We're looking for those who can help us stay sharper!

By working with Tier 1 Utility companies, answering their operational needs, and learning the complexity of their challenges, Sharper Shape has developed a transformative way of automated inspection – a holistic approach that adapts to each utility’s needs, existing processes, and digitalization efforts.  Designed and successfully used for the toughest utility challenges, our powerful, unified solution gives utilities sharper intelligence to create a safer world.

Sharper Shape’s success is in part due to the ability of our Program Management Office (PMO) to promote a culture of project and program success. We are searching for an experienced Program Manager to join our PMO and help continue our tradition of success. The ideal candidate will have a sharp business mind and a proven ability to strategize and implement high-level program initiatives. As leader, you will have a strong talent for project coordination and delegation. Ultimately, you are motivated by the desire to optimize productivity and nurture program success from inception to completion.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• With PMO involvement, leads, orchestrates, and ensures efforts are planned, executed, and delivered.
• Ensures project costs, schedule, and scope are managed to stay within stakeholder approved project parameters.
• Creation and maintenance of comprehensive project dashboard reports and KPI tracking.
• Helps team accomplish strategic objectives by overseeing multiple project activities.
• With PMO oversight, optimizes timelines/time to delivery.
• Works with PMO to identify key stakeholders and manages processes to keep them informed.
• Manages process for risk mitigation and contingency planning.
• Drives resolution to project risk and mitigation tactics.
• In collaboration with functional leads, manages program and project resources throughout a program lifecycle.
• Manages the program budget throughout the program lifecycle.
• Works with other departments to develop budgets and plans for the programs.
• Monitors projects and oversees project managers to ensure goals are met.
• Meets with stakeholders to discuss program status and goals.
• Works with the Customer Development and Marketing teams to improve strategies.
• Participates in responding to Requests for Information (RFI) and Requests for Proposal (RFP).
• Partners with functional leaders to ensure alignment with product delivery.
• Effectively manages at the program level to positively influence the efficient execution of work while maximizing profit.

Competencies:

• High-level management and leadership skills.
• Ability to schedule and manage tasks effectively.
• Conflict resolution and problem-solving skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work independently as well as collaboratively in a team environment.
• Risk management.
• Written and verbal communication skills.
• Earned value analysis, cost control, and budgeting skills.
• Teamwork and motivational skills.
• Organizational and scheduling skills.
• Lifelong learner.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent, in an appropriate discipline.
• At least five years’ experience in an advanced management role.
• Exceptional leadership, time management, facilitation, and organizational skills.
• Working knowledge of Agile methodology.
• Knowledge of change management principles and performance evaluation processes.
• Ability to handle uncertainty while continuing to drive assigned work with optimism.
• Ability to solve complex problems and drive issues to resolution.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Project Manager Professional (PMP) or equivalent.
• Business management certificate.
• Previous stakeholder management skills.
• Proven proposal writing experience.
• Preference will be given to candidates who have knowledge or experience in one or more of the following: Geodesy; remote sensing; LiDAR technology; photogrammetry; hyper- and multispectral imagery; general aviation; land survey; and sensor payload manufacture for ground- based and aerial-based remote sensing.

Work Environment and Physical Demands:

• The position is based in the Helsinki Metropolitan area.
• Work is performed Monday through Friday with occasional overtime and weekend requirements.
• Up to 10% travel as required.

Keywords:

• Program Management; Project Management; PMP; PMO; Risk Assessment; Budget; Earned Value Management; Stakeholder Management; Planning; Capacity Building; Planning; Program Development; Scope; Schedule; Agile Methodology; Remote Sensing; GIS

To apply to this position, follow the instructions provided on this website; ensure to upload your resume and an optional cover letter.

Sharper Shape is a technology company, founded in 2013, where programming is at the core. The company serves electricity distributors around the world, performs modelling and measurements of electricity networks and instructs on how to maintain them. The company’s staff consists of many nationalities. We are still in the middle of a creation process although our solutions already work. We are developing new features, integrating new sensors, making technological leaps almost on a daily basis. No day is like another!

We work with state-of-the-art technologies, such as drones, AI/ML, Big Data, Cloud, etc. and we work on technical calculation and sensor technologies. Most of the company’s sales are handled through the US sister company and most of product development as well as production take place in Finland. The company’s working language is “broken English” due to the fact that the customers are mostly abroad, and our colleagues represent more than 15 countries.

Developed with utilities, for utilities, Sharper Shape offers a holistic and proactive approach to utility inspection automation for asset and vegetation management. Adapting to the challenges, needs and capabilities of each utility, promoting overall safety, quality of data, and efficiency. Our vegetation analysis helps preventing wildfires. Combining the advantages of automated aerial data collection, with the power of our proprietary AI-based Sharper CORE for analysis and forecasting, we deliver fast and prioritized actionable reports – using our sharper intelligence, to create a safer world. Our goal is to secure availability of electricity for the end users!

By working with Tier 1 Utility companies, answering their operational needs, and learning the complexity of their challenges, Sharper Shape has developed a transformative way of automated inspection – a holistic approach that adapts to each utility’s needs, existing processes, and digitalization efforts.  Designed and successfully used for the toughest utility challenges, our powerful, unified solution gives utilities sharper intelligence to create a safer world.

