Jobs at Rain (make rain)

Own embedded firmware for cloud-seeding vehicles, including flight controllers, power systems, sensors, payloads, board bring-up, hardware integration, communication protocols, safety and recovery behavior, testing, release workflows, and field support. Collaborate with electrical, mechanical, manufacturing, and flight operations teams to deliver reliable vehicle systems from architecture through deployment.

Lead electrical system architecture and hardware development for UAS, payload, and sensing platforms. Design PCBs, prototypes, power distribution, sensor interfaces, and communication modules using Altium. Lead board bring-up, testing, documentation, manufacturing handoff, and cross-functional integration. Develop embedded systems and low-level drivers, mentor engineers, and conduct technical reviews. Preferred experience includes high-power systems, UAV flight testing, power electronics, batteries, flight controllers, and RF systems.

Leads the development and operation of logistics across headquarters, manufacturing, test facilities, and field operations. Responsibilities include transportation, warehousing, inventory and serialized asset management, equipment deployment, regional storage, third-party logistics, reverse logistics, compliance, budgeting, process and systems implementation, and team leadership. The role supports time-sensitive deployments involving aircraft, batteries, seeding materials, spare parts, and other technical equipment while improving readiness, reliability, cost, and inventory utilization.

Develops mission-critical electrical subsystems for Rainmaker’s unmanned aerial systems platform, supporting UAS, dispersion payload, and in-situ and remote sensing systems used in cloud seeding and precipitation enhancement operations.

Lead hands-on mechanical engineering for Rainmaker’s cloud-seeding systems, including UAS, dispersion payloads, and sensing hardware. Own hardware development from concept through production while providing technical leadership, reviewing engineering work, and supporting innovative operational systems addressing water scarcity and weather challenges.

Own Rainmaker’s production infrastructure and security across cloud systems, deployments, observability, identity and access, secrets, vulnerability management, incident response, and recovery. Build CI/CD and test infrastructure, operate resilient 24/7 remote systems, and collaborate across software, science, aircraft engineering, and field operations. Improve deployment, monitoring, security, and recovery processes.

Own state and local permitting for domestic cloud seeding programs: scope regulatory requirements, draft and shepherd permits and licenses, manage environmental approvals, maintain compliance reporting (NOAA Form 17-4), and build state-by-state playbooks and stakeholder relationships to ensure authorized, on-time operations.

Own and build customer-facing geospatial and data-visualization products: interactive campaign visualizations, GIS proposal tooling, demo environments, component library, and instrumentation to drive sales and customer trust. Full-stack ownership from frontend (React/TypeScript) to backend (Python/Node), architecture, and product design.

Lead business development with California state government for Rainmaker's water and precipitation programs. Own revenue targets, build pipelines across appropriations, grants, and contracts, cultivate legislative and agency relationships, shape policy and budget engagement, coordinate public/private partnerships, support cross-functional pursuits, and run events and market intelligence to secure funded work.