Woolpert

Woolpert

Senior Airborne LiDAR Systems Engineer

Kiln, MS · Senior

No sponsorship$101k-$152kDetected 10 hours ago
PythonNegotiationRecruitingEmbedded SystemsSystems EngineeringSensorsLeadershipCommunicationCollaboration

Stay score

odds of building a lasting career here

57Sponsors, lottery-bound
Cap-exempt (no lottery)0
Sponsors this role90
Entry-level history0
PERM / green-card track0
Lottery odds (Level III)83
Fits your clock70

Sponsors, but it's cap-subject — you still face the weighted lottery (~45% per draw at Level III). Good if you win; have a cap-exempt backup on your list.

Lottery odds assume a STEM candidate.

Personalize to your clock →

Community outcomes

No reports yet — be the first to help the next applicant.

About the role

  • We seek to move the world forward through innovative thinking.
  • Woolpert is an award-winning, global leader in architecture, engineering, and geospatial services.
  • This senior role will provide technical and project leadership for complex airborne, terrestrial, drone, and bathymetric LiDAR initiatives.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and align multidisciplinary teams of software, mechanical, electrical, optical, and geospatial professionals to deliver reliable system performance.
  • Direct system architecture, design reviews, integration, testing, calibration, and operational readiness for advanced LiDAR platforms.
  • Lead technical contributions to proposals, scopes of work, cost estimates, technical documentation, and system specifications.
  • Support strategic planning, resource allocation, and cross-functional decision-making for the LiDAR practice.
  • Demonstrated success leading complex technical programs and multidisciplinary engineering teams from concept through deployment and operational support.
  • Proven ability to mentor technical professionals, influence cross-functional stakeholders, resolve high-impact issues, and drive accountability for results.
  • Strong client-facing leadership skills, including the ability to communicate technical strategy, manage expectations, and build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Physics, Geomatics, or a related field.
  • Advanced experience with system-level architecture and integration, including optics, sensors, embedded systems, software, and platform interfaces.
  • Experience with airborne and bathymetric LiDAR systems.
  • Proficiency in tools such as Microsoft Project, Python, or C for system control and automation.

Nice to have

  • Position Overview
  • PMP certification or equivalent leadership of complex projects and programs is preferred.

Compensation

  • $101,000 - $151,800 USD

Benefits

  • Paid sick time, retirement plan, fitness reimbursement, pet insurance, identity protection, technology stipend, employee assistance program, and more!
  • Set the technical vision and systems-engineering approach for airborne, drone, terrestrial, and bathymetric LiDAR solutions.
  • Benefits You Will Love
  • In addition to offering competitive pay, we provide employees with a robust set of unique benefits, including:
  • Flexible paid time off/vacation: Take time off when it makes sense for you and your team.
  • We recruit, train, compensate, and promote regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law.

Company info

  • We are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position.

Equal opportunity

  • Equal-Employment-Opportunity-The-Law.pdf and EEO is the Law Poster Supplement.
  • Applicants who require an accommodation throughout the application and interview process should request this in advance by contacting your Recruiter
  • Please, no phone calls or emails to any employee of Woolpert or any of our subsidiaries about this requisition.
  • In the event a candidate who was submitted outside of Woolpert's applicant process is hired, no fee or payment of any kind will be paid.

Visa & Work Authorization

  • We are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position.
Apply directly at Woolpert →Create a free account for alerts like thisView Woolpert immigration profile

This listing is sourced directly from Woolpert's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.