There are > 11 current job announcements posted!
See also the supplemental listing of 15 cos. at the bottom; a helpful guide for job seekers ...
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New: A Geospatial Careers website is now available online.
See the supplemental listing below for the URL.

GIS SPECIALIST
BOULDER COUNTY LAND USE DEPT.
BOULDER, CO

Boulder County Land Use Department is now advertising an opening for GIS Specialist - Land Use,
looking for applicants with both strong GIS and Planning experience.

Application deadline is Wednesday 8/6! (Sorry for late notice here, I've been out of town.)

Link to the details and application from http://agency.governmentjobs.com/boulder/default.cfm

Apply directly with Human Resources through the web link.

Ken Ziebarth, AICP
GIS Manager, Boulder County Land Use Department
P. O. Box 471
Boulder, CO 80306-0471
303-441-3930
kziebarth@bouldercounty.org

(posted Aug. 5)

APPLICATIONS ENGINEER
TARGET COMPILER TECHNOLOGIES
BOULDER, CO

If you seek the opportunity to work with leading semiconductor companies and electronic systems houses in creating the next generation of programmable SoCs, then this position is for you. ‘IP Designer’ is used by our customers to design, optimize, model, verify and program application specific processors (ASIPs). ASIPs are the building blocks for new multicore architectures for such applications as diverse as HD video, multi-standard wireless communication, portable media devices, mobile and/or personal medical devices (e.g. hearing instruments), and supercomputing.

This is a ground-floor opportunity. The successful applicant will play a significant role in helping shape the future of Target Compiler Technologies in North America.

Responsibilities include:
- Working hand in hand with our sales team in pre-sales situations, building customer relationships and confidence
- Driving customer evaluations – including modeling and benchmarking of new processor architectures
- Resolving customer technical questions and issues (working hand in hand with our development team)
- Building the software (or, in some cases, both hardware and software) to use as examples and demonstrations that can be used by customers as part of their learning process.

The ideal candidate will have experience in the majority of the following technical areas:
- SoC Design – especially processor architecture – including an appreciation for the various tradeoffs that drive performance, power and cost.
- Assembly language programming
- C programming – especially including an appreciation for the highly optimized code (fast, small image size) demanded by embedded applications.
- RTL design and synthesis – driven from Verilog or VHDL
- ESL design methods (e.g. SystemC, modeling, behavioral synthesis)
- DSP algorithms for embedded applications (e.g. wireless, video, audio)

To be successful in this position, you must have:
- Excellent customer-presence. The ability to build relationships easily and quickly.
- Strong and broad technical credibility (in the above areas)
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including a leaning toward teaching. That is, the ability to teach and mentor customers to become more self-sufficient over time.
- A passion for advancing the state of the art in SoC design.

Minimum Requirements:
- BS EE or CS
- 5 years or more of experience working either as an applications engineer for an EDA company or as part of an SoC design team at a company that uses EDA tools.
- Willingness to travel approximately 25% of the time.
- Resides in, or is planning to relocate to, Colorado (Boulder/Longmont/Denver)

Please visit www.retarget.com for more information. To be considered for this position, please forward a cover letter explaining your suitability for this position, including your detailed CV, to info@retarget.com.
(Please note: This position is located in our US headquarters in Boulder, CO. Relocation assistance is available, but remote work situations are not.) No agencies or other third parties, please.

Target Compiler Technologies
1004 Grant Place
Boulder, CO 80302
United States
http://www.retarget.com

(posted Aug. 2)

PROPOSAL COORDINATOR
SANBORN
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO

RESPONSIBILIIES:
The Proposal Coordinator serves as the key organizer of Sanborn proposals as well as a contributing writer to ensure Sanborn proposals are accurate, timely, compelling and high quality. This position analyzes RFP and other bid documents to identify and outline proposal requirements; organizes and tracks proposal writing assignments; creates and maintain schedules for the development and submission of proposals, writes or develops material and or edits, formats writing assignments developed by others on the proposal team, print and bind in accordance with specific RFP requirements and ships/delivers proposals on time. Additionally, this role collaborates with departments across Sanborn to obtain various required documents, such as EEO-1 reports; insurance information; etc.

As a writer on proposal efforts, the Proposal Coordinator outlines, writes, and edits material for reports, manuals, briefs, proposals, instruction books, catalogs and related technical and administrative publications.