Sharper Shape combines machine learning algorithms with human and artificial intelligence to improve the operation, reliability, and safety of our electric transmission and distribution critical infrastructure.  Central to these efforts is the creation of a Digital Twin – a virtual representation of a utility’s network, assets, physical surroundings, and their interaction – which is curated in Sharper Shape’s Cloud Optimized Remote Evaluation (CORE) software suite.  The quality of those data is paramount to ensuring their fitness for use. To that end, Sharper Shape seeks an ambitious and adaptable Quality Assurance Manager.

The Quality Assurance Manager will oversee the stewardship of those data and help establish and promote a culture of quality. The ideal candidate will be a flexible problem solver who can adapt a preferred quality management approach to meet the company’s needs and ensure quality in all aspects of our Digital Twin delivery. We’re looking for an excellent cross-functional manager experienced in building consensus across our internal and external stakeholders.

We are a fast-growing, agile team and need a quality assurance manager who can help fuel our growth with consistent quality that our customers can rely on.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Ensures that Sharper Shape’s quality standards are achieved.
• Further develops an environment of rigor around data quality.
• Maintains quality and reliability standards by studying customer requirements and industry standards.
• Maintains the Quality Management System (QMS) in compliance with ISO 9001, customer and local requirements and assures that it is continuously reviewed and improved.
• Develops a clear understanding of the business and technical aspects of the quality assurance function to support the entire organization.
• Implements in-process product and data inspection standards by studying industry methods and devising testing methods and procedures.
• Maintains product quality by enforcing quality assurance policies and procedures.
• Provides consistency in quality across Sharper Shape’s operations, products, and processing pipelines.
• Develops, oversees, manages, and enforces data quality initiatives.
• Collaborates with other members of management to develop new product and engineering designs and production and training methods.
• Ensures staff is educated in quality assurance functions.
• Prepares product and process quality reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends.
• Creates a product quality documentation system by writing and updating quality assurance procedures.
• Manages our internal audit system and assure timely completion of audits and submits findings and corrective action requests.
• Improves the Statistical Process Control activities and ensure that data analysis is completed to identify possible process improvements.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks, and participating in professional societies.

Competencies:

• Experience in overseeing a QMS.
• Familiar with GIS tools (g., ArcGIS Pro / ArcMap 10x / 9x; QGIS; Global Mapper / Geographic Calculator; Manifold).
• Demonstrated experience analyzing and interpreting data.
• Experience inspecting and auditing point-cloud data using tools such as LAStools; PDAL; CloudCompare; and TerraScan.
• Familiarity with ASPRS (American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing) accuracy standards.
• Familiar with: Risk Analysis; Root Cause Analysis (RCA); Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA); Measurement Systems Analysis (MSA); and Statistical Process Control (SPC).
• Prior experience overseeing data quality issues and quality management.
• Experience working with data quality issues pertinent to remote sensing and Digital Twin development.
• Understanding of geospatial analyses.
• Well versed in report writing.
• Communicates effectively.
• Service mindset.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in an appropriate discipline with at least five years of experience.
• Experience managing a quality team.
• Knowledge of land- and aerial-based remote sensing and data acquisition methods and equipment.
• Knowledge of ISO 9001.
• Ability to work closely with all business processes and functions.
• Specific knowledge and ability to lead the development of quality processes to address current constraints and future growth.
• Strong independent thinking, strong organizational and planning abilities, and excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to train, teach, and mentor others to develop a strong quality team.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Preference will be given to candidates who have knowledge or experience in one or more of the following: Geodesy; remote sensing; LiDAR technology; photogrammetry; hyper- and multispectral imagery; general aviation; land survey; and sensor payload manufacture for ground- based and aerial-based remote sensing.
• Knowledge of quality assurance and control procedures and use of supporting software for code-base development QA; mechanical/manufactured QA (e.g., machined parts, commercial off the shelf components); and electronic QA (e.g., PCB, wiring harnesses).
• Knowledge of Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) requirements.
• Familiar with ML-based vegetation taxonomy and vegetation spatial analyses.

Work Environment and Physical Demands:

• The position is based in the Helsinki Metropolitan area.
• Work is performed Monday through Friday with occasional overtime and weekend requirements.
• Up to 10% travel as required.

Keywords:

• QMS; APQP; ISO9001; CAPA; Risk Analysis; Root Cause Analysis (RCA); Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA); Measurement Systems Analysis (MSA); Statistical Process Control (SPC); Remote Sensing; GIS; Data Science

To apply to this position, follow the instructions provided on this website; ensure to upload your resume and an optional cover letter.

Sharper Shape is a technology company, founded in 2013, where programming is at the core. The company serves electricity distributors around the world, performs modelling and measurements of electricity networks and instructs on how to maintain them. The company’s staff consists of many nationalities. We are still in the middle of a creation process although our solutions already work. We are developing new features, integrating new sensors, making technological leaps almost on a daily basis. No day is like another!

We work with state-of-the-art technologies, such as drones, AI/ML, Big Data, Cloud, etc. and we work on technical calculation and sensor technologies. Most of the company’s sales are handled through the US sister company and most of product development as well as production take place in Finland. The company’s working language is “broken English” due to the fact that the customers are mostly abroad, and our colleagues represent more than 15 countries.

