Field Operations Specialist

About the role

Make it rain. Make Snow. Make Earth Habitable. Rainmaker builds and deploys audacious technologies that work with nature to create an abundant, habitable planet. We are modernizing proven cloud-seeding science with weather-resistant UAS, radar and satellite observations, numerical weather prediction, novel sensing and validation systems, and sustainable seeding technologies. We are building an integrated system to make more freshwater available to farms, ecosystems, and communities. Our ambition is bold, but we pursue it with humility. We take on difficult problems in the real world with technical rigor, grit, integrity, and an openness to learning and course-correcting. We are hiring individuals with evidence of exceptional ability. If you want to build systems that endure, restore, and provide, and help deliver the future we were promised, we want to hear from you. Department: Field Operations Reports To: Program Manager Type: Contract (concludes April 30, 2027) Salary: Hourly, $65,000k annual equivalent + overtime ABOUT RAINMAKER Rainmaker is pioneering a modern cloud seeding system to address water scarcity and inclement weather challenges worldwide. We develop and integrate radar validation, weather-resistant UAS, numerical weather modeling, and sustainable seeding agents into an effective precipitation enhancement solution. Rainmaker is building something that hasn't existed before. If you're the kind of person who gets energized by hard problems, new territory, and the opportunity to do work that has real impact on water resources, we want to hear from you. ABOUT THE ROLE It’s 10:24 PM. You were waiting for the call. Your phone buzzes. Rainmaker’s meteorologists have identified an overnight seeding window within the mountain range of your area of operations. Conditions are ideal. You’ve got about ten hours to turn supercooled liquid water into the snow that will eventually melt and feed into the aquifers, farms, and communities that need water now more than ever. At headquarters, your team scouts the mission and loads the F-150 with drones, generators, laptops, and a Starlink. Your dog jumps in the cab with you, ready for adventure. The Agile Deployment Vehicle smells like Red Bull as your crew heads north towards the mountains. The temperature outside is dropping. Single digits by the time you reach the launch site.   Your fingers are clumsy with the cold as you run pre-flight checks, but you’ve done it enough times that your hands know what to do. Your drone lifts into the sky, then out of sight. What happens next is invisible. At 10,000 feet, the drone releases seeding particles into supercooled clouds, coaxing ice into existence, nudging the atmosphere toward something it was almost ready to do on its own. You are making it snow. Over the next few hours, precipitation falls across the mountains. Snowpack deepens. In just one mission, your team has created millions of gallons of water for a place that has suffered from drought for far too long. You and your team were the reason. As dawn breaks, you pack up and drive home before sunrise to sleep, ready to do it again when given the chance. You are a Rainmaker Field Operations Specialist. This is the job. Become a Rainmaker.  QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED - 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 PREFERRED - 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 UAS - 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 participates in E-Verify. To learn more, including your rights and responsibilities, please visit E-Verify.gov. Rainmaker is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Rainmaker is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status. No recruiting agencies.