The position entails coordinating and producing winning proposals and presentations, statement of qualifications, as well as maintaining Sanborn’s standard or boilerplate documents or other proposal documents as required. Candidate must be able to work productively under the pressure of tight deadlines.

DUTIES INCLUDE:
-Analyze RFPs and other bid documents.
-Create proposal templates and standard sections.
-Develop proposal outlines/structures.
-Establish proposal schedule.
- Coordinate production and submission of responses
-Assign proposal writers. Edit and rewrite writing of proposal contributors.
-Assist with content for proposals ensuring proposals are well written and create a high quality company image assuring the use of current templates and style guides
-Review written materials and recommend revisions or changes in content and format.
-Request, gather and review materials from other Sanborn departments.
-Organize and coordinate the overall production and delivery of proposals, with responsibility for the final product.
-Ensure Sanborn proposals are consistent with Sanborn branding standards.
-Follow AP Style Guide Standards and stay current on style guide changes.
-Reads journals, reports, and other material to become familiar with our industry, product technologies and production methods and stay informed of changes.
-Other duties as assigned

REQUIREMENTS:
EDUCATION
Bachelor's degree (B.A.) from accredited four-year college or university.

EXPERIENCE:
Extensive writing and editing experience and experience formatting, writing, and revising proposals, preferably in a technical setting. Proven ability to communicate technical concepts to a non-technical audience. Natural sales aptitude. Extensive experience is using Microsoft, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access.

Qualified applicants should submit their cover letter and resume with “Proposal Coordinator – Colorado Springs” listed in the subject line.
Sanborn
1935 Jamboree Drive, Suite 100
Colorado Springs, CO 80920
United States
www.sanborn.com

(posted Aug. 2)

IMAGE PROCESSING ANALYST
NCDC IMAGING
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO

Overview/Short Description
NCDC Imaging is looking for a full-time Image Processing Analyst to support various Remote Sensing and GIS projects around the world. The ideal candidate will have experience with all aspects of image processing for a wide variety of image sources and be comfortable with commercial image processing software.

Job Description
We are looking for an experienced Image Processing Analyst that is familiar with the following imagery platforms: DMC, QuickBird, IKONOS, WorldView-1, SPOT, Landsat, and Aerial (LiDAR and hyperspectral would also be helpful). We use the following image processing software: ERDAS IMAGINE with AutoSync and PCI Geomatica with OrthoEngine. Familiarity with one or both of these software packages is required.

Tasks will include project planning, imagery ingest, communication with clients to establish and maintain product specifications, coordination with imagery vendors, orthorectification, mosaicking, post-processing, accuracy assessment and report generation for a wide variety of products.

Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree in related field
3-5 years of relevant experience
Demonstrated proficiency with commercial image processing software and concepts

NCDC Imaging is an equal-opportunity employer and stays on the leading edge of Remote Sensing and GIS technology.

Full-time position, salary range = low $ 35,000, high $ 45,000 USD

Please send resumes and cover letters to Jason San Souci via email at jsansouci@ncdcimaging.com.

Jason San Souci, GISP
Executive Vice President & COO
NCDC Imaging & Mapping
Office: (719) 579-9276
Mobile: (719) 232-1461

(posted July 30)

GPS FIELD TECHNICIAN
CITY OF GREELEY
GREELEY, CO

The City of Greeley has a temporary summer position for some GPS field work.
It would probably last for about 45-60 days and provide some good experience using Trimble GPS technology.
If you are interested or know of anyone who might be interested, please contact Scott Cox,
GIS Coordinator, at 970-350-9827 for additional details.

Brian P Sullivan, GIS Manager
Information Technology Division
919 7th Street, Suite 200
Greeley Colorado 80631
(970) 350-9787 (p)
(970) 350-9302 (FAX)
Brian.Sullivan@greeleygov.com
http://www.greeleygov.com/gis

(posted July 10)

