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Senior Project Associate - Data Solutions Architect, AgriAdapt &amp; Urban Heat Who we are and what we do?World Resources Institute (WRI) is an independent, non-profit global research organization that turns big ideas into action at the nexus of environment, economic opportunity and human well-being. Our work focuses on building sustainable and livable cities and working towards a low carbon economy. Through research, analysis, and recommendations, World Resources Institute puts ideas into action to build transformative solutions to protect the earth, promote livelihoods, and enhance human well-being. WRI India has the capacity to convene key stakeholders, and forge strategic partnerships with governments, business, foundations, civil society organizations, institutes and NGOs, to scale-up solutions that can bring game-changing results for the sustainable management of natural resources in India.Program Overview for Sustainable Cities and TransportAt WRI India Ross Center we focus on <a href="https://wricitiesindia.org/content/practice-areas">10 integrated solutions</a> to urban challenges. Through applied research, tools, hands-on advice, and by tapping our network of global experts, we accelerate transformative urban initiatives that have the power to change Indian cities into thriving, equitable and low-carbon places that are good for people and the planet.Working at WRI India Ross Center offers you the unique opportunity to learn and grow as you collaborate with a diverse set of change agents across Delhi, Bangalore and Mumbai. As India’s biggest urban focused think and do tank, we seek thoughtful, enterprise-minded and sensitive individuals who can help us support this transformation and make a positive difference to citizens’ everyday lives.About the projectAgriAdaptWRI's vision for sustainable food systems includes building the climate resilience of agricultural value chains so that by 2028, at least one million people who depend on them (including marginalised groups such as women, youth, indigenous people, and those living in poverty) are more resilient to climate change impacts and able to recover more quickly when climate-related disasters strike. AgriAdapt is a creative project within WRI’s Climate Resilience Practice which aims to provide agricultural value chain actors with information about climate risks, alongside appropriate adaptation options.Urban HeatIn the face of a changing climate, cities are exposed to life-threatening extreme heat. WRI’s urban heat initiative focuses on supporting cities to make investments in cool urban surface infrastructure that lowers temperatures and saves lives. These investments include expanded tree cover, increased solar reflectivity of buildings, streets, and other hard infrastructure, and expanded use of green infrastructure and permeable materials. To achieve this, we focus our activities in three areas: 1) Building to close data gaps, 2) Building decision support tools, 3) Scaling deployment of these data and decision tools.About your role: You will lead the development of data and software products that improve how we create, discover, and use data to support a more resilient and prosperous world. As the Data Solutions Architect, AgriAdapt and Urban Heat you will develop and implement data product roadmaps, managing data pipelines and overseeing the release of new features. This role is a combination of hands-on and an advisory role.You will be supported by a team of data science, software engineering and product staff within WRI’s Data Lab, and subject matter experts from WRI’s Climate Resilience Practice and Ross Centre for Sustainable Cities. You will report to the Program Head - Spatial Data and Data Analytics at WRI India’s Sustainable Cities and Transport program.You will be fully remote but could become hybrid depending on the available office space where you are located.How your day will unfold:  Translate user and stakeholders needs into technical solutions (50%):· Assist the AgriAdapt and Urban Heat project teams (Cities, Data Lab, Climate Resilience Practice) in transforming insights collected from user research activities into locally relevant data solutions that meet the requirements of the stakeholders (government, universities, civil society, user community).· Facilitate architectural and design workshops with AgriAdapt and Urban Heat project teams and stakeholders to understand project goals, propose and refine technical solutions.· Identify technical challenges related to the implementation of urban heat data applications within different stakeholders’ contexts (integration with existing systems, data sharing and documentation, solutions architecture).· Deliver target architecture and design documents to ensure the build of new data applications and features.Manage the delivery of technical solutions (30%): · Lead the build of the AgriAdapt global data platform built on Resource Watch API, and our future products localized to India stakeholders needs and context.· Build and demonstrate rapid prototypes and identify technical opportunities for scaling them.