We're Element 84 and we're taking on some of the biggest challenges in software: petabyte search, consumer streaming, and Earth science repositories, just to name a few. We are a team of gamers, musicians, artists, pitmasters, pilots, and tinkerers and we think you might have fun helping us solve some big problems. Element 84 was founded by husband-and-wife engineers and has grown into a skilled group of developers, designers, project managers, and business team that build high performance systems for some of the biggest corporate and government clients in the world. Our main office is located in Alexandria, VA but we support a large remote workforce from Michigan to Texas and Pennsylvania to Colorado.

Paying attention to who we are -- as a company, as people, as family members, friends, and colleagues, is probably the biggest part of who we are. There are lots of ways to run a company and you have probably experienced more than your share. For us, it's wanting to come to work, being around people we enjoy, taking on big things with people you trust, and sharing our achievements as a team.

• You’ll get credit when things go right and we’ll have your back when things go wrong.
• We only take on work that is challenging and right for us. There are projects we will turn down and the team has a say.

We have an extraordinary retention rate because we only hire extraordinary people. We hope that’s you.

Element 84 has a unique opportunity open to juniors, seniors, and graduate students pursuing a career in Data Management. This internship opportunity will provide the applicant entry-level Geo-Science experience with progressive responsibility and experience. The work will have a focus on managing data files, and associated metadata files both located on-site and/or the Amazon cloud environment; investigating and using tools to enable cloud-based functionalities, will be hands-on support of the various missions at the EROS (Earth Resources Observation and Science) Center (http://eros.usgs.gov/), located near Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The Data Management Intern will be assigned a mentor.  The Intern will perform the work at the EROS Center as schedules permit and as the project requires.

Most skills required for the position will be learned on the job. This is a great opportunity to break into coding and learning about handling data at a grand scale.

Core Responsibilities: 

The Resident Data Management Intern is responsible for designing and implementing tasks required in the development of data management processes.

• Communicate and coordinate activities and technical status with your mentor, supervisor, Project Lead, and other Project team members, as appropriate
• Provide support for planning including requirements definition, activity identification, and estimating
• Work with Data metrics
• Ensure proper process is followed and documentation is properly maintained
• Participate in peer reviews
• Assist in the management of big data, and metadata files

Required Skills

• 0-2 years related experience in Geographic Sciences is desired.  
  • Experience with Python would be ideal.
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team
• Enthusiasm for learning – breaking out of your comfort zone
• Background knowledge in Landsat data
• The ability to seek out learning resources to augment skills
• The self-discipline to take initiative when needed

Desired Skills

• Familiarity with Python
• Experience with remote sensing, digital image/signal processing techniques, and basic geography concepts such as map projections
• Must have strong technical knowledge, excellent communication skills, and a teamwork emphasis
• Must be able to integrate into a highly-skilled Team
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a national agency check and background investigation after hire to obtain a badge for facility access and user accounts

Education

• Working towards a Bachelor's degree in Geosciences, Data Analytics, or equivalent

Element 84 is an equal opportunity employer, with a company culture that values diversity. We embrace inclusivity and believe that diversity of thought, perspective, and experience helps us reach higher and think bigger. Element 84 is committed to hiring the best person for the team and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. If you are interested in joining us, we want to hear from you!