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Hydrographer/Geophysicist

Bedrock Ocean Exploration· Data
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Remote$95k - $130kFull-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Hydrographer/Geophysicist role focused on processing, analyzing high-resolution seafloor data (MBES, sidescan, magnetometer, sub-bottom), ensuring data quality, and engaging with clients to explain data, deliverables, and value of AUV data. Opportunities to influenceUncertainty definitions in ocean data, collaborate on product/engineering improvements, and contribute to scalable processing workflows.

Responsibilities

  • First-pass analysis of MBES, SSS, magnetometer, and/or sub-bottom profiler data using commercial software (Qimera, Seaview, SonarWiz, Radex, etc.)
  • Own rapid, iterative feedback on data quality
  • Spot artifacts and anomalies, and reason about what caused them
  • Work with Bedrock leadership and customers to hold the highest data quality standard in the industry
  • Create data products and write-ups for commercial clients
  • Serve as a primary point of contact for data quality issues, interpretations, and deliverables
  • Teach clients about the unique value of AUV data, and what they can do with it
  • Explain trade-offs, limitations, and uncertainty clearly and directly
  • Contribute to how uncertainty and accuracy get defined in ocean data-work that feeds into government standards, policy, and guidelines
  • Collaborate with product and engineering on iterative improvements to the vehicle and survey planning
  • Help build the processing workflows that let all of this scale
  • Be comfortable presenting to customers and guiding their understanding of data

Qualifications

  • Experience processing and reporting on at least two of: MBES, SSS, magnetometer, sub-bottom profiler, using commercial software
  • Comfort with ArcGIS, QGIS, and/or AutoCAD
  • Experience writing data reports for commercial clients
  • Attention to detail—identify artifacts others miss

Skills

Required:MBES processingSSS processingMagnetometer data processingSub-bottom profiler processingData quality assessmentClient communicationArcGIS / QGIS / AutoCAD
Last updated Sep 17, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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Reimagining the seafloor data collection experience.

Bedrock is building smarter, more efficient ways to collect and manage seafloor data.

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