Developed with utilities, for utilities, Sharper Shape offers a holistic and proactive approach to utility inspection automation for asset and vegetation management. Adapting to the challenges, needs and capabilities of each utility, promoting overall safety, quality of data, and efficiency. Our vegetation analysis helps preventing wildfires. Combining the advantages of automated aerial data collection, with the power of our proprietary AI-based Sharper CORE for analysis and forecasting, we deliver fast and prioritized actionable reports – using our sharper intelligence, to create a safer world. Our goal is to secure availability of electricity for the end users!

The position is to perform technical work functions associated with preparation, updating and maintenance of 2D and 3D digitized data in a proprietary software. Digitizers will engage with different scopes of work on a per project basis to digitize and vectorize electrical utility infrastructure in LiDAR point clouds hosted in a cloud platform created by Sharper Shape. Workers will engage as the ‘human in the loop’, a quality assurance step auditing jobs performed by machine learning algorithms. The position will also require candidates to post work progress to project management tools for which training will be provided

The position is fixed-term (Oct-Jan) with possible extension. Work is to be done on-site at our Espoo office in Niittykumpu but partial remote work is negotiable.

The Prospective applicant should have

• Basic computer proficiency
• English proficiency
• Attentiveness to detail
• Teamwork skills
• Diligent work ethic
• Problem-solving skills

Bonus Skill

• Experience and training that includes GIS digitization, cartography, mapping, or CAD computer operations
• Basic programming experience
• Experience with geo-spatial and/or LiDAR data
• Any proficiency or experience with power distribution concepts

Sharper Shape is a technology company, founded in 2013, where programming is at the core. The company serves electricity distributors around the world, performs modelling and measurements of electricity networks and instructs on how to maintain them. The company’s staff consists of many nationalities. We are still in the middle of a creation process although our solutions already work. We are developing new features, integrating new sensors, making technological leaps almost on a daily basis. No day is like another!

We work with state-of-the-art technologies, such as drones, AI/ML, Big Data, Cloud, etc. and we work on technical calculation and sensor technologies. Most of the company’s sales are handled through the US sister company and most of product development as well as production take place in Finland. The company’s working language is “broken English” due to the fact that the customers are mostly abroad, and our colleagues represent more than 15 countries.

Developed with utilities, for utilities, Sharper Shape offers a holistic and proactive approach to utility inspection automation for asset and vegetation management. Adapting to the challenges, needs and capabilities of each utility, promoting overall safety, quality of data, and efficiency. Our vegetation analysis helps preventing wildfires. Combining the advantages of automated aerial data collection, with the power of our proprietary AI-based Sharper CORE for analysis and forecasting, we deliver fast and prioritized actionable reports – using our sharper intelligence, to create a safer world. Our goal is to secure availability of electricity for the end users!

Want to work with drones, sensor and lasers? We are looking for talented and enthusiastic people to join our technology development team and use the latest technologies to shake up the outdated industry practices with our outstanding end to end asset inspection solution.

You are strong, inventive and long spanned programmer and ambitious developer. You are opinionated in algorithmic choices which are both scalable and achieve excellent quantitative results. You’re able to adopt new things quickly as we are moving fast. While working with us solid background in a mathematics or science related field will help. You bring your own unique talent mix to the bowl where we can learn from each other. You will be working in close collaboration with the rest of the technology team, which is split into classical algorithm development, deep learning development and power distribution data labelling teams.

You have deep understanding of modern data science and algorithm technologies and how to prepare and process big data efficiently. You love writing beautiful code and you feel responsible about quality assurance. You are open minded to use pioneering libraries but are aware of the risks and trade-offs involved. You have ability to argue your case in simple terms when it comes to technology choices or architectural decisions. We are following clean code practices with continuous delivery in place. It will be your job to ensure that the code base will stay modular and easy to maintain to be extensible with the greatest and latest technologies.

What do we offer?

We offer highly interesting and challenging tasks. Our domain includes capturing, geo-referencing, analyzing and processing gigabytes of 3D point cloud and multichannel (RGB as well as hyperspectral) imaging data in real-time and batch mode and visualizing results with modern web UI.

We also offer flexible working hours and vacation time, as well as the ability to learn intriguing things from drones, geographic information systems, sensors integrations like LiDAR and thermal cameras, machine learning/AI, embedded programming, DevOps, and running a startup. You would be permitted to visit up to two scientific conferences on topics related to current projects per year. We also encourage you to do your own research with biweekly R&D days where you can choose your own topic to work on. Any additional knowledge related courses (i.e. Power DIstribution courses often help with designing algorithms that more) are encouraged and fully funded by the company.

Skills & Requirements

If you are excited about taking cutting edge web tech to its limits – then you are the person we are looking for! You love writing beautiful code, tests and docs, but are not afraid to move fast. You like to cut your teeth on pioneering libraries but are aware of the risks and trade-offs involved.

Ideally you:

• Have strong experience in programming with Python
• Experienced in designing scalable software systems and data pipelines
• Understanding of data structures and algorithms
• Be able to design, develop and execute automation scripts using open source tools
• Be able to create detailed, comprehensive and well-structured test plans and test cases
• Experience in working with large scalable systems in the cloud (AWS, Kubernetes, Docker)
• Statistical data analysis and information visualization skills
• Experience in working with Geo-Spatial and LiDAR data (GeoJSON, GeoPandas, Shapely, GDAL, PDAL, Fiona, laspy)
• Experience in writing beautiful, straightforward, and easily maintainable code as part of a collaborative team
• Have great communication skills

All our developers are encouraged to challenge themselves to learn new skills, so most important of all is that you are clever minded and fast learner.

