Scientific Photographer 3

This posting is for a contract assignment and is not a full-time employment offer with Boeing. Candidates selected for roles will be employed as contract workers through a Boeing approved 3rd party for the duration of the specified project

Job Description:
About Boeing and the APEX Team:
Join Boeing’s innovative APEX team, where we specialize in reconstructing highly accurate as-built 360-degree imagery of Boeing products. Our work supports critical functions across engineering, maintenance, and other operational teams by delivering precise visual records — dirt, defects, and all. This role is essential in maintaining the integrity and fidelity of Boeing’s visual documentation.
Position Summary:
As an APEX Retoucher, you will be responsible for reconstructing and refining 360-degree imagery to create faithful, detailed visual records of Boeing products. This role requires meticulous attention to detail, a strong understanding of image compositing, and adherence to strict quality and process standards. You will work closely with cross-functional teams including engineering, stitching specialists, and QA to ensure every image accurately represents the product as delivered, without “cleaning up” or altering defects.
Key Responsibilities:
• Image Reconstruction: Perform detailed retouching of 360-degree imagery cubes and equirectangular panoramas, focusing on compositing source images to correct errors such as stitch shifts, lens flare, sensor dust, and other capture or stitching artifacts.
• Quality Assurance Collaboration: Work closely with QA teams to address markups and rework requests, ensuring all errors are corrected to meet Boeing’s high standards.
• Nadir Compositing: Skillfully composite out tripod shadows and other obstructions in downshot images using offset captures or, when necessary, creative painting and cloning.
• Cross-Cube Error Management: Identify and mark cross-cube errors for correction during rework phases, maintaining alignment and seamless stitching across cube edges.
• File and Records Management: Maintain organized local and server-based records of working PSDs, equirectangulars, and project notes until project delivery.
• Process Adherence: Follow detailed APEX retouching workflows, including software setup, project assignment, asset downloading, retouching, rework, and final delivery steps.
• Time Management: Manage workload efficiently to meet time targets, typically completing a standard FOM scene (6 cubes) within 4-8 hours, while maintaining quality.
• Continuous Learning: Engage with onboarding materials, training, and the retouching wiki to stay current with processes, tools, and terminology.
Required Skills and Qualifications:
• Proficiency in Adobe Photoshop with strong skills in compositing, layering, and non-destructive editing.
• Experience working with high-resolution panoramic imagery, preferably 360-degree or spherical panoramas.
• Strong understanding of color management, specifically North American Prepress 2 color settings.
• Ability to interpret and work with complex image file structures including PSD cubes, TIFs, DNGs, and equirectangular panoramas.
• Familiarity with 360 stitching software (e.g., PTGui) and HDR image stacking processes is a plus.
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to identify subtle image errors and stitching artifacts.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple scenes and projects simultaneously.
• Effective communication skills to collaborate with team members, QA, and technical support.
• Ability to work independently and proactively seek assistance when needed.

Salary : $47 - $52