Hybrid Senior Meteorologist, Solutions Operations Specialist

at ICEYE

• Job title: Senior Meteorologist, Solutions Operations Specialist
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Remote Sensing
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Tokyo, Japan

About the role

• Meteorologist role enabling high-impact natural catastrophe intelligence and 24/7 operations at ICEYE. Join our Solutions Delivery team in Tokyo with hybrid work model.

Responsibilities

• **The Mission of the Meteorologist and Solutions Operations Specialist**Enable timely, high-impact natural catastrophe intelligence through expert meteorological insight.
• To support the company’s growth, we continue to scale our Solutions Delivery team and are looking for a Meteorologist to join our team remotely from Australia. ICEYE’s Solutions Delivery team is responsible for 24/7 operations that enable near-real-time assessment of the impact of global natural catastrophes and geophysical change using remote sensing technology. These solutions empower end users to quantitatively make timely actions for event characterization, assessment, and response during stressful and uncertain times.
• **Expected Outcomes & Requirements****Outcomes**
• Support our team in daily operations of monitoring global natural catastrophes
• Operate a daily weather monitoring and forecasting capability focused on natural catastrophes using a variety of online and ICEYE resources
• Provide daily input on real-time storm tracking for the Solutions Operations team members responsible for satellite tasking and acquisition
• Build detailed and comprehensive SAR data acquisition plans and task ICEYE constellation in order capture natural catastrophes
• Provide recommendations as well as weather updates for Solutions GIS Analysts performing analysis of various natural catastrophes
• Define requirements and collaborate with our Analytics engineering team to design and automate meteorology-focused analytics
• Create rigorous processes for ensuring global readiness for natural catastrophe analytics to be performed 24/7.
• Lead daily weather huddles and standups to ensure tight operational procedures around natural catastrophe events
• Identify and communicate important natural catastrophes to Marketing and Social Media teams to help further ICEYE brand recognition as SAR leader in natural catastrophe monitoring
• Utilize your communications skills to convey that information in a clear and concise manner to your coworkers and to external clients.
• Have fun. This is a part of ICEYE’s values - we aim to do our best work, but a career with ICEYE is also enjoyable.

Requirements

• **Role-specific Competences****Required**
• Education in Meteorology, Atmospheric Sciences, or a closely related field
• Experience with operational forecasting for decision-making (min. 2 years)
• Excellent time management, communication skills, proactiveness and problem solving
• Ability to work a non-standard schedule (extra hours, weekends, and holidays as needed)
• Being comfortable with finding your own way and live well in the continuous stream of change that is inevitable in a start-up that is beginning to scale
• Dealing well with pressure and strict deadlines
• Business-level proficiency in Japanese
• **Preferred**
• Direct monitoring and forecasting experience for natural catastrophes
• Deep understanding of tropical meteorology and/or hydrology
• Experience in earth observation
• Global forecasting experience
• Experience working in or with the insurance industry
• Experience working in or with emergency management
• Familiarity with GIS software (eg. ArcGIS, QGIS)
• SAR or radar data fundamentals
• Satellite tasking
• **Key Competences**In addition to the requirements above, we evaluate candidates on these key qualities throughout the hiring process:
• **Intellectual Firepower:** Rapidly comprehends, structures and synthesizes complex information, draws accurate conclusions, and communicates them with clarity.
• **Passion & Work Ethic:** Brings sustained motivation, resilience, and high personal standards to every challenge.
• **Ownership & Action:** Assumes full accountability for outcomes, acting decisively and ensuring commitments are delivered.
• **Team Player:** Works collaboratively across teams, contributing to shared success and engaging in constructive debate.
• **Integrity & Growth Mindset:** Operates with transparency and humility, learns from setbacks, and actively seeks opportunities to grow.

Benefits

• At ICEYE, you will join a diverse and highly engaged team united by the ambition to make the impossible possible. As a global scale-up, we combine speed and ambition with the opportunity to take real ownership from day one.
• We actively support continuous professional development and provide access to training, courses, and conferences. Your growth, wellbeing, and success are a priority, and your work will have visible impact during real-world, mission-critical events.
• A job that matters in a dynamic Earth Observation environment with a scale-up approach
• An independent role with a supportive and diverse work environment
• Time for self-development, research, training, conferences, or certification schemes
• Relocation support to Japan
• **Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion**At ICEYE, diversity isn’t just a buzzword – it’s our greatest asset. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where every voice is heard and valued. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and are happy to support workplace adjustments throughout the recruitment process.