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The Pennsylvania State University

$25/hr

... polar substituents and measure the dielectric properties of the materials using dielectric ... research, and service mission. Federal Contractors Labor Law Poster PA State Labor Law Poster Penn ...

The Pennsylvania State University

... deployed in polar ice. Balloon-borne experiments like the Payload for Ultra-high-Energy ... Researchers in the Wissel lab are also exploring novel concepts like the Beamforming Elevated Array ...

KBR, Inc

Semiconductor Device Engineer

Beavercreek, OH · On-site

$65 - $85/hr

We are seeking a highly motivated and hands-on Semiconductor Device Engineer to join our team researching Ga-polar and N-polar Gallium Nitride devices. This entry-level role (0-2 years of experience ...

KBR, Inc.

Semiconductor Device Engineer

Beavercreek, OH · On-site

We are seeking a highly motivated and hands-on Semiconductor Device Engineer to join our team researching Ga-polar and N-polar Gallium Nitride devices. This entry-level role (0-2 years of experience ...

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How much do polar research jobs pay per hour?

As of Sep 6, 2026, the average hourly pay for polar research in the United States is $42.21, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $34.13 and $42.55 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is a polar research job?

A Polar Research job involves studying the Arctic and Antarctic regions, focusing on climate, wildlife, glaciology, and ecosystems. Researchers collect data in extreme conditions to understand changes in polar environments and their global impact. Roles vary from field scientists and marine biologists to engineers and support staff. These jobs often require specialized training and may involve extended periods in remote locations.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive in polar research, and why are they important?

To thrive in Polar Research, a background in environmental science, biology, geology, or a related scientific discipline, often supported by an advanced degree (MSc or PhD), is essential. Familiarity with specialized research equipment, data analysis software, and certifications in wilderness first aid or field safety are commonly required. Resourcefulness, teamwork, resilience, and effective communication are vital soft skills for working in extreme, isolated environments. These skills and qualifications are crucial to conduct high-quality research, ensure personal and team safety, and achieve project goals in challenging polar conditions.

What are the typical working conditions and team dynamics for polar research positions?

Polar research roles often require extended periods in remote, harsh environments, such as Antarctica or the Arctic, where researchers may live and work in close quarters with a small team. Days frequently involve a mix of outdoor fieldwork in extreme weather and indoor laboratory or data analysis tasks. Collaboration with multidisciplinary teams is common, including coordination with engineers, logistics personnel, and international scientific partners. Adaptability and strong interpersonal skills are important for maintaining morale and efficiency when facing unique physical and logistical challenges. These dynamic settings foster strong professional relationships and unique opportunities for personal and scientific growth.

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Infographic showing various Polar Research job openings in the United States as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 1% Internship, 1% As Needed, 84% Full Time, 11% Part Time, 1% Temporary, and 2% Contract. Highlights an 84% Physical, 4% Hybrid, and 12% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $87,799 per year, or $42.2 per hour.

Satellite Applications Specialist

Rainmaker Technology Corporation

El Segundo, CA • On-site

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Retirement, PTO

This job post has expired 4 days ago. Applications are no longer accepted.

