Field Operations Specialist

Rainmaker Technology Corporation; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 41,328 - 46,838; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full health coverage

Job summary

Rainmaker seeks a Field Operations Specialist to conduct overnight seeding missions using drones, load gear, and travel to remote mountain locations. You will work with a small field team to deploy equipment and execute high-precision operations under challenging weather conditions.

Qualifications include willingness to work remote environments, attention to detail, self-direction, and a valid driver’s license. Travel will be frequent, and the role is contract-based with overtime opportunities.

Qualifications

• Willingness to work in remote, weather-exposed environments.
• Strong attention to detail and following procedures.
• Reliable, self-directed, and able to work with minimal supervision.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a small field team.
• Comfort with frequent travel, including to remote or international locations.
• Valid driver's license.

Responsibilities

• Execute field operations and drone seeding missions in mountainous terrain.
• Load equipment and assist with pre-flight checks and deployments.
• Coordinate with field team during overnight missions and handoffs.
• Adhere to safety protocols and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Remote field work

Attention to detail

Self-directed

Team player

Travel readiness

Driver's license

Tools

ArcGIS

QGIS

Google Earth

Job description

Type: Contract (concludes April 30, 2027)

Salary: Hourly, $65,000k annual equivalent + overtime

Department: Field Operations

Reports To: Program Manager

About Rainmaker

Rainmaker is pioneering a modern cloud seeding system to address water scarcity and inclement weather challenges worldwide. We develop and integrate radar validation, weather-resistant UAS, numerical weather modeling, and sustainable seeding agents into an effective precipitation enhancement solution.

Rainmaker is building something that hasn't existed before. If you're the kind of person who gets energized by hard problems, new territory, and the opportunity to do work that has real impact on water resources, we want to hear from you.

About the Role

It’s 10:24 PM. You were waiting for the call. Your phone buzzes. Rainmaker’s meteorologists have identified an overnight seeding window within the mountain range of your area of operations. Conditions are ideal. You’ve got about ten hours to turn supercooled liquid water into the snow that will eventually melt and feed into the aquifers, farms, and communities that need water now more than ever.

At headquarters, your team scouts the mission and loads the F‑150 with drones, generators, laptops, and a Starlink. Your dog jumps in the cab with you, ready for adventure. The Agile Deployment Vehicle smells like Red Bull as your crew heads north towards the mountains. The temperature outside is dropping; single digits by the time you reach the launch site.

Your fingers are clumsy with the cold as you run pre‑flight checks, but you’ve done it enough times that your hands know what to do. Your drone lifts into the sky and releases seeding particles into supercooled clouds, coaxing ice into existence and nudging the atmosphere toward precipitation. You are making it snow.

Over the next few hours, precipitation falls across the mountains, snowpack deepens, and in one mission your team creates millions of gallons of water for a drought‑stricken area. As dawn breaks, you pack up, drive home before sunrise, and rest ready to do it again when given the chance.

You are a Rainmaker Field Operations Specialist. This is the job.

Become a Rainmaker.

Qualifications

Required

• Willingness and ability to work in remote, physically demanding, and weather‑exposed environments
• Strong attention to detail and discipline in following procedures
• Reliable, self‑directed, and able to work with minimal supervision
• Ability to work effectively as part of a small field team
• Comfort with frequent travel, including to remote or international locations
• Valid driver's license

Preferred

• Experience in field operations, aviation, military, emergency management, construction, or similar hands‑on environments
• Mechanical or technical aptitude, including equipment maintenance and troubleshooting
• Experience operating or supporting UAS
• FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate
• Experience handling logistics, inventory, or supply
• Familiarity with GIS tools and spatial data (e.g., ArcGIS, QGIS, Google Earth)
• Wilderness or backcountry experience

Rainmaker participates in E‑Verify. To learn more, including your rights and responsibilities, please visit E‑Verify.gov.

Rainmaker is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Rainmaker is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

No recruiting agencies.

Benefits

• Full health coverage (medical, dental, and vision insurance)