Skills in some of these are also appreciated:

• C++, React, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, CUDA, OpenGL, Java, FME

The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) is an officer of Sharper Shape and is a strategic leadership role with responsibility for the Finance organization, including working closely with the CEO to chart a course to grow Sharper Shape from a start-up to a high valuation, repeatable and scalable business. Key areas of focus include financial performance, reporting, compliance, capital raising initiatives, and ensuring Sharper Shape proactively and consistently evaluates and implements changes necessary to achieve financial objectives and assists the team in assessing and balancing appropriate levels of risk. The CFO oversees financial planning and analysis, budgeting, forecasting, accounting, tax, treasury matters, financial reporting, controls, and government audits. The CFO has a crucial role in providing advice and guidance to the Board of Directors and investors.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

Strategy, Planning, and Management

• Strategic business partner to senior executive leadership team.
• Assess and evaluate the financial performance of the organization with regard to operational goals, budgets, and forecasts.
• Provide insight and recommendations to the organization’s short- and long-term growth plans.
• Identify, acquire and implement systems and software to provide critical financial and operational information. Evaluate departments and make suggestions for automating processes and increasing working efficiency.
• Communicate, engage and interact with Board of Directors, CEO, and Executive Leadership Team.
• Attend quarterly Board of Directors’ meetings, and act as Secretary of the Company and the Board.
• Create and establish yearly financial objectives aligned with the Company’s plan for growth and expansion.
• Select and engage consultants, auditors, and investors.
• Serve as a key member of the executive leadership team in defining the strategy for the organization.
• Participate in pivotal decisions as they relate to strategic initiatives and operational models.
• Interact with key strategic partners and potential partners. Act as liaison for certain partners and attend periodic business and strategy review sessions.

Financial Analysis, Budgeting And Forecasting

• Prepare and present monthly financial reports; monthly profit and loss and forecast vs. budget.
• Review and analyze monthly financial results and provide recommendations.
• Identify, develop and execute analysis of business initiatives, product launches and/or new service offerings.
• Develop and maintain monthly operating budget and annual company operating budget.
• Manage financial planning and analysis department. Supervise creation of reports, software implementation and tools for budgeting and forecasting.

Accounting, General Ledger, Administration and Operations

• Ensures the proper functioning of all accounting department systems, databases and financial software.
• Provide regular maintenance and backup of all accounting systems.
• Review and ensure application of appropriate internal controls.
• Ensure timeliness and accuracy of financial and management reporting data for company investors and company’s board of directors.
• Oversee the preparation and communication of monthly and annual financial statements.
• Oversee the preparation and timely filing of all local, state and federal tax returns.
• Ensure appropriate legal compliance.
• Oversee the month-end close process, constantly reviewing procedures while eliminating inefficiencies.
• Enhance and implement financial and accounting systems, processes, tools and control systems.
• Serve as a key point of contact for external auditors; Manage preparation and support of all external audits.
• Financial Management
• Manage cash flow planning process and ensure funds availability.
• Oversee cash, investments and asset management area.
• Explore new investment opportunities and provide recommendations on potential returns and risks.
• Maintain outstanding banking relationships and strategic alliances with vendors and business partners.
• Utilize forward-looking models and activity-based analyses to provide financial insight into the organization’s plans and operating budgets.
• Coordinate global financial management with regional general managers.
• Financial Relations and Policies
• Engage board of directors to develop short-term and long-term plans, projections, and budgets.
• Represent company to banks, financial partners, investors, potential investors, public auditors and officials. Increase credit capacity with lenders and oversee equity funding transactions as necessary.
• Remain current on audit best practices, and state, federal and local law regarding company operations.
• Cash Management
• Oversee weekly cash management.
• Oversee AP Department, approve large payables, and authorize large wires and ACHs.
• Supervise Accounts Receivable management and provide guidance relating to the collection process.
• Tax planning and compliance
• Lead the organization’s tax planning and compliance activities, and coordinate with external tax consultants and practitioners.
• Insurance and Risk Management
• Serve as chief risk officer and ensure appropriate levels of insurance are in place to safeguard company assets and intellectual property.
• Leadership Of Global Finance, Accounting, IT, And Legal
• Provide leadership and support to the senior leadership team and Board of Directors for company products and services, ensuring appropriate challenge and analysis and to proactively identify business opportunities to drive growth, while managing risks.
• Mentor and develop regional controllers in the company’s foreign entities.
• Recruit, interview and hire staff as required.
• Works closely with Senior Management and Human Resources to define the optimal performance measurements and performance management programs required to ensure organizational success.
• Partner with Human Resources regarding benefit strategy and design, while participating in a 401(k) committee and other benefit platforms as needed.
• Aligns reporting, training, and incentive programs with these performance management priorities.
• Works closely with Human Resources and leadership, designs sales incentive compensation programs that provide market-competitive pay, reinforce sales organization strategy, and align with business and sales organization objectives.
• Carry out all leadership responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies, procedures, and applicable laws.
• Other ResponsibilitiesLegal
• Lead the organization’s legal resources together with outside counsel.
• Approve major contracts and manage key strategic partnerships.
• RequirementsExperience and Education Required:
• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance.
• Advanced degree/MBA from a top 25 business school preferred.
• CPA Designation preferred.
• Background in Big 4 Public Accounting preferred.
• 6+ Years minimum experience as a CFO in a large or mid-market ($200 million+), LLC or corporation in a global environment.
• 14+ Years total accounting or finance experience.
• Qualifications (including Knowledge, Skills & Abilities)
• Outstanding Knowledge and Understanding of US GAAP, IFRS, SOX compliance and SEC Reporting.
• Experienced in talent acquisition, compensation and benefits, performance management systems, and organizational development.
• Background in leading IT staff to manage and/or upgrade accounting system. Systems implementation experience strongly preferred.
• Communicates clearly and effectively, in a knowledgeable manner, regarding Sharper Shape’s current and future financial climate to the Board of Directors
• “Hands On” ERP Systems Experience.
• Outstanding communication and presentation skills.
• Demonstrated leadership ability, confidence and executive presence – ability to motivate staff.
• Excellent analytical, reasoning and problem-solving skills.
• Significant experience working with external auditors, internal controls and compliance related issues.
• Experienced in leading outside counsel. Significant experience in working with contracts and managing partnerships.
• Build a culture that is consistent with the company’s purpose, mission, and values.
• Physical Demands And Working Conditions
• Ability to travel up to and sometimes exceeding 50% both domestic and international.
• Good driving record required.
• Preferred location: Salt Lake City, Utah
• Benefits
• Health insurance (Company pays 90% – Employee pays 10%)
• Dental Insurance (Company pays 90% – Employee pays 10%)
• Vision Insurance (Company pays 90% – Employee pays 10%)
• Life Insurance and Disability
• 401k plan plus matching
• PTO
• New Parent Leave

