Atmospheric-Science Fellow - Quantitative Weather Analytics

Lever, Inc.; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 975,000 - 1,168,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full health coverage (medical, dental,

Lunch provided when working in-office

Free EV charging at the HQ

Job summary

Rainmaker seeks an early-career researcher for the Atmospheric Science Fellowship, a paid, full-time, on-site position in El Segundo. You will join our atmospheric-science team to tackle a scoped quantitative project with mentorship and project matching based on data and priorities.

You will translate questions into measurable criteria, build datasets, apply advanced methods, and deliver final artifacts while contributing to team reviews and decisions.

Qualifications

• 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, or model data.
• Ability to make ambiguous definitions explicit and test the sensitivity of results to assumptions.
• Clear written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Python

Quantitative analysis

Atmospheric science

Geospatial data

Communication skills

Education

Early-career researcher eligibility

Tools

GRIB

netCDF

xarray

NWP data

Radar data

Satellite data

Job description

Rainmaker seeks an early-career researcher for the Atmospheric Science Fellowship, a paid, full-time, on-site position in El Segundo. You will join our atmospheric-science team to tackle a scoped quantitative project with mentorship and project matching based on data and priorities.

You will translate questions into measurable criteria, build datasets, apply advanced methods, and deliver final artifacts while contributing to team reviews and decisions.