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Paramount

Anchor Weather

San Francisco, CA · On-site

$130K - $190K/yr

Must be able to utilize graphics, NWS sources, and live radar to convey urgent information for storms and severe weather ensuring KPIX fulfills the mission of First Alert Weather. Must have knowledge ...

Paramount

Anchor Weather

San Francisco, CA · On-site

$130K - $190K/yr

Must be able to utilize graphics, NWS sources, and live radar to convey urgent information for storms and severe weather ensuring KPIX fulfills the mission of First Alert Weather. Must have knowledge ...

E-Space

Radar System Modeling Engineer

Saratoga, CA · On-site

$120K - $200K/yr

Join us to design and deploy next-generation, satellite-based radar that delivers persistent, all-weather, day-night sensing at global scale. You'll build end-to-end capabilities--from waveform ...

E-Space

Radar System Modeling Engineer

Saratoga, CA · On-site

$120K - $200K/yr

Join us to design and deploy next-generation, satellite-based radar that delivers persistent, all-weather, day-night sensing at global scale. You'll build end-to-end capabilities-from waveform design ...

E-Space

Radar System Modeling Engineer

Saratoga, CA

$120K - $200K/yr

Join us to design and deploy next-generation, satellite-based radar that delivers persistent, all-weather, day-night sensing at global scale. You'll build end-to-end capabilities-from waveform design ...

Anduril Industries

Staff Radar Engineer

Costa Mesa, CA · On-site

$191K - $253K/yr

Our software-defined radars provide persistent, all-weather detection and tracking of aerial targets and ground threats from airborne platforms, seamlessly integrating with Lattice OS to enable ...

Anduril Industries

Staff Radar Engineer

Costa Mesa, CA · On-site

$191K - $253K/yr

Our software-defined radars provide persistent, all-weather detection and tracking of aerial targets and ground threats from airborne platforms, seamlessly integrating with Lattice OS to enable ...

Saalex

Weather Forecaster I

Ridgecrest, CA

$37.32/hr

... radar, and centralized forecast sources. Position Type : Full-Time Salary Range: $37.32 hourly ... Observe weather phenomena and analyze climatic regimes, geography, terrain, weather system ...

Saalex

Weather Forecaster I

Ridgecrest, CA · On-site

$37.32/hr

... radar, and centralized forecast sources. Position Type : Full-Time Salary Range: $37.32 hourly ... Observe weather phenomena and analyze climatic regimes, geography, terrain, weather system ...

Saalex

Weather Forecaster I

Ridgecrest, CA · On-site

$37.32/hr

... radar, and centralized forecast sources. Position Type : Full-Time Salary Range: $37.32 hourly ... Observe weather phenomena and analyze climatic regimes, geography, terrain, weather system ...

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How much do weather radar jobs pay per hour?

As of Aug 12, 2026, the average hourly pay for weather radar in California is $34.25, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $21.35 and $39.62 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive in the weather radar position, and why are they important?

To excel as a Weather Radar Technician, you need a solid background in meteorology, electronics, and radar system maintenance, supported by relevant technical certifications or an associate degree in electronics or a related field. Familiarity with Doppler radar systems, diagnostic instruments, and weather data analysis software is highly valued. Attention to detail, problem-solving abilities, and effective teamwork are key soft skills that enhance performance in this role. These competencies are critical to ensuring accurate weather monitoring, system uptime, and reliable support for meteorological teams.

What are the typical daily responsibilities of a weather radar technician?

As a Weather Radar Technician, your day-to-day responsibilities include operating and maintaining radar systems, conducting routine equipment inspections, calibrating instruments, and troubleshooting technical issues as they arise. You will regularly analyze and verify the accuracy of radar data, ensuring that weather information provided to meteorologists and the public is reliable and timely. You'll also collaborate closely with engineers and meteorologists to address any system irregularities and to implement upgrades or repairs. The role may require occasional on-call shifts or fieldwork, especially during severe weather events, to keep radar systems fully operational.

How to become a weather radar operator?

To become a weather radar operator, typically a high school diploma or equivalent is required, followed by specialized training or an associate's degree in meteorology, atmospheric science, or a related field. On-the-job training is common, and familiarity with radar systems, weather data analysis, and computer skills are important for this role.

What is a weather radar?