SOFTWARE ENGINEER - GIS
SOFTWARE ENGINEER - JAVA DEVELOPMENT
BOULDER, CO

Software Engineer - GIS
Our solutions are used in a variety of industries, including remote sensing, engineering, earth sciences, aerospace and defense, medical imaging, oil and gas exploration and biotechnology.
We are seeking several innovative Software Engineers to join our software development teams. Responsibilities will include new development, ongoing enhancements and maintenance of our cutting-edge commercial data analysis and visualization tools. The candidate must be self-motivated, show strong personal initiative and be results oriented. While the emphasis for this position will be first a strong computer science background, any experience developing algorithms, mathematical analysis, or data specific access would be a strong advantage to the candidate.
Required Minimum Skills and Qualifications
" Fundamental development skills with C/C++, Java, IDL, or MatLab
" Formal Computer Science background
" Knowledge of modern software engineering methodologies
" Very strong work ethic and self-motivation; a desire to learn new tools/technologies
" Strong written and oral communication skills and must work constructively in a team environment.
" BA/BS or advance degree in Computer Science or other technical discipline

Desired Skills and Qualifications:
" Commercial applications development experience
" Experience with IDL and/or ENVI
" Knowledge of GIS/Geospatial concepts
" Experience with the challenges involved with large data set storage, processing and delivery
We offer competitive salaries, excellent benefits and a great work environment that encourages personal and professional growth.

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Software Engineer - Java Development
Our solutions are used in a variety of industries, including remote sensing, engineering, earth sciences, aerospace and defense, medical imaging, oil and gas exploration and biotechnology.
We are looking for a highly-motivated, self-directed individual who delivers results. Although the emphasis for this position is a strong computer science background and previous Java development experience, any experience developing algorithms or applications for remote sensing, data ingest and processing, image processing (image classification/feature extraction) or data specific file readers/writers would be a strong advantage. Minimal travel is required.

Required Minimum Skills and Qualifications:
" Excellent development skills with proven proficiency in Java
" Experience with geospatial software and remote sensing needs
" Well-rounded software engineering background with experience in the design and implementation of complex software solutions in a variety of computing environments
" Proven experience with modern software engineering processes and methodologies
" Strong written and oral communication skills with ability to produce results in a team environment
" 4+ years of software design and development experience
" BA/BS or advance degree in Computer Science or other technical discipline

We offer competitive salaries, excellent benefits and a great work environment that encourages personal and professional growth.

Michael Withers
Account Manager, Technology Division
Kforce Professional Staffing
5613 DTC Parkway, Suite 830
Greenwood Village, CO 80111
Direct (303) 804-4622
Cell (303) 437-5473
Fax (303) 773-8201
mwithers@kforce.com

(posted July 8)

RESEARCH ASSOCIATE II: GIS IN WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY
FORT COLLINS, CO

I am helping advertise my current position at Colorado State University which I will be leaving as soon as they find someone to fill it. Please see the link below for the actual job posting.

Please do not send me your applications as I will not forward them on.
However, if you would like to ask questions, I will attempt to answer them.

http://www.colostate.edu/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/cwis202/db.cgi?db=jobs&uid=faculty&college=Natural%2
0Resources&sb=10&so=descend&view_records=1&nh=7&mh=1

http://www.gjc.org/gjc-cgi/showjob.pl?id=1213738617

If neither of the above links works, go to jobs.colostate.edu and click on "Academic Faculty and Administrative Professional Employment:", then click on "Natural Resources". It is the job titled "Research Associate II: G.I.S. in Wildland Fire Management".
Jennifer Horsman [jen@jencarta.com]

(posted July 5)

GEOSPATIAL DEVELOPERS
NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL DATA CENTER
NOAA
BOULDER, CO

NOAA is looking for a couple of geospatial developers at the National Geophysical Data Center. Please see the announcements on the CIRES website for details:

http://cires.colorado.edu/jobs/NGDC-6.pdf
http://cires.colorado.edu/jobs/NGDC-7.pdf

(posted July 3)

GIS DEVELOPER
ADC MANAGEMENT SERVICES
LAKEWOOD, CO

This is a Government contract position, and the selected candidate would be our employee working on site at the Denver Federal Center for the US Geological Survey located at 6th & Kipling in Lakewood. Local candidates preferred, no relocation packages available.

Job Title: Contract GIS Developer
Work Location: Denver Federal Center
How to Apply: Submit Resumes via email to
info@adcmanagementservices.com,
Salary Information: Starting at $70,000, depends upon qualifications,
please submit salary history
Benefits Available: Individual Medical, Dental, Vision and Life at no
cost to the Employee (additional cost for spouse and dependents), Vacation, Sick Time, and Paid Federal Holidays Job Description: Serves as a GIS developer for geospatial data systems located at the National Geospatial Technical Operations Center (NGTOC) in Denver, Colorado.

