Aerosol Scientist

Rainmaker

El Segundo, CA, United States

Posted on: 2025-04-23

Category: sustainability

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Employment type:

Full time

Experience required:

Intermediate

Salary

Salary not provided

About the company:

Rainmaker provides water for farms, watersheds, and ecosystems, fortifying growth and stewarding the natural world. We are Making Earth Habitable.

Rainmaker is pioneering a modern cloud seeding system to solve water scarcity and inclement weather problems. Rainmaker scientists aim to understand the physical and chemical characteristics of novel cloud seeding particles and how they interact with clouds. This role is responsible for conducting highly technical and complex research projects independently and in consultation with a supervisor. It includes daily operation of laboratory equipment and assisting in experimental setup and execution of aerosol characterization studies in the laboratory and in the field.

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What You'll Do

Characterize aerosol samples by their size, hygroscopicity, and ice nucleation ability

Compete field work measuring aerosols and meteorological conditions

Operate and maintain sophisticated scientific equipment

Process and analyze research data and effectively communicate the findings to the greater scientific and engineering teams

Required Qualifications

Strong communication skills, ability to work independently and in a team setting

Experience setting up meteorological and aerosol instrumentation in a field setting

Aerosol sizing expertise

Experience with experimental design and data interpretation

Able to produce consistent, high-quality results

Ability to work effectively with shifting priorities

Preferred Qualifications

Ice nucleation experience (CFDC, IS, PINE, etc)

CCN or hygroscopic measurement experience

Experience designing aerosol inlets or calculating aerosol losses in inlets

Experience using or designing aerosol dispersion devices

Education & Experience

Preferred Education: PhD or Master’s degree in atmospheric science, chemistry, physics or other relevant fields

Minimum Education: Bachelor’s degree in atmospheric science, chemistry, physics or other relevant fields

Preferred Experience: 3 years

Minimum Experience: 1+ year working in a laboratory research or technical support role

Preferred Field of Expertise: Aerosol science, atmospheric science, chemistry, physics, meteorology

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