We are looking for talented and enthusiastic people to join our backend team and use the latest technologies to build our outstanding end-to-end asset inspection solution.

Sharper Shape’s CORE is our go-to platform for utilities to model their network. This digital model is based on data captured from drones and helicopters and is built with an extensive data processing pipeline including models created with Machine Learning.

The digital twin containing assets and vegetation can be further visualized and inspected on our Front-End as a 2D map or in 3D. Sharper Backend sits in between providing centralized data management and access to all of our data feeds from drones and helicopters, modeling and supporting our data processing pipelines.

We offer highly interesting and challenging tasks. Our backend provides services helping for capturing, geo-referencing, analyzing, and processing gigabytes of 3D point cloud and imaging data, and visualizing the results.

We are looking for:

This role allows you to focus on product development with cutting-edge technologies including new feature planning and implementation. You will be in charge of driving key architectural decisions throughout backend development, providing you with a great opportunity to solve challenging tasks and try our experimental features. As a part of this role, you will also work with external stakeholders and guide them with your well-structured technical documentation.

In addition to the above, we’re looking for a person who has:

• Solid hands-on experience with Golang and PostgreSQL
• Extensive experience with software architecture
• Ambition for clean, modular, tested, and scalable solutions with a focus on product development
• Great communication skills in English

Bonus Skills

• Map technologies (e.g. Mapbox)
• AWS
• LiDAR
• Data processing pipelines
• Image processing

The position is preferably based in the Helsinki area, Finland, but also remote work from the EU area is possible. 

We will read applications upon arrival and the position will be filled as soon as a suitable person is found. For more information, please contact Backend SW Developer Manager Juhani Helske juhani.helske@sharpershape.com.

Sharper Shape is a technology company, founded in 2013, where programming is at the core. The company serves electricity distributors around the world, performs modeling and measurements of electricity networks, and instructs on how to maintain them. The company’s staff consists of many nationalities. We are still in the middle of the creation process although our solutions already work. We are developing new features, integrating new sensors, and making technological leaps almost on a daily basis. No day is like another!

We work with state-of-the-art technologies, such as drones, AI/ML, Big Data, Cloud, etc. and we work on technical calculation and sensor technologies. Most of the company’s sales are handled through the US sister company and most of the product development, as well as production, take place in Finland. The company’s working language is “broken English” due to the fact that the customers are mostly abroad, and our colleagues represent more than 15 countries.

Developed with utilities, for utilities, Sharper Shape offers a holistic and proactive approach to utility inspection automation for asset and vegetation management. Adapting to the challenges, needs, and capabilities of each utility, promoting overall safety, quality of data, and efficiency. Our vegetation analysis helps prevent wildfires. Combining the advantages of automated aerial data collection, with the power of our proprietary AI-based Sharper CORE for analysis and forecasting, we deliver fast and prioritized actionable reports – using our sharper intelligence, to create a safer world. Our goal is to secure the availability of electricity for the end users!

Sharper Shape is a leader in providing manned and unmanned aerial inspection services for the bulk electric utility industry. The company is currently participating in large aerial remote sensing projects in California and other states and has an immediate need for a Sensor System Support Specialist. The position will be full-time and require the successful applicant to spend up to a month at a time at multiple remote work sites during project data collection operations.

