As a Field Operations Specialist at Rainmaker, you will deploy to remote mountain locations to execute cloud seeding missions. You will operate drones and equipment in harsh weather conditions, run pre-flight checks, and work as part of a small team to release seeding particles into supercooled clouds, ultimately creating snowpack and water resources for drought-stricken areas. The role involves frequent travel, physical demands, and working overnight when weather windows are identified.

Responsibilities

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.

Requirements

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

Nice to have

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