Sensor Data Engineer
Key Skills for This Role
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Responsibilities
- Production software that converts raw balloon measurements into weather observations in customer-facing databases
- Sensor processing and quality control algorithms for temperature, pressure, humidity, wind, and other measurements
- Investigating pipeline failures , including data loss and quality issues
- Improving the architecture and scalability of sensor-processing systems as the constellation grows
Skills and Qualifications
- Have strong intuition for sensors, physics, and/or statistics and can reason from first principles
- Can communicate clearly about complex technical systems across hardware and software teams
- Have strong Python and data-analysis skills and are willing to learn how to manage databases, Linux systems, production services, and 24/7 data pipelines
- Have high agency and are comfortable owning systems end-to-end with minimal oversight
Bonus
Background in physics, atmospheric science, computer science, or another quantitative engineering field
Experience with instrumentation, calibration, meteorological sensors, or scientific measurement systems
Experience with statistics, filtering, or production data-processing systems
Experience working in a fast-moving R&D environment
Benefits
- 401(k), health, dental and vision insurance, unlimited PTO, stock options, and office food and beverages.
Salary
- $100,000–$200,000, depending on experience and scope.
Location
- In person at 1600 Bridge Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA.
About WindBorne Systems
WindBorne Systems is a private weather-intelligence company building smart balloons and AI forecasts for governments and businesses.
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