Imagery Product Engineer II Drone Data Analysis

$74,984 - $128,544/Yr

Esri - Redlands, CA

Full-time - Mid Level

Redlands, CA

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Imagery Product Engineer II role at Esri involves innovating and developing software products that analyze drone and aerial imagery. This position focuses on creating analysis tools, defining user stories, and ensuring the quality of ArcGIS Reality products through testing and certification. The role is integral to shaping decision-making processes using drone data and offers an opportunity to work with cutting-edge photogrammetry software solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design, draft, and create user stories, tutorials, and demos for ArcGIS Reality products
• Design, develop, and implement cutting edge imagery analysis tools
• Design, develop, and test machine learning algorithms
• Analyze daily test results and report daily quality status
• Recommend and document best practices for multiple workflows and use cases
• Become an expert in ArcGIS Reality and contribute to the future of multiple ArcGIS Reality products

Requirements

• 2+ years performing imagery analysis or automating feature extraction from imagery
• Basic knowledge of photogrammetry and remote sensing processes
• Experience with machine learning frameworks like TensorFlow, PyTorch, or similar
• Experience in remotely sensed imagery analysis
• Experience working with GIS, remote sensing, or photogrammetry software
• Excellent writing and communication skills
• Development skills using Java, C#, or Python
• Desire and ability to learn new skills and contribute to creating quality commercial software
• Bachelor's in geography, computer science, remote sensing, or related field

Nice-to-haves

• Good knowledge of Python
• Hands on experience training machine learning frameworks like TensorFlow, PyTorch, or similar
• Familiarity with drone imagery or aerial photography
• Hands-on experience with at least one of the ArcGIS Reality products (Drone2Map, ArcGIS Reality for ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Reality Studio, SiteScan for ArcGIS) desired
• Experience with one or more photogrammetry and imagery processing products such as Pix4D, Agisoft PhotoScan, or DroneDeploy is a plus
• Experience with cloud systems such as Microsoft Azure or Amazon AWS is a plus

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Basic and supplemental life insurance for employees and their families
• 401(k) and profit-sharing programs
• Minimum accrual of 80 hours of vacation leave
• Twelve paid holidays throughout the calendar year
• Opportunities for personal and professional growth