Position Responsibilities

• Work in and around manned helicopters such as the Bell 206LR, Bell 407 and Airbus AS350.
• Maintain and repair LiDAR scanners, GNSS systems, high-resolution camera systems, and sensor control systems. Perform routine updates and upgrades as necessary
• Troubleshoot digital and analog circuits down to the component level and specify needed repairs/rework.
• Perform sensor system mechanical maintenance and repair work as needed, including replacing components, swapping lenses, and configuring aircraft cabin equipment.
• Maintain accurate records of equipment inventory, maintenance performed, and equipment issues. Perform downtime root cause analysis and recommend corrective actions.
• Perform aerial data collection operations to test equipment or fill in for Sensor Operators as needed.
• Participate in daily onsite tailboards and debriefings.
• Maintain and operate remote data upload server systems including troubleshooting
  hardware, internet connectivity, and upload bottlenecks.
• Join in-person and online meetings to inform management about project status and
  equipment readiness.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives as appropriate.
• Participate in a 10-day company onboarding and technical training program in Park City,
  Utah.

Requirements:

• Must be able to legally work in the US and have a valid driver’s license.
• Hold a two-year associate degree or higher in an applied science or equivalent military
  training is required.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret technical literature, schematics, and drawings.
• Proficient with basic electronic test and repair equipment (multimeter, oscilloscope,
  sweep generator, power supplies, soldering iron, etc.).
• Highly competent with Windows and Linux computer operating systems.
• Demonstrated competency in performing planned maintenance and repair services for complex electromechanical systems.
• Ability to operate computer systems while flying in a helicopter without becoming airsick.
•  Great client facing soft skills and strong communication in English.
• Must be willing to travel 50% of the time to support projects throughout the US with
  occasional travel overseas.

Job Type: Full-time

$35 per hour + depending on experience

Full benefits package:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

We are looking for talented and enthusiastic people to join our Cloud Platform team and use the best-fitting technologies to build our outstanding end-to-end asset inspection solution.

Sharper Shape’s CORE is our go-to platform for utilities to model their network. This digital model is based on data captured from drones and helicopters and is built with an extensive data processing pipeline including models created with Machine Learning.

The digital twin containing assets and vegetation can be further visualized and inspected on our Frontend as a 2D map or in 3D. Sharper Backend sits in between providing centralized data management and access to all of our data feeds from drones and helicopters, modeling and supporting our data processing pipelines.

We offer highly interesting and challenging tasks. Our domain includes capturing, geo-referencing, analyzing, and processing gigabytes of 3D point cloud and imaging data near real-time and visualizing results with a modern web UI.

We are looking for:

Experienced team member to our growing Cloud Platform team where we build and maintain the base of Sharper Shape’s cloud-based product offerings. As a team member, you will be participating in drafting key architectural decisions and working hands-on to implement those.

Your responsibilities as part of the cloud platform team:

• Architect cloud solutions to meet business requirements.
• Maintain (and refactor) existing cloud implementations to ensure following best practices and security.
• Hands-on participation in software development to integrate cloud-native solutions with existing applications.
• Build internal tooling and solutions for the rest of the development teams with a focus on great developer experience.
• Monitor and increase the cost-efficiency of the data processing pipelines

Needless to say, everything to our actual environments will be done by using version control (Git) and chosen infrastructure as code tools (mainly Terraform with some minor AWS CDK stacks).

Currently, our primary tech stack consists of somewhat industry-standard tools like HashiCorp Terraform, AWS EKS, GitHub Actions, FluxCD, and various other AWS services like SQS and Lambda. As the Cloud Platform team, we’re constantly evaluating new ways of implementing our duties while at the same time focusing on general maintainability.

Preferably the person we’re looking for has:

• Opinions backed by prior experience to how solutions should be built
• Deep knowledge of at least one major cloud provider platform (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Experience building cloud-native solutions where components are treated as a kettle as opposed to a pet
• Knowledge of containers and container orchestration platforms like Kubernetes or cloud provider-specific platforms.
• Understanding at least one imperative programming language, which helps you to understand the rest of the languages in our toolbox.
• Great communication skills in English

Here is what we can offer you:

• Competitive salary depending on your experience
• Position with a lot of flexibility and possibility to focus and grow in specific areas
• A remote-friendly and multi-cultural environment where you can be yourself
• When you’re visiting the office to have a great face-to-face time with your colleagues, there are electric vehicle charging capabilities to help you to cut your carbon footprint

The position is preferably based in the Helsinki area, Finland, but working remotely within the EU area is also possible.
We will read applications upon arrival and the position will be filled as soon as a suitable person is found. For further information, please contact Juhani Helske, by sending an email to juhani.helske@sharpershape.com.

Sharper Shape is a technology company, founded in 2013, where programming is at the core. The company serves electricity distributors around the world, performs modeling and measurements of electricity networks, and instructs on how to maintain them. The company’s staff consists of many nationalities. We are developing new features, integrating new sensors, and making technological leaps almost on a daily basis. No day is like another!

We work with state-of-the-art technologies, such as drones, AI/ML, Big Data, Cloud, etc. and we work on technical calculation and sensor technologies. Most of the company’s sales are handled through the US sister company and most of the product development, as well as production, take place in Finland. The company’s working language is “broken English” due to the fact that the customers are mostly abroad, and our colleagues represent more than 15 countries.