· Provide technical support to Project Managers in coordinating the work of all consultants and sub-contractors, ensuring and quality delivery of expected outputs, cooperation among the sub-contracted activities, and ensuring the data and technology offer of the initiative meets internal and external needs following its vision and theory of change.· Support on user adoption of technical solutions, including analyzing the usage of the tool, and providing training and capacity building to the user community.Build data partnerships (20%):· Identify and cultivate a set of important strategic data and technology partnerships to guide value creation for AgriAdapt and Urban Heat programs.· Manage data partnerships through data sharing agreements and data collaborative strategy.· Ensure integration of new data to the AgriAdapt web tool.Qualifications and Requirements we seek:  · Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Science, Human-Computer Interaction or related field is equivalent practical experience in lieu of a degree is accepted.· Experience: Minimum of 5 years’ work experience in data-driven research and technology implementation projects involving application of geospatial analytics, remote sensing and big data is necessary.· Working knowledge of software product development, working with external vendors and leading vendor procurement process.· Experience coordinating partnerships of partners, donors, and governments.· Excellent technical documentation and communication skills, including working knowledge of Confluence, Jira, Asana or similar software ticketing systems and knowledge repositories.· Experience designing and conducting quantitative and qualitative data analysis.· High level of comfort using data visualization and storytelling tools and frameworks such as PowerBI, Flourish, Observable, MapLibre, OpenLayers, Leaflet. Familiarity with Python, CARTO, ArcGIS, or GEE.· A team player who is comfortable working with a globally distributed team across time zones, and, both with technology teams and with non-technical stakeholders.· Substantive knowledge on digital transformation, climate applications, climate-smart agriculture and latest technologies is desirable.·, Detail Oriented with demonstrated organizational skills and ability to work in a timely manner.· Languages: fluency in English is important. Working knowledge of Hindi, Tamil, Telugu or other languages is beneficial.· Other requirements: Existing work authorization is required where this position is based. WRI is unable to authorize visa work authorization.Salary and Benefits: INR 11,00,000 to INR 13,00,000 CTC Salary shall be commensurate with experience and skills. WRI offers a generous and comprehensive benefits package.Duration: 1 year (extendable based on performance and project requirements) Location: Remote, IndiaStart Date: At the earliest List of Documents to be attached:<ul><li>Cover Letter (outlining your interest and suitability for the position)</li><li>Resume</li></ul>Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted for an interview. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) @WRI IndiaWRI India values and promotes diversity, equity and inclusion across all areas of our work and workforce. Integrating these values into our actions fosters a progressive and collaborative culture and can also enhance our impact.  It is our responsibility to create a welcoming working environment for people of diverse cultures, backgrounds and experience to learn together. We are responsible for fostering a safe and inclusive workplace where questions, concerns and information about diversity, equity and inclusion are part of our ongoing dialogue and development.Learn more about WRI India’s commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). <a href="https://wri-india.org/about/diversity-equity-and-inclusion">Click Here</a><h2>People-centric to the core:</h2>We keep our people at the centre of everything we do - from a welcoming work environment to benefits and a culture that encourages staff to stay healthy, happy, engaged, and growing.Some of the non-monetary benefits that our staff get: Health benefits: We cover health insurance for you and your loved ones for up to INR 8 lakhsTerm Insurance: Our term insurance policy covers life coverage of 50 lakhs per staff memberEmployee Assistance program: Promoting mental well-being and supporting staff in achieving a satisfying work-life balanceHealth &amp; Nutrition: Personalized diet recommendation from a certified dietitian based on the physical health condition and lifestyleFlexible work schedule:  Alternative work arrangements for all who are eligible by nature of their jobLearning culture: Workshops and trainings to empower staff, encourage new learning opportunitiesRest and Recharge weeks: We encourage staff to take time off to rest, rejuvenate, upskill, and pursue their interests.Our leave policy: Avail personal time off at 36 per year, along with public holidays, maternity, paternity, and adoption leaves.Click here to know more about our benefits <a href="https://wri-india.org/careers">Careers | WRI INDIA (wri-india.org)</a>Equal employment @WRI IndiaWe believe in equal employment, it is our policy to recruit, and provide opportunities for advancement in all job classifications without regard to caste, religion, sex, age, marital status, sexual preference, parental status, or disability.

