Dental insurance, Vision insurance, Personal Time Off, Paid holidays
Posted 12d ago
Apply by Jul 31
~40 hrs/week
Responsibilities
The Geospatial Scientist will acquire, process, and clean digital elevation models while maintaining large-scale raster and vector datasets. They will also develop reproducible terrain-processing pipelines and contribute to the validation of geospatial tools written in Rust.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Master's degree in a relevant field or a Bachelor's degree with at least two years of experience. Proficiency in Python and experience with geospatial tooling and coordinate reference systems are required, with experience in Rust being highly preferred.
Full job description
Overview
Lynker Corporation is a leading provider of innovative solutions in weather and climate science. With a commitment to excellence and a passion for innovation, Lynker leverages cutting-edge technologies and scientific expertise to support the creation and delivery of improved operational weather forecasts. As part of our ongoing growth and expansion, we are seeking a dynamic and experienced Geospatial Scientist to join our growing team.
Responsibilities
Duties of the Geospatial Scientist will include the following:
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, writing 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
The Geospatial Scientist selected should have the following:
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; our core geospatial processing tooling is written in Rust, and you will help write and maintain its unit tests and validation suites.
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.
The Ideal Geospatial Scientist will have the following:
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.
About Lynker
Lynker is a growing, employee owned business, specializing in professional, scientific and technical services. Our continually expanding team combines scientific expertise with mature, results-driven processes and tools to achieve technically sound, cost effective solutions in hydrology/water sciences, geospatial analysis, information technology, resource management, conservation, and management and business process improvement.
We focus on putting the right people in the right place to be effective. And having the right people is critical for success. Our streamlined organization enables and empowers our talented professionals to tackle our customers' scientific and technical priorities – creatively and effectively.
Lynker offers a team-oriented work environment, and the opportunity to work in a culture of exceptionally skilled professionals who embrace sound science and creative solutions. Lynker's benefits include the following:
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
Lynker is an E-Verify employer.
Lynker is an equal opportunity employer and makes all employment decisions based on merit, qualifications, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, or any other legally protected status under federal, state, or local laws.
Lynker delivers innovative solutions to support global environmental security and economic prosperity as a trusted partner to governments, communities, and industry. We are a premier science advisor supporting some of the nation’s most important missions.
Offices: 338 East Market Street, Suite 100, Leesburg, VA 20176, US · 5445 Conestoga Ct, Suite 100, Boulder, Colorado 80301, US · 740 Moowaa St, Unit G, Honolulu, Hawaii 96817, US
Scientific and Technical Consulting ServicesWater ResourcesGeospatial Solutionsand Program & Portfolio ManagementInformation TechnologyEnvironmental ConsultingRoboticsSoftwareEducationGovernment
Lynker delivers innovative solutions to support global environmental security and economic prosperity as a trusted partner to governments, communities, and industry. We are a premier science advisor supporting some of the nation’s most important missions.
Offices: 338 East Market Street, Suite 100, Leesburg, VA 20176, US · 5445 Conestoga Ct, Suite 100, Boulder, Colorado 80301, US · 740 Moowaa St, Unit G, Honolulu, Hawaii 96817, US
Scientific and Technical Consulting ServicesWater ResourcesGeospatial Solutionsand Program & Portfolio ManagementInformation TechnologyEnvironmental ConsultingRoboticsSoftwareEducationGovernment