A Weather Radar job typically involves operating, maintaining, and analyzing weather radar systems to track and predict weather patterns. Professionals in this field work for meteorological agencies, research institutions, or private companies to monitor precipitation, storm movement, and severe weather events. They interpret radar data to assist in weather forecasting, aviation safety, and emergency preparedness. The role may also include troubleshooting radar equipment, developing new radar technologies, and ensuring accurate data collection.

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Infographic showing various Weather Radar job openings in California as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 82% Full Time, 15% Part Time, 2% Temporary, and 1% Contract. Highlights an 99% Physical, and 1% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $71,242 per year, or $34.3 per hour.

Rainmaker Fellow, Radar Science

Rainmaker Technology Corporation

Norman, OK • On-site

$8.0K/mo

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision

Posted 19 days ago

Job description

About Rainmaker
Rainmaker is pioneering a modern cloud-seeding system to increase precipitation, improve water availability, and address severe-weather challenges. We combine atmospheric science, weather-resistant UAS, radar and satellite observations, numerical weather prediction, novel sensing systems, and sustainable seeding technologies to design, operate, and evaluate precipitation-enhancement programs.
Radar is central to how Rainmaker observes storms, targets operations, evaluates atmospheric evolution, and learns from field programs. Fellows work with scientists and operators who use the resulting analysis in real decisions.
About the Fellowship
The Rainmaker Radar Science Fellowship is a paid, full-time research appointment for exceptional undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, recent graduates, and other early-career researchers.
You will join Rainmaker's radar-science group and work alongside our researchers on a scoped project drawn from the team's current research priorities and defined in close collaboration with your research lead or mentor. Project matching will consider available data, mentor capacity, team needs, and your background. You will take responsibility for a concrete workstream while contributing to ongoing analysis, scientific review, and operational support across the radar team.
Examples of the Work
Fellowship projects change with Rainmaker's research and operational priorities. Examples of the work our radar team may pursue include:
  • Creating a radar-aircraft collocation atlas to investigate which radar structures and dual-polarization features contain useful information about measured supercooled liquid water.
  • Extending and validating an MRMS/MESH hail-event catalog and storm-object tracker.
  • Building a carefully controlled radar evaluation framework for cloud-seeding operations
  • Automating an existing radar-analysis workflow used by Rainmaker scientists and operators.

What You'll Do
  • Build quality-controlled radar datasets aligned with aircraft, UAS, satellite, model, surface, or operational observations.
  • Implement and validate radar-processing, feature-extraction, retrieval, storm-tracking, or statistical-analysis methods.
  • Investigate how results vary with storm type, range, terrain, temperature regime, observing geometry, and data quality.
  • Develop honest baselines and quantify uncertainty, false detections, selection effects, and failure modes.
  • Create case visualizations and scientific analyses that domain experts can inspect.
  • Produce clear, reusable code and documentation.
  • Present findings to Rainmaker's radar scientists, meteorologists, operators, and technical leadership.
  • Deliver a final artifact such as a validated dataset, case atlas, tracking system, retrieval candidate, operational product, analysis protocol, or research paper.

What We're Looking For
  • Current undergraduate, master's, or PhD students; postdoctoral researchers; recent graduates; and other early-career researchers are all eligible.
  • Strong quantitative and programming ability, preferably in Python.
  • Experience with radar meteorology, atmospheric science, signal processing, remote sensing, image analysis, geospatial data, or a closely related field.
  • Ability to formulate a scientific question, implement an analysis, and validate the result carefully.
  • Comfort working with large, imperfect observational datasets.
  • High agency and the ability to take responsibility for a bounded workstream while collaborating with experienced researchers.
  • Clear written and verbal communication.
  • Availability for full-time, on-site work in El Segundo for the agreed appointment.

What Success Looks Like
By the end of the fellowship, you will have answered a clearly defined scientific or operational question and delivered a result the radar team can continue using. Depending on the project, that might be a validated dataset, novel retrieval, tracking system, analysis framework, or automated operational workflow.
Fellowship Details
  • Paid, full-time, and on-site in El Segundo, CA or Norman, OK.
  • Three month appointment
  • Rolling applications and project-specific start dates.
  • Attached directly to Rainmaker's radar-science group with a named mentor.
  • Possible consideration for future full-time roles, without any promise or expectation of conversion.
  • Publication may be supported when it does not compromise Rainmaker intellectual property or operational know-how.

Compensation and Benefits
$8,000 per month
Benefits:
  • Full health coverage (medical, dental, and vision insurance)
  • Lunch provided when working in-office and a fully stocked kitchenette
  • Free EV charging at the HQ

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