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.
Research at Rainmaker is attached directly to operations. Our scientists and engineers collect proprietary observations, deliberately intervene in atmospheric systems, evaluate the results, and use what they learn to improve the next operation.
About the Role
Rainmaker is hiring a Satellite Remote Sensing Researcher to expand how we use satellite observations across research and operations. You will join experienced satellite scientists and add both scientific capacity and stronger computational execution to the team.
Your work may include developing and validating retrievals, building automated data products, supporting operational cloud analysis, fusing satellite observations with radar and aircraft data, and pursuing applied research under the guidance of Rainmaker's existing researchers. Our highest-priority observations include microwave sounders and other polar-orbiting instruments, while geostationary imagery provides the coverage and temporal continuity needed for operations.
We are open to an earlier-career scientist with excellent fundamentals, high agency, and evidence of strong computational work. You should be excited to learn from experienced researchers while independently owning bounded projects and turning scientific methods into durable workflows.
What You'll Do
  • Develop, reproduce, improve, and validate satellite retrieval algorithms relevant to clouds, precipitation, atmospheric state, and cloud-seeding opportunities.
  • Work extensively with microwave sounders and other polar-orbiting observations while incorporating geostationary imagery for coverage, temporal context, and operational monitoring.
  • Build automated, documented workflows that transform raw or low-level observations into useful scientific and operational products.
  • Evaluate existing SLW, cloud-phase, cloud-top, moisture, temperature, precipitation, and related products against independent observations.
  • Collocate satellite data with radar, NWP, soundings, surface observations, and Rainmaker aircraft, UAS, or in-situ measurements.
  • Quantify retrieval bias, uncertainty, spatial representativeness, latency, coverage, and failure modes by meteorological regime.
  • Support real-time and retrospective cloud analysis for cloud-seeding operations.
  • Improve the reliability, speed, scalability, and usability of satellite-data processing across the science team.
  • Contribute to research directions selected with Rainmaker's existing satellite scientists.
  • Work with ML engineers when data-driven retrievals or multimodal models are justified by the data.
  • Work with software engineers to transition successful research workflows into reliable operational systems.
  • Communicate scientific results, limitations, and uncertainty clearly to researchers, operators, and engineers.

What We're Looking For
  • A degree in atmospheric science, meteorology, remote sensing, physics, applied mathematics, electrical engineering, computer science, or a related field, or equivalent evidence of exceptional remote-sensing ability.
  • Strong scientific understanding of satellite observations, radiative transfer, retrievals, calibration, validation, or measurement uncertainty.
  • Strong Python and quantitative-analysis skills.
  • Experience working computationally with satellite data, preferably including microwave or polar-orbiting observations.
  • Ability to implement, evaluate, and document scientific methods personally rather than immediately handing them off to a software team.
  • Experience with multidimensional scientific data and tools such as NumPy, SciPy, pandas, xarray, Dask, or equivalent systems.
  • Ability to build reproducible data-processing and validation workflows.
  • Comfort receiving research guidance while independently owning a clearly defined project.
  • High agency, learning velocity, and willingness to engage with operational users of the resulting products.

Preferred Qualifications
  • Graduate research or industry experience in satellite meteorology, microwave remote sensing, cloud or precipitation retrievals, atmospheric sounding, or Earth observation.
  • Experience working with both polar-orbiting and geostationary observations.
  • Familiarity with radiative-transfer models, retrieval inversion, Bayesian estimation, uncertainty quantification, or statistical and ML retrieval methods.
  • Experience collocating satellite data with radar, aircraft, in-situ sensors, soundings, or NWP.
  • Familiarity with cloud microphysics, mixed-phase clouds, supercooled liquid water, precipitation processes, or weather modification.
  • Experience with cloud-scale or large-volume geospatial processing in local, HPC, or cloud environments.
  • Experience creating data products used in operational forecasting or decision-making.

What Success Looks Like
Within your first three months, you will have taken ownership of one bounded retrieval or satellite-data workflow selected with the existing team. You will have reproduced and validated the current baseline, then delivered a meaningful improvement in retrieval quality, automation, coverage, latency, scalability, or operational usability.
The result will be a documented and repeatable workflow that Rainmaker's broader science or operations team can use. Success does not require inventing a novel retrieval in one quarter; it requires producing trustworthy computational leverage and demonstrating clear scientific judgment.
Within your first year, you will have expanded the team's capacity across microwave, polar-orbiting, and geostationary observations while making multiple satellite workflows more validated, automated, and operationally useful.
Benefits
  • Significant stock options with high potential upside as an early-stage company
  • 401(k) with employer matching
  • Full health coverage (medical, dental, and vision insurance)
  • Relocation assistance provided (if applicable)
  • Unlimited PTO
  • Paid parental leave for both parents
  • Lunch provided when working in-office and a fully stocked kitchenette
  • Free EV charging at the HQ

$90,000 - $150,000 a year

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