Technical Skills: Knowledge and experience with ESRI software, including ArcGIS Desktop, ArcGIS Server, ArcSDE and the ArcObjects development environment using Microsoft Visual Studio 2003/2005; as well as familiarity with SQL and with XML. Knowledge and experience with scripting languages such as Perl, Python, or JavaScript; and with web mapping technologies such as ArcIMS, Google Maps/Earth or Yahoo Maps are a plus.

Ability to work independently and as part of a development team. Requires good communication skills, time management, and organizational skills. Ability to communicate technical information to a wide audience of varying technical levels both orally and in writing.

Specific Job Duties:
Tasks are ongoing and continuous throughout the term of the contract. Tasks may be added, deleted, or modified within the scope of the task order.
Changes shall be communicated in writing to the contractor team lead.
Design, maintain, and build software applications for the creation, update, automation, validation, integration and exchange of geospatial data and of associated metadata.
- Document programs, interfaces, and application procedures.
- Conform to configuration management procedures, including version
control, development authorization and reporting, and release of all source code.
- Communicate with both internal and external customers with regard
to requirements and use of applications.
- Develop data synchronization capabilities with cooperators for the
exchange, validation and reporting on shared geospatial data in a distributed data hosting environment.
- Develop data assessment capabilities to efficiently generate both
tabular and spatial reports on assessment of national vector datasets for lineage, coverage, accuracy and other completeness and quality parameters.
- Support development of interface to data assessment reports.
- Develop tools for the conversion and validation of data updates to
the National Map vector datasets from cooperators, contractors, and in-house operations.

Other Requirements: Must pass a Federal Background investigation. Full time position during normal business hours with occasional requirements to support system operations on evenings, weekends, holidays, or emergency situations. May require some travel on an irregular and infrequent basis.

This is a Contract position and the selected applicant will be a full time employee of ADC Management Services, Inc.

Anne Velasquez, MBA, SPHR
ADC Management Services, Inc.
720-884-8055
720-884-8920
annevelasquez@adcmanagementservices.com
www.adcmanagementservices.com

GIS TECHNICIAN
PREMIER DATA SERVICES
ARVADA, CO

Premier Data Services, a division of XeDAR Corporation (www.premierdata.com), an Arvada, CO based provider of innovative Geographic and Land Information systems, software, services and data, is seeking a full-time GIS Technician. This individual will work as part of a small production group to complete a variety of GIS projects for private and government clients. Projects vary from GIS editing and map production to quality assurance and parcel processing using Premier’s suite of commercial off the shelf software products.

Job Requirements:
Bachelor’s Degree in GIS, related field or other equivalent business experience, and 2-3 years of experience in the use of various ARCGIS tools; ARCINFO, MAPINFO, ARCVIEW, or ARCMAP. Ability to understand plat maps, various geographic data and land records is a plus. It is necessary to maintain data consistency and task efficiency. Attention to detail, organization and problem solving skills are a necessity. Must be able to work as part of a team and work independently to learn new skills with the changing GIS technology.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Please fax, mail, or e-mail resume to:
Premier Data Services, Inc.
15000 West 64th Avenue
Arvada, CO 80007
Attn: Human Resources Department
Fax: 303-302-8601

(posted June 24)

INTERFEROMETRIC (IP) TECHNICIANS
(also SENIOR ACCOUNTS MANAGER)
INTERMAP TECHNOLOGIES
ENGLEWOOD, CO

Interferometric (IP) Technicians
IP Technicians (Interferometric Processing)
Job Duties:
Using proprietary software, this candidate will be responsible for processing, calibrating, QCing and delivering finalized map sheets to the Intermap edit department.

* Collect and organize all information that will be needed for processing new projects.
* Create and maintain project books in accordance with ISO process.
* Start, monitor and QC pass processing.
* Document and repair any problems within the data.
* Use ground control and differential profiles to calibrate data.
* Analyzing results and assures data meets specifications.
* Monitoring/investigating/fixing any failures in the processing system.
* Report and document critical choices and problem to supervisor
* Prepare and ship data.
* Repair and document any rejected data.

