Physical Oceanographer – RBR

MPOWIR Mentoring Physical Oceanography Women to Increase Retention; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in oceanographic technology seeks a physical oceanographer to join their innovative development team. This role involves customer support, data analysis, and collaboration on scientific projects, providing opportunities for professional growth. The ideal candidate will possess a strong scientific background with excellent communication skills and reporting experience, ready to engage with industry leaders and contribute to groundbreaking measurements.

Benefits

Competitive salaries

Generous holidays

Comprehensive health plan

Private RSP fund with matching contributions

Flexible work environment

Qualifications

• Oceanographic or scientific/technical background with deployment experience.
• Willingness to travel occasionally within North America.
• Extensive customer-facing experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide level two support including data analysis and product knowledge.
• Engage with oceanographic scientists for product integration.
• Conduct fieldwork and science collaboration.

Skills

Data analysis expertise

Excellent written communication skills

Excellent verbal communication skills

Oceanographic background

Customer-facing experience

Tools

CTD processing

Matlab

R

Python

Job description

RBR creates instruments to measure the blue planet. From the ocean abyss to the polar ice cap, our sensors track water parameters – temperature, depth, salinity, dissolved gases, pH, and many others. With design and manufacturing centrally located in Ottawa, our team works in a fast-paced, dynamic atmosphere to serve customers from all corners of the globe.

RBR is growing rapidly and is looking for a physical oceanographer to complement our team. As a customer-facing role within the research and development team at RBR, you will be responsible for “level two” support : queries and discussions that require in-depth data analysis, expert product knowledge, and deployment suggestions. In particular, understanding of physical oceanography, water quality measurements, and CTDs will be critical. Opportunities for science collaboration and fieldwork are also a part of the job, particularly for testing and evaluating new sensors and instruments.

Integrating our products with third-party and first-party platforms (Argo floats, autonomous surface vessels, wire-guided profilers, gliders, etc.) is becoming increasingly important for RBR. Becoming the resident expert in these integrations is a significant part of this role, specifically working with collaborating oceanographic scientists during development and evaluation.

The successful candidate will have :

• Oceanographic or scientific / technical background, with broad deployment experience
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Data analysis expertise, particularly for CTD processing (Matlab, R, Python)
• Extensive customer-facing experience
• Willingness to travel occasionally (scientific meetings, trade shows, customer site visits) primarily within North America

As part of your application, we ask that you please prepare a cover letter that references RBR and why you feel you’d be a fit with us. We offer competitive salaries, generous holidays, a comprehensive health plan, a private RSP fund with matching contributions, and a very flexible work environment.