Geotechnical InSAR Analyst - Mining Applications

We are SkyGeo , a company that provides our clients with essential geotechnical insights. Every day, we help them understand, at a very early stage, how ground movement will impact their valuable assets. We have built an excellent and divers team to treat InSAR increasingly as a professional service. To continue enhancing our ability to provide these insights at scale, we require the best people to work with us. We are seeking colleagues who want to help build the business and grow professionally by discovering a wide range of applications

Your Role & Impact 

We are seeking a highly skilled engineer or geoscientist, ideally with a strong background in geotechnical engineering or geology in the mining industry.

As a Mining Geotechnical Analyst, you will:

• Analyze SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) and InSAR (Interferometric SAR) products, focusing specifically on mines and mining customers.

• Dive deep into InSAR outputs and other remote sensing data.

• Apply your expertise in geotechnical analysis to optimize mining operations, detect geohazards, and support client decision-making processes.

Your Core Responsibilities include:

Client Collaboration: Engage with mining industry stakeholders (mining companies and geotechnical teams) to understand their specific requirements and challenges.

InSAR Data Analysis & Interpretation: Identify and monitor ground deformation, slope instability, subsidence, and other geological phenomena related to mining activities. Interpret InSAR results using the SkyGeo interactive platform and provide technical expertise, support, insightful presentations, and reports.

Contextual Analysis & Geohazard Detection: Ingest and analyze GIS data to put processing outputs into the context of the mining operation. Identify and assess potential geohazards, such as slope or dam instability and ground subsidence, using InSAR data.

Reporting: Generate clear and concise reports, maps, and visualizations to communicate InSAR results effectively to mining clients. Present findings in a comprehensible manner, including technical documentation and presentations.

You will also have Project Management responsibilities for your projects, which cover approximately 10-15% of your time and are crucial to the project success:

• Ensure internal and external coordination between the SkyGeo and client teams.

• Oversee recurring monitoring activities. This includes coordinating timelines, tracking deliverable status, and ensuring timely delivery of reports and clear customer communication.

• Organize structured internal project check-ins and external client meetings.

• Support continuous improvement by keeping track of open action items, flagging risks to the project team, and ensuring follow-up and project documentation.