Wildfire Analyst

Wildfire Analyst

United States

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Precisely is the leader in data integrity. We empower businesses to make more confident decisions based on trusted data through a unique combination of software, data enrichment products and strategic services. What does this mean to you? For starters, it means joining a company focused on delivering outstanding innovation and support that helps customers increase revenue, lower costs and reduce risk.

In fact, Precisely powers better decisions for more than 12,000 global organizations, including 95 of the Fortune 100. Precisely's 2500 employees are unified by four company core values that are central to who we are and how we operate:
Openness, Determination, Individuality, and Collaboration. We are committed to career development for our employees and offer opportunities for growth, learning and building community. With a "work from anywhere" culture, we celebrate diversity in a distributed environment with a presence in 30 countries as well as 20 offices in over 5 continents. Learn more about why it's an exciting time to join Precisely!

Precisely is an AI-first organization. All employees are expected to demonstrate proficiency in applying AI tools to accelerate their work, improve output quality, and eliminate low-value tasks. Candidates should be comfortable using generative AI tools (e.g., Microsoft Copilot, ChatGPT) in their day-to-day workflows, able to evaluate AI-generated outputs critically, and open to continuously adopting new AI capabilities as they emerge.

We are seeking a Senior Geospatial Fire Analyst & Systems Analyst with over 5 years of experience to bridge the gap between fire science, spatial analysis, and software development. In this role, you will perform wildfire risk modeling, support insurance and other industry customers, and guide software enhancements for Precisely's Wildfire Risk product suite. You will translate complex fire behavior and suppression concepts into a map of wildfire risk across the United States.

• Spatial Analysis: Model wildfire hazards and risks using various fire behavior software (IFTDSS, LANDFIRE, BEHAVE etc...) and GIS tools.
• Fuelscape Calibration: Edit and refine national fuels capes, vegetation data, and canopy fuel layers.
• Decision Support: Support the use of fire behavior analysis in a nationwide wildfire risk assessment.
• Engineering Support: Translate operational fire workflows into technical software user stories.
• Developer Collaboration: Work with developers to test and deploy the Wildfire Risk suite of datasets.

• Educational requirements:
  
  Degree (Equivalent work experience will be accepted in place of the education requirement)
• Years of experience: 5+ years in geospatial wildfire analysis, fire behavior modeling, or related technical skills.
• Specific technical or software skills required:

• NWCG Qualifications: FBAN or LTAN qualification preferred but not required. Experience as a wildland firefighter working in fire behavior positions desired. A current red card is not required.
• Travel is required:
  Approximately 5%

AI Skills/Knowledge:

• Familiar with using AI to support knowledge and market research
• Familiar with using AI to create technical requirements or similar

This position is 100% remote anywhere in the US