Developed with utilities, for utilities, Sharper Shape offers a holistic and proactive approach to utility inspection automation for asset and vegetation management. Adapting to the challenges, needs, and capabilities of each utility, promoting overall safety, quality of data, and efficiency. Our vegetation analysis helps prevent wildfires. Combining the advantages of automated aerial data collection, with the power of our proprietary AI-based Sharper CORE for analysis and forecasting, we deliver fast and prioritized actionable reports – using our sharper intelligence, to create a safer world. Our goal is to secure the availability of electricity for the end users!

State-of-the-art Machine Learning and Computer Vision approaches are a necessity in automated drone and helicopter utility inspection. We are looking for researchers who are willing to apply the scientific method to the development of industry-leading next-generation RGB cameras, HyperSpectral, and LIDAR data processing systems. We expect a hands-on approach to bringing systems from bleeding-edge research to operational prototypes and into client-facing production. This includes classification, segmentation, and detection of objects in both image and 3-dimensional graph data.

We offer a unique opportunity to work in a challenging and exciting field, alongside a team of experts in the field. You will be provided with a chance to apply the latest and greatest algorithms alongside your ideas and further improvements in an environment where your opinions are really taken to heart. The work you will embark on here, will not only develop the future of remote sensing, but also the future of utility drone automation.

A prospective applicant should have:

• A Masters or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Physics, Engineering, Mathematics, or related field.
• Experience in the following fields: Computer Vision, Deep Learning and other Machine Learning methods, Object Detection, Few-Shot learning approaches, automated vegetative analysis and multi-spectral data analysis.
• Strong experience in coding with Python and related frameworks: NumPy, SciPy, SciKit-Learn, Pandas, Jupyter, PyTorch (or similar machine learning frameworks: TensorFlow, Keras, etc.)
• Experience in working as part of an agile software development team with a focus on continuous delivery. Here ability to transfer experimental models into working solutions, and integrate them with existing systems is a must.
• Good communication and writing skills with a strong ability to translate leading edge research ideas into client facing propositions. We expect excellent English language skills, a working knowledge of Finnish is also a nice bonus.

Bonus skills:

• Experience in working with large scalable systems in the cloud (AWS S3, Kubernetes, Docker, AWS SageMaker, AWS EC2)
• Strong statistical data analysis and information visualization skills (matplotlib, Bokeh, Seaborn, Dash, etc.)
• Experience in working with Geo-Spatial and LiDAR data (GeoJSON, GeoPandas, Shapely, GDAL, PDAL, Fiona, laspy)
• Experience in writing beautiful, straightforward, and easily maintainable code as part of a collaborative team (Git, RESTful APIs, etc.) 
• Track record of publications at relevant conferences is a bonus (NeurIPS, CVPR, ICCV, ICRA, etc.)
• Experience in CUDA/C++

Work Environment and Physical Demands:

Sharper Shape is an ambitious startup company with a fluid working environment with corporate office locations in the United States and Finland. This position will be located in Sharper Shape’s Finland office. Some international travel should be anticipated.

We will read applications upon arrival and the position will be filled as soon as the suitable person is found. Please, send your application, including your CV and salary request.

For further information, please contact Jaro Uljanovs, by sending an email to jaro.uljanovs@sharpershape.com.

Sharper Shape is a technology company, founded in 2013, where programming is at the core. The company serves electricity distributors around the world, performs modeling and measurements of electricity networks, and instructs on how to maintain them. The company’s staff consists of many nationalities. We are developing new features, integrating new sensors, and making technological leaps almost on a daily basis. No day is like another!

We work with state-of-the-art technologies, such as drones, AI/ML, Big Data, Cloud, etc. and we work on technical calculation and sensor technologies. Most of the company’s sales are handled through the US sister company and most of the product development, as well as production, takes place in Finland. The company’s working language is “broken English” due to the fact that the customers are mostly abroad, and our colleagues represent more than 15 countries.

Developed with utilities, for utilities, Sharper Shape offers a holistic and proactive approach to utility inspection automation for asset and vegetation management. Adapting to the challenges, needs, and capabilities of each utility, promoting overall safety, quality of data, and efficiency. Our vegetation analysis helps prevent wildfires. Combining the advantages of automated aerial data collection, with the power of our proprietary AI-based Sharper CORE for analysis and forecasting, we deliver fast and prioritized actionable reports – using our sharper intelligence, to create a safer world. Our goal is to secure the availability of electricity for the end users!

Interested in creating a great user experience and interface for people who keep our critical infrastructure ticking globally?

Sharper CORE platform helps manage and maintain physical critical infrastructure assets such as electrical networks. The platform provides tools to combine different sources of data into a living digital twin with a great impact. With our web application, to name a few, it is possible to seamlessly navigate through 3D point cloud data enriched with asset models and issue detections, browse geo-referenced video, RGB, and thermal images, and take actions based on advanced machine learning results and guide and track maintenance work.

We need you to develop the CORE user experience and accompany frontend developers by bringing in the designs and concepts. You’ll create UI prototypes and modifications to communicate interaction and design ideas effectively towards implementation. Additionally, you’ll create and maintain consistent terminology, look and feel across the CORE web platform.

In this position, you get to do architecture and design decisions on how to shape up the user experience and development of the new UI of the CORE platform. You’ll work closely with a hard-core team of frontend developers, data scientists, the frontend manager, and the Head of Design.

