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Satellite Applications Specialist - Precipitation
Make Rain · El Segundo, CA · On Site · Active · $90,000–$150,000 / year · Lever
Job facts
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Company | Make Rain |
| Title | Satellite Applications Specialist - Precipitation |
| Normalized title | - |
| Department / team | Science |
| Location | El Segundo, CA, United States |
| Work model | On Site |
| Employment type | - |
| Salary | $90,000–$150,000 / year |
| Status | active |
| ATS provider | Lever |
| Posted / first seen | 2024-08-29 / 2026-05-29 |
| Changed / last seen | 2026-05-29 / 2026-06-06 |
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| Company | Make Rain |
| Source | 6ca6e012-6040-4f29-8457-0602d9ae8da5 |
| ATS provider | Lever |
Description
Rainmaker is pioneering a modern cloud seeding system to solve water scarcity and inclement weather problems. We develop and incorporate radar validation, weather-resistant UAS, numerical weather modeling, and sustainable cloud seeds into an effective precipitation enhancement solution.
The Satellite Applications Specialist is responsible for the acquisition, processing, and analysis of satellite cloud and precipitation data for cloud seeding validation. This role requires a deep understanding of satellite remote sensing principles, meteorological processes, and data analysis techniques. The specialist will work closely with meteorologists, data scientists, and software engineers to develop and implement advanced data processing algorithms and workflows.
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What You'll Do
Data Acquisition: Identify and access publicly available meteorological satellite data from various platforms (e.g., GOES, Meteosat, MODIS, Sentinel, etc.). Develop and maintain data acquisition workflows to retrieve large multi-spectral datasets. Implement data storage and management strategies. Data Ingestion and Processing: Ingest satellite data into data processing systems. Perform data quality checks. Define and implement correction methodologies. Apply atmospheric correction algorithms to account for the effects of the atmosphere on satellite measurements. Develop and implement advanced algorithms for quantitative precipitation estimation (QPE) and phase classification based on machine learning methods. Data Analysis: Analyze satellite data to extract meteorological information, such as cloud cover, precipitation intensity, cloud phase, and atmospheric temperature and humidity profiles. Work to analyze real-time and archival case studies. Develop and apply data visualization techniques to represent meteorological phenomena. Contribute to scientific research projects and publish findings in peer-reviewed journals. Algorithm Development: Develop and test new algorithms for satellite data processing and analysis. Collaborate with data scientists and meteorologists to improve existing algorithms. Stay up-to-date on the latest advancements in satellite remote sensing and data analysis techniques. Precipitation Enhancement Applications: Support precipitation enhancement operations by providing satellite data analysis to identify suitable cloud targets and assess the effectiveness of seeding efforts. Develop algorithms to estimate the potential for precipitation enhancement from precipitation enhancement.
Required Qualifications
Master's degree or Ph.D. in meteorology, atmospheric science, remote sensing, or a related field. Strong understanding of satellite remote sensing principles and meteorological processes. Experience with data acquisition, processing, and analysis of large datasets. This involves distributed computing methods, database management systems, data partitioning, vectorizing operations, and GPU acceleration. Experience with Amazon Web Services cloud computing for external data sources, and internal instance management. Proficiency in data analysis tools and programming languages (e.g., Python, MATLAB, R, C++).Knowledge of machine learning and deep learning techniques, for satellite applications.
Full job record
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| Provider | lever |
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| Title | Satellite Applications Specialist - Precipitation |
| Normalized Title | — |
| Status | active |
| Active | yes |
| Location Text | El Segundo, CA |
| Department | — |
| Team | Science |
| Employment Type | — |
| Workplace Type | on_site |
| Remote Policy | — |
| Country | United States |
| Region | CA |
| City | El Segundo |
| Salary Raw | USD 90000-150000 per-year-salary |
| Salary Min | 90,000 |
| Salary Max | 150,000 |
| Salary Currency | USD |
| Salary Period | year |
| Source URL | https://jobs.lever.co/make-rain/e3962683-5ed5-42f9-85d8-25beb0be7b07 |
| Apply URL | https://jobs.lever.co/make-rain/e3962683-5ed5-42f9-85d8-25beb0be7b07/apply |
| First Seen At | 2026-05-29 06:59:30Z |
| Last Seen At | 2026-06-06 07:56:07Z |
| Last Checked At | 2026-06-06 07:56:07Z |
| Last Changed At | 2026-05-29 06:59:30Z |
| Inactive At | — |
| Source Posted At | 2024-08-29 22:00:05Z |
| Source Updated At | — |
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