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POSITION TITLE: Data Scientist: Weather and Satellite Applications

REPORTS TO: Chief Product Officer, Senior Data Scientist

LOCATION: Hybrid/In-office in Boulder, Colorado, 3 days per week minimum requirement for in-office work.

**Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor an employment visa at this time.**

Company Introduction

Weather Stream is pioneering commercial satellite meteorology through innovative space-based remote sensing and data science. Driven by a commitment to be a force for good, our core focus is providing critical weather data that enables risk management and effective planning for extreme weather events. By delivering these insights, we help governments, businesses, and communities make more informed decisions. We operate on a sustainable model, committed to technological advancement and delivering maximum value through our data products and solutions.

Why Weather Stream?

At Weather Stream, we're invested in your growth. We foster a supportive culture grounded in open dialogue and transparency, believing that collaboration helps us navigate challenges and enables both collective and individual development. We extend this collaborative spirit globally, engaging with customers, partners and communities to understand their needs and contribute meaningful solutions.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Other duties may be assigned:

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability

required. Other duties may be assigned:

• Research, develop, and apply ML techniques to satellite and weather data products to support Weather Stream’s growing product development requirements.

• Contribute to Weather Stream’s internal toolsets to support data science and refinement of models.

• Support project ideation and proposal writing in response to opportunities from federal and commercial customers.

• Support ML-focused algorithm development and help manage associated software solutions.

• Collaborate with the broader products team to identify suitable ML models and dataset requirements.

• Evaluating, monitoring, and refining the performance of ML models.

• Develop containerized environments to enable deployment of software and work with DevOps engineers to deploy solutions to operations.

• Stay current with the latest developments in ML applications for weather and climate science and promote suitable approaches within the product development process.

QUALIFICATIONS KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

• Demonstrable experience using Python for data handling and processing, including experience with data science and management libraries such as xarray/pandas, ideally with dask.

• Use of common data science/ML libraries for developing models, primarily PyTorch or similar.

• Applied research applying advanced ML techniques to real-world geospatial problems.

• Experience of applying common data science algorithms, such as clustering, PCA, classification, and regression.

• Experience with zarr, hdf5, netcdf, GRIB, and/or geotiff file formats for data storage.

• Demonstrable experience with geospatial data analysis and visualization.

• An exposure to and understanding of MLWP models or satellite applications is a benefit but not required.

• Working knowledge of version control software such as git.

• Excellent communicator both verbally and written

• Organized, detail-oriented, and reliable

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• Masters degree or above in applied machine learning, meteorology, atmospheric science, or a related physical science, or equivalent relevant experience.

• 2+ years of work experience, including in an academic setting. If there is no industry experience, please highlight how you have completed at least one in-depth applied Machine Learning project that ties in to geospatial/satellite data analysis.

CERTIFICATES, SECURITY CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS, WORK AUTHORIZATION

• None required

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an

employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• This is primarily a software development role, so employee must be able to sit/stand at a desk for their workday.

POSITION TYPE / EXPECTED HOURS WORKED

This is a full-time position. Days and hours of work are typically Monday through Friday,

9:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. This position may require long hours and weekend work.

TRAVEL

Travel is primarily local during the business day, although some out-of-area, overnight or international travel may be expected.

OTHER DUTIES

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

We value our employees’ time and e5orts. Our commitment to your success is enhanced by our competitive salary of $105,000 - 120,000, with total compensation including stock options and benefits, plus potential to earn an annual bonus and merit increase.

Weather Stream is conveniently located in central Boulder, Colorado. In addition to a great location, we o5er a fantastic benefits package including:

• Health Reimbursement Account

• 401(k) / retirement plan

• Unlimited vacation for exempt employees

• Paid vacation for non-exempt employees

• Paid sick time

• Paid holidays

• Tuition & Professional Development Reimbursement

• Paid volunteer time

• and much more!

ITAR/EAR REQUIREMENTS

This position may include access to technology and/or data that is subject to U.S. export controls pursuant to ITAR and EAR. To comply with federal export controls, all persons hired must be a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, U.S. lawful permanent resident, refugee or asylum as defined by 8 U.S.C. § 1324b(a)(3), or must otherwise be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State and/or U.S. Department of Commerce as applicable.

EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT

In compliance with federal laws, all hired persons will be required to verify their identity and eligibility to work in the United States by completing the required Employment Eligibility Verification Form (I-9 Form) upon hire.

EEO STATEMENT

The company is an Equal Opportunity Employer, drug free workplace, and complies with ADA regulations as applicable All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status. For more information, please visit eeoc.gov

If you require assistance to complete this application, please contact the Chief Administrative Officer, Sarah Silvas, at hr@weatherstream.com