JOB SUMMARY: What General Information Do I Need To Know About This Position? Salary: $124,531 (Step 01) to $161,889 (Step 10); NOTE: First time hires to the Federal Government are typically hired at the Step 01. This is an interdisciplinary position and is being advertised concurrently with the following announcement, which is open to current or former Federal employees: USGS-RES-25-12642334-ST-LV MAJOR DUTIES: As an Earth Observation Capabilities Manager within the Earth Resources Observation Science Center, some of your specific duties will include: Serves as the Branch senior technical manager for Earth Observing capabilities and technologies including sensors (optical, lidar, radar, etc.), systems (satellite, uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs), in-situ, etc.), and data sources (commercial, international, interagency, etc.). Advises leadership, program coordinators, and project managers on Earth Observing technical issues and associated impacts on Center, USGS, and national programs. Provides technical leadership to, participates in, and/or collaborates with national and international level Earth Observation/Remote Sensing committees, working groups, and programs. Responsible for providing technical leadership to project managers regarding Earth Observation technologies, remote sensing data, data sources, collection platforms, data interoperability, data calibration, and novel calibration techniques and methods. Responsible for creating task orders, statements of work, work breakdown structures, agreements (interagency, international, etc.), and provides input to contractor performance feedback. Responsible for managing cross-Center collaboration and integration regarding New Missions Branch development projects related to remote sensing systems, data interoperability, cross-calibration, calibration, and validation. Leads cross-Center coordination on current and future remote sensing data standards, including assessing impacts to the Center, assessing impacts of policy creation or modification, and developing adoption plans. IMPORTANT: Click the 'Apply for this job' button to view a complete job description.