Senior Project Associate - Data Solutions Architect, AgriAdapt & Urban Heat

Consultant - Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning

About UsAt Saildrone, we sustainably explore, map, and monitor the oceans to understand, protect, and preserve our world. We provide real-time access to critical data from any ocean on earth, 24/7/365, and use proprietary software applications to transform that data into actionable insights and intelligence. Our fleet of uncrewed surface vehicles (USVs), powered by renewable wind and solar power, have a minimal carbon footprint and operate without the need for a crewed support vessel. Saildrone works with governments, civil agencies, foundations, universities, and private companies around the globe to drive better information about our oceans and seas—from sailing into the eye of a category 4 hurricane to obtain new data about how storms intensify, collecting new CO2 data in hard-to-reach areas, and counting fish biomass to inform sustainable fishery management, to mapping the ocean floor and reducing illegal fishing and drug trafficking. As a result of our work, Saildrone has been included on Fast Company’s annual list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies, earned an Ocean Awards’ Innovation Award, won Best Tech For Good from the Timmy Awards, and was recognized by Andreessen Horowitz’s American Dynamism 50 list of the Top 50 Companies Kickstarting American Renewal. Our first-annual Atlantic hurricane mission with NOAA was included as one of The New York Times’ 21 Things That Happened for the First Time in 2021 and Popular Science's 100 Greatest Innovations of 2021.We are based in Alameda, CA, with offices in Washington DC and St. Petersburg, FL, and operate our missions worldwide. Saildrone is backed by top-tier investors in the frontier tech and sustainability sectors, including Social Capital, Capricorn, Lux Capital, BOND Capital, and Emerson Collective. This is an exciting opportunity with a fast-growing team at the cutting-edge intersection of big data services and autonomous hardware. You will be an integral part of a high-performing multi-disciplinary delivering high impact for humanity and future generations. The RoleSaildrone's autonomous surface vehicles operate for unprecedented periods of time in the most unforgiving environments on the planet. From the inside of hurricanes to the frigid waters of the Arctic, the stresses they endure are immense. The technical execution of preparing the vehicles for their mission and rigorous root cause analysis must be performed with a high degree of skill and consistency. As a Technical Operations Engineer, you will be responsible for ensuring the technical outcome of the vehicles throughout their lifecycle by solving problems to support operations and production teams and improving the quality and reliability of the vehicles by facilitating faster product iteration and translating drone performance in the field into targeted design improvements.You will fill a central role within the company and collaborate with a variety of teams in engineering, operations, and production. You will apply technical expertise to ensure operational excellence across our product line. You will need to develop and execute operational plans to sustain and improve Saildrone's systems at scale. You will translate messy, real-world data into actionable product and process improvements.What You'll Do<ul><li>Develop a top-to-bottom understanding of complex sensors and embedded systems as they relate to an entire, functioning system</li><li>Provide internal customer service to supported production and operations teams to quickly resolve any technical issues they experience</li><li>Build trust with cross-functional teams and lead root cause analysis to identify areas for improvement</li><li>Propose and implement solutions for issues, processes, and system architecture</li><li>Help evaluate the effectiveness of those solutions and other engineering developments by supporting system integration testing</li><li>Provide on-call support to troubleshoot, diagnose and fix software, hardware, and networking issues on autonomous surface vehicles</li><li>Help support new sensor and system integration to streamline the handoff of new products and features from engineering to operations by embedding with design teams, producing documentation, and training your peers</li><li>Participate in on-call rotations for high-impact, high-priority issue resolution</li><li>Travel to locations all over the world to help ready and deploy drones for their missions</li></ul> Required skills and experience<ul><li>At least two years of professional experience performing post-manufacture servicing of complex embedded systems or consumer products</li><li>Willing and able to travel domestically and internationally as well as work extended hours when necessary</li><li>Ability to independently apply knowledge of electrical diagrams/schematics, and mechanical systems to identify a problem with a product, determine the cause, and execute an appropriate repair</li><li>Familiar with electrical, mechanical, and materials engineering concepts</li><li>Able to context switch quickly to respond to new and urgent issues</li><li>Comfortable obtaining data and diagnosing issues from software and networking platforms using command-line tools on a Linux OS.</li><li>Able to write and understand basic shell scripts to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of performing various diagnostic- and test-related tasks.</li><li>Maintain appropriate records and inventories. Possess organizational habits and a willingness to define, follow, and improve process and work standards.