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Rainmaker Fellow, Atmospheric Science

Rainmaker· R&D
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El Segundo, CA$8k/moFull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Paid, full-time on-site research fellowship in atmospheric science. Fellows work on a scoped quantitative project within Rainmaker’s atmospheric-science team, translating atmospheric conditions into operational decisions and evaluation methods.

Responsibilities

  • Translate an atmospheric, operational, or program-design question into measurable quantitative criteria.
  • Build and document the quality-controlled dataset required for the assigned project.
  • Apply statistical, climatological, geospatial, verification, or decision-analysis methods.
  • Compare results across reanalysis, NWP, satellite, radar, terrain, operational, or in-situ data sources.
  • Incorporate practical operational constraints when relevant.
  • Quantify uncertainty, missingness, bias, and sensitivity to assumptions.
  • Create maps, summaries, and decision-oriented outputs for scientists, operators, and program designers.
  • Build a documented and reusable workflow for future questions.
  • Deliver a final artifact such as a dataset, analysis, evaluation framework, operational tool, technical report, or presentation.

Qualifications

  • Current undergraduate, master's, or PhD students; postdoctoral researchers; recent graduates; and other early-career researchers are eligible.
  • Background in meteorology, atmospheric science, applied mathematics, statistics, physics, hydrology, geospatial science, or a related field.
  • Strong Python and quantitative-analysis ability.
  • Experience with meteorological, climate, geospatial, radar, satellite, or model data.
  • Ability to make ambiguous definitions explicit and test sensitivity of results to assumptions.
  • Strong scientific judgment about uncertainty and ground truth vs analytical proxies.
  • Clear written and verbal communication.
  • Availability for full-time, on-site work in El Segundo.

Skills

Required:PythonData analysisGeospatial analysisCommunication

Benefits

  • Full health coverage (medical, dental, and vision)
  • Lunch provided when working in-office and a fully stocked kitchenette
  • Free EV charging at the HQ
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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