Job Requirements
* Have a good basic knowledge of either, or both, Windows and Unix operating systems.
* Comprehend map data presentation and the relationships between map features and their portrayal at different scales
* Demonstrate flexibility in moving between different technical roles within the company / team.
* Be capable of working alone on assignments or as part of a larger team.
* Demonstrate the ability to plan, manage and execute project task in accordance to the delivery schedule.
* Be capable of understanding the technical aspects of the Intermap Processing procedure documentation, and applying the requirements for approach, specification, quality checks etc. Identified in the documentation.
* Have a strong, self motivated, work ethic which promotes teamwork as well as a positive attitude in the work place.
* Display an attention to detail approach to task accomplishment with strict procedural compliance philosophy.

Working Conditions
* Candidate may be asked to work overtime on occasion to fulfill project schedule requirements.
Salary : Up to $35,000

Intermap Technologies, Inc.
8310 S. Valley Hwy, # 400
Englewood, CO 80112
www.Intermap.com
(posted June 24, still open as of Aug. 2)

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OTHER RESOURCES:

Professional Development information from Cary and Associates:
http://www.caryandassociates.com/marketing_tools/professional_development.html

Geospatial Careers website is at http://www.geospatialcareers.net
This website is for students and others interested in learning about careers in geospatial technologies.
It is sponsored by the NH Space Grant Consortium in partnership with NH GRANIT and the
University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension.

GIS Job Finder Website:
http://www.gis-job-finder.com/

Non-specific listing of employers:
The following companies frequently have openings in the aerospace, GIS, GPS, software
programming, IT, engineering, remote sensing, and related geotechnologies.
Check their web sites, listed below, for current openings and position descriptions.

BALL AEROSPACE
BOULDER, COLORADO
Visit the web site for further details: http://www.ballaerospace.com/p2car.html
Also contact Ken Turnbull at ken@kenturnbull.com for application advice.

CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER
DENVER, COLORADO
Go to http://www.denvergov.org/jump_employment.asp for a access to a variety of listings.

COOPERATIVE INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES (CIRES)
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO
BOULDER, COLORADO
Visit http://cires.colorado.edu/jobs.html for listings (mostly research assistant positions).

DIGITALGLOBE
LONGMONT, COLORADO
Job details are at http://www.digitalglobe.com. Navigate to "About Us" and "Careers"

GEOEYE (a merger of Orbimage and Space Imaging)
THORNTON, COLORADO
Visit the web site for complete details: http://www.geoeye.com/corporate/jobs.htm

ITT VISUAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC. (formerly RESEARCH SYSTEMS, INC. or RSI)
BOULDER, COLORADO
See http://www.ittvis.com/opportun/index.asp

JEPPESEN
ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO
Go to the careers section of the Jeppesen web site at http://www.jeppesen.com.

LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP.
AURORA, COLORADO SPRINGS, DENVER, & LITTLETON, COLORADO
Visit http://www.lockheedmartin.com and click on "Careers"

MERRICK & COMPANY
AURORA, COLORADO
Point your web browser to http://www.merrick.com and click on "Career Center"

NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP.
AURORA, COLORADO SPRINGS, DENVER, & FT. COLLINS, COLORADO
Go to http://careers.northropgrumman.com/ExternalHorizonsWeb/getCareerHome.do

PIXXURES, INC.
ARVADA, COLORADO
Visit http://www.pixxures.com for current job listings.

PREMIER DATA SERVICES
ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO
Visit Premier Data's web site for more information on these and other openings:
http://www.premierdata.com/company/index.html

SANBORN MAP CO.
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO
For descriptions, go to http://www.sanborn.com/about_sanborn/careers.htm

URS CORPORATION
DENVER, COLORADO
See http://www.urscorp.com/careers/jobops/index.html for more information.

VEXCEL CORPORATION (Now owned by MICROSOFT CORPORATION)
BOULDER, COLORADO
See the web sites for job descriptions: http://www.vexcel.com, http://www.microsoft.com

(Supplemental list updated March 28, 2008)

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** Clarification of what it means to have current federal employment "status":

"Applications will be accepted from any qualified individual with current career or career-conditional status, those with reinstatement eligibility, and those eligible under special programs, including Veterans Readjustment Appointment (VRA) eligibles for GS-11/WG-11 (or equivalent), 30% or more compensable disabled veterans, handicapped authority eligibles, and Peace Corps eligibles. Veterans who are preference eligibles or who have been separated from the armed forces under honorable conditions after 3 years or more of continuous active service may apply. All applicants will receive consideration without regard to political, religious or labor organization affiliation or nonaffiliation, marital status, race, color, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, or nondisqualifying physical or mental handicap."

(Excerpted from federal employment application materials.)

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