Engineering Specialist II

Salary: $50,633.00 - $88,607.00 Annually

Location : Wake County, NC

Job Type: Permanent Full-Time

Job Number: 25-09538

Department: Dept of Transportation

Division: State Hwy Administrator - Div of Hwys

Opening Date: 08/20/2025

Closing Date: 9/3/2025 11:59 PM Eastern

Job Class Title: Engineering Specialist II

Position Number: 60024910

Salary Grade: NC14

Description of Work

This position with NCDOT offers full, competitive salaries and many career development opportunities.

Salary Grade: NC14 Salary Range: $50,633 - $88,607

The Photogrammetry Unit acquires aerial imagery and generates geospatial information products used for transportation planning, design, and construction. It additionally uses advanced technology to obtain reliable information on the environment by recording, interpreting, and measuring remotely sensed data. The unit also partners with other government agencies for statewide orthophotography and aerial LiDAR elevation data programs, serving as NCDOT's subject matter experts for aerial surveying. For more information see the

The Photogrammetry Unit has an opening for an Engineering Specialist II to provide advanced level technical expertise on complex technical duties within the Photogrammetry Unit supporting engineers and other technicians.

In this role you will:

• Be responsible for planning flight routes based on currently available GPS base stations and satellite configurations; operating and maintaining an Aerial Sensor System; post processing all GPS and inertial measurement data; post processing raw digital sensor data into usable digital exploitation imagery.

• Provide technical and production support to the geospatial processing work groups as needed to meet unit goals. This work involves a thorough understanding of the Photogrammetry Unit workflow and processes, a thorough understanding of GPS processing, and a thorough understanding of the Unit's hardware, software, and mapping products.

• Maintaining detailed GPS/IMU records on all aerial missions and standard operating procedures for all GPS/IMU processing procedures within the unit as it relates to the production of mapping products.

• Provide quality review of all geospatially derived mapping products.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities / Competencies

Management prefers applicants that demonstrate the following:

Knowledge of concepts, practices, and theories used in the technical area of transportation and geomatics engineering, LiDAR Surveying, remote sensing, GPS surveying, conventional surveying, and GIS.

Knowledge and understanding of planning flight routes based on currently available GPS base stations and satellite configurations; operating and maintaining an Aerial Sensor System; post processing all GPS and inertial measurement data; post processing raw digital sensor data into usable digital exploitation imagery.

Experience with the use and operation of equipment and software associated with photogrammetry, engineering surveys, LiDAR, and/or GIS.

Experience communicating complex technical information orally and in-writing clearly, effectively, and concisely to upper and lower-level geomatics professionals.

Demonstrated ability to perceive overlapping aerial imagery stereoscopically in three dimensions and interpret planimetric and terrain features relatively correctly.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements

Some state job postings say you can qualify by an "equivalent combination of education and experience." If that language appears below, then you may qualify through EITHER years of education OR years of directly related experience, OR a combination of both. See oshr.nc.gov/experience-guide for detail.

Associate s degree in an applicable area of Engineering Technology or Survey Technology from an appropriately accredited institution and seven (7) years of progressive technician experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Supplemental and Contact Information

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It is important that your application includes all your relevant education and work experience and that you answer all questions associated with the application.

NCDOT will not accept "See Attached" or "See Resume" in lieu of education and work experience completed on the application. If multiple applications are submitted to an individual posting, only the most recent application received prior to the posting date will be accepted.

NOTE: For temporary, contract or other supplemental staffing appointments: There are no paid leave, retirement or other benefits associated with these appointment types.

For permanent and time-limited appointments:Eligible employees have benefits that include employee health insurance options, standard and supplemental retirement plans, NC Flex (a variety of high-quality, low-cost benefits on a pre-tax basis), and paid vacation, sick, and community service leave, to name a few. Paid parental leave is available for eligible employees. Some benefits require 30 + hours work/week for participation.

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I understand in order to be qualified for this position, the description of my work experience must clearly reflect the required education and experience. I have included all of this information within my application. (If you haven't completed the application requirements, please return to your application to finish it before submitting your application.)

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No

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Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time. Are you legally authorized to work in the United States?

Yes

No

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Which of the following best describes your knowledge of concepts, practices, and theories used in the technical area of transportation and geomatics engineering, LiDAR Surveying, remote sensing, GPS surveying, conventional surveying, and GIS?

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Limited

Intermediate

Thorough

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Explain how you have knowledge of concepts, practices, and theories used in the technical area of transportation and geomatics engineering, LiDAR Surveying, remote sensing, GPS surveying, conventional surveying, and GIS.

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Which of the following best describes your level of knowledge and understanding of planning flight routes based on currently available GPS base stations and satellite configurations; operating and maintaining an Aerial Sensor System; post processing all GPS and inertial measurement data; post processing raw digital sensor data into usable digital exploitation imagery?

None

Limited

Intermediate

Thorough

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Explain how you have knowledge and understanding of planning flight routes based on currently available GPS base stations and satellite configurations; operating and maintaining an Aerial Sensor System; post processing all GPS and inertial measurement data; post processing raw digital sensor data into usable digital exploitation imagery.

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Which of the following best describes your level of experience with the use and operation of equipment and software associated with photogrammetry, engineering surveys, LiDAR, and/or GIS?

None

Less than 1 Year

1-2 Years

2-3 Years

3-4 Years

4-5 Years

5 or More Years

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Explain how you have experience with the use and operation of equipment and software associated with photogrammetry, engineering surveys, LiDAR, and/or GIS.

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Which of the following best describes your level of experience communicating complex technical information orally and in-writing clearly, effectively, and concisely to upper and lower-level geomatics professionals?

None

Less than 1 Year

1-2 Years

2-3 Years

3-4 Years

4-5 Years

5 or More Years

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Explain how you have experience communicating complex technical information orally and in-writing clearly, effectively, and concisely to upper and lower-level geomatics professionals.

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Which of the following best describes the level of ability you have demonstrated perceiving overlapping aerial imagery stereoscopically in three dimensions and interpreting planimetric and terrain features relatively correctly?

None

Less than 1 Year

1-2 Years

2-3 Years

3-4 Years

4-5 Years

5 or More Years

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Explain how you have demonstrated you have the ability to perceive overlapping aerial imagery stereoscopically in three dimensions and interpreting planimetric and terrain features relatively correctly.

Required Question