Paid Atmospheric Data Fellow — Weather Analytics & Seeding

Blackwing; El Segundo, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 86,000 - 106,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full health coverage

Lunch provided when working in-office

Free EV charging at HQ

Job summary

Rainmaker is offering a paid, full-time atmospheric science fellowship based on-site in El Segundo. Fellows work with the team to translate atmospheric questions into rigorous analyses and deliver a tangible final artifact or dataset for operational use.

You will join an established atmospheric-science group, receive mentorship, and have the opportunity for future roles. The program emphasizes measurable results, uncertainty analysis, and reproducible workflows.

Qualifications

• Current undergraduate, master's, or PhD students are eligible.
• Background in meteorology, atmospheric science, or related fields is required.
• Strong Python and quantitative-analysis ability is essential.
• Experience with meteorological, climate, geospatial, radar, satellite, or model data preferred.
• Ability to articulate assumptions and test sensitivity of results.
• Clear written and verbal communication is required.

Responsibilities

• Translate atmospheric and operational questions into measurable criteria.
• Build and document quality-controlled datasets for the project.
• Apply statistical, climatological, geospatial, verification, or decision-analysis methods.
• Compare results across reanalysis, NWP, radar, satellite, and other data sources.
• Incorporate practical operational constraints when relevant to the question.
• Quantify uncertainty, missingness, bias, and sensitivity to assumptions.
• Create maps, summaries, and decision-oriented outputs for scientists and operators.
• Deliver a final artifact such as dataset, analysis framework, or technical report.

Skills

Python

Quantitative analysis

Meteorology background

Scientific judgment

Communication

On-site availability

Education

Undergraduate, Master’s, or PhD in meteorology or related field

Tools

GRIB

netCDF

xarray

reanalysis data

NWP data

radar data

satellite data

Job description

Rainmaker is offering a paid, full-time atmospheric science fellowship based on-site in El Segundo. Fellows work with the team to translate atmospheric questions into rigorous analyses and deliver a tangible final artifact or dataset for operational use.

You will join an established atmospheric-science group, receive mentorship, and have the opportunity for future roles. The program emphasizes measurable results, uncertainty analysis, and reproducible workflows.