Full-Time

Field Operations Specialist

Rainmaker

Rainmaker

Cloud seeding technology to combat water scarcity

No salary listed

Salt Lake City, UT, USA

In Person

On-site in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Category
Operations & Logistics (1)
Requirements
  • 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
Responsibilities
  • Load the Agile Deployment Vehicle with drones, generators, laptops, and a Starlink for field mission deployment
  • Scout mission area and plan field operations in remote mountain regions
  • Perform pre-flight checks on drones and equipment
  • Operate drones during missions at high altitude (up to 10,000 feet)
  • Release seeding particles into supercooled clouds to initiate or enhance precipitation
  • Carry out field seeding operations to generate snowpack for water resources
  • Pack up equipment and return to base after mission and prepare for subsequent missions
  • Coordinate with headquarters and team to plan and execute deployments
Desired Qualifications
  • 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 unmanned aerial systems
  • 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 is a cloud seeding company based in El Segundo, California, that operates an integrated system of weather radar, unmanned aircraft, and monitoring software to generate rainfall in water-stressed regions. Its platform identifies optimal seeding conditions, deploys drones to disperse seeding agents into clouds, and uses radar to validate results, modernizing a decades-old atmospheric science practice. What sets Rainmaker apart is its embedded research organization, which prioritizes transparency and scientific rigor, and its focus on American-made hardware for agriculture, drought relief, and ecosystem restoration. The goal is to end water scarcity by making precipitation enhancement more precise, measurable, and widely accessible.

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What believers are saying

  • Operational costs drop to ~$50 per flight hour via AI-driven cloud identification[1]
  • Full-stack water scarcity solution launches across North America and Pacific by late 2025[1]
  • March 2025 Oregon verified rainfall validates AI attribution model for global expansion[2]

What critics are saying

  • California's 2025 cloud-seeding suspension halves R&D staff and halts revenue growth
  • Atmo gains exclusive rights to Rainmaker's proprietary seeding data within 24 months
  • Series A capital wasted on ineffective deployments if Atmo models fail to predict windows

What makes Rainmaker unique

  • Only sub-55 lb drone flies in severe icing conditions for precise supercooled water targeting[3]
  • Proprietary radar system measures precipitation in real time to verify seeding impact[3]
  • Exclusive Atmo AI partnership combines deep learning forecasts with radar-validated cloud identification[1]

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