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Satellite Applications Specialist

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Companymake-rain
CategoryEngineering
LocationEl Segundo
RemoteOn-site (inferred)
EmploymentFull-time
LevelNot stated
SalaryUSD 90k–150k
Posted24 Jul 2026
Last verified11 Aug 2026
SourceEmployer ATS (lever)
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Description
About Rainmaker Rainmaker is pioneering a modern cloud-seeding system to increase precipitation, improve water availability, and address severe-weather challenges. We combine atmospheric science, weather-resistant UAS, radar and satellite observations, numerical weather prediction, novel sensing systems, and sustainable seeding technologies to design, operate, and evaluate precipitation-enhancement programs. Research at Rainmaker is attached directly to operations. Our scientists and engineers collect proprietary observations, deliberately intervene in atmospheric systems, evaluate the results, and use what they learn to improve the next operation. About the Role Rainmaker is hiring a Satellite Remote Sensing Researcher to expand how we use satellite observations across research and operations. You will join experienced satellite scientists and add both scientific capacity and stronger computational execution to the team. Your work may include developing and validating retrievals, building automated data products, supporting operational cloud analysis, fusing satellite observations with radar and aircraft data, and pursuing applied research under the guidance of Rainmaker's existing researchers. Our highest-priority observations include microwave sounders and other polar-orbiting instruments, while geostationary imagery provides the coverage and temporal continuity needed for operations. We are open to an earlier-career scientist with excellent fundamentals, high agency, and evidence of strong computational work. You should be excited to learn from experienced researchers while independently owning bounded projects and turning scientific methods into durable workflows.