</li><li>Strong people skills and an ability to work with a wide variety of teams</li><li>Strong safety consciousness and the ability to use good judgment to assess and execute safe operations at home and in new and unfamiliar environments</li></ul> Desired skills and experienceHere's a non-exhaustive list of specific skills where prior knowledge and experience would lend themselves to high performance:<ul><li>Experience in a field engineer, test engineer, operations engineering or integration/prototype engineering role, bachelors a plus</li><li>Experience working within service-level objectives (SLI, SLO, SLA, Error Budget, Burn Rate)</li><li>Experience applying concepts of continuous improvement and root cause analysis to scale operations within a start-up environment</li><li>Experience with network and message protocols (TCP/IP, HTTP, CAN, RS-485, RS-232, SPI, I2C, routing, ACLs)</li><li>Experience using APIs to interact with processes and components</li><li>Experience using industry-standard CAD tools (NX, Solidworks, Fusion 360, EAGLE, KiCad, Altium)</li><li>Experience leading and working in teams, including third-party contractors, to execute operational plans and deliver on contractual obligations in a field environment, on time and within budget.</li><li>Able to write clear documentation, process standards, procedures, and work instructions to aid supported teams.</li><li>Familiar with industry-standard project management tools (Jira, Confluence, Asana, Monday, etc.)</li><li>Familiar with operations in a marine environment</li></ul> Physical Requirements<ul><li> Willingness to support 25% travel, domestically and internationally. Able to work on your feet and at heights. Able to lift and carry 50lbs. </li></ul> Location: This position is in Alameda, CA. Our waterfront office offers beautiful views of San Francisco Bay in always sunny Alameda. Even our walls have good karma, our offices mix software development with a hardware production line in the former airplane hangar used to film 'The Matrix'. Benefits:<ul><li>Medical, dental and vision plans for you and your dependents.</li><li>Short and relaxing ferry ride from the Ferry Building for SF residents</li><li>Enhanced Parental Leave Programs</li><li>Competitive benefits including excellent medical, life insurance, 401k plan </li></ul><div><div>A reasonable estimate of the current range is $110,000-$130,000 annually.</div></div><div> </div>Catch up on the latest news about us: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/05/09/magazine/hurricane-saildrone.html?unlocked_article_code=VUzdTI4_2Wkbe3pfTGzCSB6C-YwQ-xsFx00o1N8VWsm9ruYqPH8NHVCHj7epbQZdWW5v_5AfzFD3A-GAeKfNoskNsNxBqdlL8EnPCOqk7lhC3wec5TfyBq0X_-hXbKz4fvsT-BMCyauBDwZPUkQNMfT0D0kizkSp9QCW9-RY7hZbCGqOmWxwrxidkkvQE7E_PfPIS-smU1udF6DOg-U1JRyJNoVAz-56QPgnztgubt69DSPdUOji_Px1TlNzsDDh2Niv5pjwFrT3tITydGgZQ9G1W9VRyHubAP_SkT2W67CNCxSpGmEYk2DKsJ7ry9NFp0s1R3HE0sXnd0_RxLelAaYGK13j8VtmEyaPO24LZQ&amp;smid=url-share">The Tiny Craft Mapping Superstorms at Sea – The New York Times</a> <a href="https://www.ktvu.com/video/1259029">Alameda's Saildrones collect hurricane data - KTVU Fox 2</a> <a href="https://www.saildrone.com/news/guinness-record-highest-windspeed-recorded-by-usv-hurricane-sam">Record Setting: Saildrone Explorer SD 1045 Entered into Guinness Book</a> <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2023/03/28/saildrone-takes-the-wraps-off-its-voyager-autonomous-research-vessel/">Saildrone Takes the Wraps Off its Voyager Autonomous Research Vehicle – TechCrunch</a> <a href="https://www.sfchronicle.com/climate/article/underwater-mountain-california-alaska-17852430.php?utm_source=marketing&amp;utm_medium=copy-url-link&amp;utm_campaign=article-share&amp;hash=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2ZjaHJvbmljbGUuY29tL2NsaW1hdGUvYXJ0aWNsZS91bmRlcndhdGVyLW1vdW50YWluLWNhbGlmb3JuaWEtYWxhc2thLTE3ODUyNDMwLnBocA==&amp;time=MTY4Mzg0MjA4OTIzNQ==&amp;rid=YWRjMTllMzgtYzkzNi00OGQ2LTljMzgtMTQ2OGNlMThiZWY4&amp;sharecount=MQ==">An Underwater Mountain was Newly Discovered off California Coast – San Francisco Chronicle</a> <a href="https://insideunmannedsystems.com/the-quest-for-co2-you-cant-capture-what-you-cant-find/">The Quest for CO2: You Can’t Capture What You Can’t Find – Inside Unmanned Systems</a> <a href="https://www.freethink.com/series/hard-reset/saildrone-59150">Hacking the Anthropocene with Survivalist Robots [VIDEO] – Freethink</a> <a href="https://wapo.st/42vmblE">Here’s What Hurricane Fiona’s Surf Looked Like, from Atop a 50-foot Wave – The Washington Post</a> <a href="https://eos.org/features/an-unprecedented-view-inside-a-hurricane">An Unprecedented View Inside a Hurricane – EOS</a> <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/09/weather/saildrones-study-gulf-stream-for-carbon-climate-change/index.html">They Sailed Into a Hurricane, Now These Unmanned Saildrones are Seeking Data on Our Carbon Uptake – CNN</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeNeAwBccKamrUbEQxoygLQ">Saildrone Featured Videos Playlist</a> We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. At Saildrone, we value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that welcomes people from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We believe that a diverse and inclusive team leads to innovation and better problem-solving. We encourage applications from candidates of all genders, ethnicities, races, sexual orientations, disabilities, and backgrounds. Individual compensation packages are based on geographic location, scope of the role, relevant experience, and the ability to deal with complexity and problem solve within our organization, among other factors. All employees are required to provide proof of authorization to work in the U.S. within their first 3 days of work. Please note that the Company does not sponsor employees for work visas or permanent resident cards to work in the U.S. If you need sponsorship for a work visa or green card, you will not be qualified for employment with Saildrone. Any unsolicited resumes/candidate profiles submitted through our website or to personal email accounts of employees of Saildrone are considered property of Saildrone and are not subject to payment of agency fees. #LI-NH1#LI-LP1#LI-Onsite

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