Remote Wildfire Risk Analytics Lead

Vibrant Planet; Missoula (MT); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Unlimited PTO policy

401k

Company equity

Home office set‑up allowance (one time

Job summary

Vibrant Planet is seeking an experienced wildfire analytics specialist to join the Pyrologix Applied Fire Science team. You will develop and automate wildfire modeling, perform spatial analyses across large landscapes, and support data quality and reporting.

Remote-leaning role with a preference for a Missoula-based hybrid setup, occasional travel may be required. Required capabilities include designing custom analyses of fire models, scripting for spatial workflows, and strong communication

Qualifications

• Experience designing and performing custom analyses of vector and raster results from fire modeling systems.
• Parameterizing and interpreting incident-level wildfire behavior modeling systems (FSPro, FARSITE, etc.).
• Proficiency with GIS software to perform spatial analysis of vector and raster data.
• Experience writing or editing scripts for spatial analysis.
• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team with strong attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Improve fire modeling calibration, validation, and potentially new modeling approaches.
• Advance fire behavior modeling automation and data analysis across large landscapes.
• Develop spatial data and modeling frameworks and ensure data quality.
• Document methodologies and contribute to reports and proposals.

Skills

GIS analysis

Fire modeling

Python geospatial libraries

Data quality assurance

Multi-disciplinary teamwork

Attention to detail

Strong communication

Education

No explicit degree requirement stated

Tools

ArcGIS / ArcMap

QGIS

FSPro / FARSITE or equivalents

Python (GeoPandas, Rasterio, Shapely, GDAL)

Job description

Vibrant Planet is seeking an experienced wildfire analytics specialist to join the Pyrologix Applied Fire Science team. You will develop and automate wildfire modeling, perform spatial analyses across large landscapes, and support data quality and reporting.

Remote-leaning role with a preference for a Missoula-based hybrid setup, occasional travel may be required. Required capabilities include designing custom analyses of fire models, scripting for spatial workflows, and strong communication