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Theses positions provide scientific and data analysis support to the Wildland Fires Program and FireSense Project, ensuring effective data analysis, sound scientific reasoning, and trusted data products to advance science-based solutions for wildland fire management and resilience. These opportunities are part-time, remote positions supporting the Earth Action Program as part of the Research, Science, and Engineering Services (RSES) contract. Pay range is $32/hr.-$36/hr.\nKey Responsibilities:\nEvaluating published scientific papers and identify cutting-edge research and key science questions related to NASA Wildland Fires Program and FireSense Project.\nSupporting data evaluation and analysis to ensure program and project science goals are addressed.\nConverting NASA collected L0 data into L2 or L3 data products from various sensors.\nUnderstanding and incorporating instrument limitations and assumptions in data analysis.\nIdentifying and implementing necessary corrections to data quality control and propagating uncertainties throughout produced products.\nSupporting collection and organization of field data across the portfolio\nSupporting development and dissemination of data pipelines and algorithms for NASA facility instrumentation.\nRequired Qualifications:\nBS with current graduate studies in earth system science, environmental science, meteorology or related fields.\nInvolvement with NASA Science Activation and NASA GLOBE programs.\nExperience with PM2.5 small sensors, including building, intercomparing, installation and maintenance, data retrieval, formatting and analysis.\nProficiency with air quality data analysis and integration of ground networks and satellite data.\nWorking knowledge of FireSense field campaigns airborne and ground data.\nExperience collaborating with multidisciplinary teams.\nData analysis of spatiotemporal datasets using GIS software.\nRequired Skills:\nAccountability and self-discipline to work in a virtual environment.\nAbility to collaborate across multidisciplinary teams at varying levels.\nStrong time management, organizational, written, and verbal skills.\nProficiency with scientific software, including Igor Pro, Python, and GIS.\nExperience with FireSense campaign data, such as MASTER, AVIRIS, and sounding and ground data.\nProficiency with instrumentation and tools used by the NASA FireSense program, including air quality small sensors, Graw radiosondes, and hyperspectral imagers.\nAbility to ingest, process, and analyze spectral data.\nAbility to work with large datasets in multiple formats and across multiple platforms\nEnhancing Qualifications :\nExperience with prescribed fires, including different ignition techniques and ecosystem impacts.\nWildland Firefighter 2 certifications or beyond.\nAnalytical Mechanics Associates (AMA) is proud of our customer relationships, our diverse and dynamic work environment, and our employees' career satisfaction. AMA is a small business with a wide reach; headquartered in Hampton, VA, AMA has operations in Greenbelt, MD; Huntsville, AL; Dallas and Houston, TX; Denver, CO; Mountain View, CA; and Edwards Air Force Base, CA. With over 60 years of experience, AMA specializes in aerospace engineering, science, analytics, information technology, and visualization solutions. AMA combines the best of engineering, science, and mathematics capabilities with the latest in information technologies, visualization, and multimedia to build creative solutions. We offer competitive salaries and a substantial benefits package, including but not limited to paid personal and federally recognized holiday leave, salary deferrals into a 401(k)-matching plan with immediate vesting, tuition reimbursement, short/long term disability plans, and a variety of medical, dental, and vision insurance options.\nAMA is committed to the professional growth of every employee, understanding that the successes of our employees drive our success. We provide a work environment that is engaging, collaborative, and supportive. To learn more about our company, please visit our website at www.ama-inc.com/careers and follow us on Facebook and LinkedIn.\nAMA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any applicant for employment or employee because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic prohibited under federal, state, or local laws.","description_format":"text","description_chars":4719,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Vision insurance"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United States","iso":"US","kind":"country"},{"name":"Texas","iso":null,"kind":"city"},{"name":"Virginia","iso":null,"kind":"city"},{"name":"Maryland","iso":null,"kind":"city"},{"name":"Alabama","iso":null,"kind":"city"},{"name":"Colorado","iso":null,"kind":"city"},{"name":"California","iso":null,"kind":"city"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Information Technology","Research Institutes"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-30T21:06:11Z"}],"liveness":{"score":85,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.855,"p_room":1,"age_days":6,"expected_fill_days":26,"reasons":["conf:8","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-10-01T05:45:00Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":72000,"is_top_pay":false},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/ama-live-data-analyst","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/ama-live-data-analyst.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-02T00:43:29Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":694,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":4306,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-10-03T00:00:00Z"}}}