Ideally you:

• have a burning desire to deliver a great user experience
• have great taste for architecture, design, user flows, and a keen eye for detail
• have a good understanding and knowledge of modern UI frameworks and web technologies
• have skills and experience in React and Redux
• are well-versed in CSS/SASS/LESS and responsive design principles
• connect computer programming, users’ minds, and graphic design
• value clean, modular, and scalable solutions with a product development focus
• learn from already well-working solutions out there
• have excellent communication skills in English
• have a degree in tech or arts

Bonus skills or background:

• (web) cartography experience, e.g. MapBox or Maputnik
• point cloud WebGL experience
• data science and data visualization experience (e.g. Edward Tufte)
• typography experience (e.g. Bringhurst: Elements of Typographic Style)
• branding experience (David Aaker, Jean-Noël Kapferer)
• rapid prototyping skills
• iOS or mobile development
• TypeScript experience

The position is preferably based in the Helsinki area, Finland, but also remote work from the EU area is possible.

Please send your application with your portfolio.

For more information and applying for the position, please contact Head of Design Christian Anttonen christian.anttonen@sharpershape.com.

Want to work with drones, sensors, and lasers? We are looking for talented and enthusiastic people to join our core team and use the latest technologies to shake up the outdated industry practices with our outstanding end-to-end asset inspection solution.

You are a strong, inventive, and long-spanned programmer and ambitious developer. You are opinionated in system architectures about how to make algorithms and processing work in a reliable and scalable manner. It will be your job to ensure that the code base will stay modular and easy to maintain to be extensible with the latest technologies and advancements. You’re able to adopt new things quickly as we are moving fast where a solid background in math and physics will help. You bring your own unique talent mix to the bowl where we can learn from each other. You will be working in close collaboration with the drone team empowering our clients to inspect their assets with easiness and accuracy they have never before experienced.

You have a deep understanding of modern web technologies and how to prepare and process big data efficiently. You love writing beautiful code and you feel responsible for quality assurance. You are open-minded to using pioneering libraries but are aware of the risks and trade-offs involved. You have the ability to argue your case in simple terms when it comes to technology choices or architectural decisions. We are following clean code practices with continuous delivery in place. It will be your job to ensure that the code base will stay modular and easy to maintain to be extensible with the greatest and latest technologies.

We offer highly interesting and challenging tasks. Our domain includes capturing, geo-referencing, analyzing and processing gigabytes of 3D point cloud and imaging data near real-time and visualizing results with modern web UI.

We also offer flexible working hours and vacation time, as well as the ability to learn intriguing things from drones, geographic information systems, sensors integrations like LiDAR and thermal cameras, machine learning/AI, embedded programming, DevOps, and running a startup.

Skills & Requirements 

If you are excited about taking cutting-edge web tech to its limits – then you are the person we are looking for! You love writing beautiful code, tests, and docs, but are not afraid to move fast. You like to cut your teeth on pioneering libraries but are aware of the risks and trade-offs involved.

Ideally you:

• Have strong experience in programming with Python and Go
• Experienced in designing scalable software systems and data pipelines
• Understanding of data structures and algorithms
• Be able to design, develop and execute automation scripts using open source tools
• Be able to create detailed, comprehensive and well-structured test plans and test cases
• Experience in working with large scalable systems in the cloud (AWS, Kubernetes, Docker)
• Statistical data analysis and information visualization skills
• Experience in working with Geo-Spatial and LiDAR data (GeoJSON, GeoPandas, Shapely, GDAL, PDAL, Fiona, laspy)
• Experience in writing beautiful, straightforward, and easily maintainable code as part of a collaborative team
• have some experience of our technology stack
• have great communication skills
• have experience in creating restful microservices
• have devops attitude
• are long spanned developer
• are capable to hunt down issues in different OSI layers

All our developers are encouraged to challenge themselves to learn new skills, so most important of all is that you are a clever-minded and fast learner.

Skills in some of these are also appreciated:

Go, Python, NodeJs, Scala, Java, C++, React, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible, Linux, Databases, Kafka

Want to be part of the drone revolution? We are looking for talented and enthusiastic people to join our core team and use the latest technologies to shake up the outdated industry practices with our outstanding end-to-end asset inspection solution.

We are looking for a DevOps engineer who can help us to automate the configuration and maintain concurrent environments, facilitate utilization of cloud platforms, and help us scale as the company grows. The role is open for a senior-level, hands-on engineer who wants to become a part of an amazing team. DevOps Engineer responsibilities include deploying product updates, monitoring and identifying production issues, and implementing integrations that meet customer needs. Ultimately, you will execute and automate operational processes fast, accurately, and securely.

A prospective applicant should:

• Have strong experience in scripting with Python, Go or Bash
• Have experience with at least one modern cloud ecosystem (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, etc.)
• Deep knowledge of security best practices
• Have experience of kubernetes
• Experience with provisioning tools used for automated deployment (Terraform, Puppet, Ansible, etc.)
• Be able to Design, develop and execute automation scripts using open source tools
• Experience with build tools used in continuous integration environments (Travis, Wercker Jenkings, Circle CI, etc.)
• Experience in writing beautiful, straightforward, and easily maintainable code as part of a collaborative team

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