Rainmaker Fellow, Satellite Remote Sensing (Science)

TL;DR

hirify.global Fellow, Satellite Remote Sensing (Science): Developing and optimizing satellite-based remote sensing workflows to enhance precipitation-enhancement programs with an accent on microwave-sounder retrievals and data fusion. Focus on validating satellite products against in-situ measurements and implementing ML-based retrieval improvements.

Location: On-site in El Segundo, CA

Salary: $8,000 per month

Company

hirify.global is pioneering a modern cloud-seeding system to increase precipitation and address severe-weather challenges through atmospheric science and advanced sensing.

What you will do

• Acquire, process, and quality-control microwave, polar-orbiting, and geostationary satellite observations.
• Validate satellite products against radar, NWP, and in-situ measurements from aircraft, UAS, or ground sensors.
• Implement physically motivated, statistical, or ML retrieval improvements to existing baselines.
• Build documented, reproducible computational workflows for use by other scientists.
• Present findings to technical leadership and deliver final artifacts such as benchmarks or research papers.

Requirements

• Background as an undergraduate, master's, PhD student, postdoctoral researcher, or recent graduate.
• Strong quantitative and programming ability, preferably in Python.
• Experience in atmospheric remote sensing, physics, applied mathematics, electrical engineering, or computer science.
• Availability for full-time, on-site work in El Segundo.
• Ability to handle large, imperfect, multidimensional observational datasets.

Culture & Benefits

• Full health coverage including medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Complimentary lunch and a fully stocked kitchenette for on-site employees.
• Free EV charging at the headquarters.
• Direct mentorship from experienced satellite science researchers.
• Consideration for future full-time roles and support for scientific publications.