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Working for Arribada
Arribada is a not-for-profit, UK-based conservation technology research and development organisation that specialises in open source solutions. We co-develop open, customisable and impact-driven conservation technologies for conservation organisations across the globe, driving down costs and scaling up access to the tools and solutions we need to solve conservation challenges.
As a Community Interest Company, we also re-invest proceeds from the development of tools and technologies to fund local conservation technology education clubs, providing free after-school digital literacy workshops and STEM activities to <13 year olds, that we call Club Arribada!
Open Positions
Technical Field Officer
Posted 21st January 2024
- Location | Cameroon, Gabon, United Kingdom
- Reports to | Alasdair Davies, Director
- Summary | Working together with Arribada’s technical development team, you’ll help to deploy, configure and test conservation technologies in Cameroon and Gabon to support Operation Pangolin, a bold initiative to save the world’s most trafficked wild mammal — the pangolin.
- Contract type | 2 years, full time, fixed term contract
- Remittance | £24,362 per year, with 2 international flights & free
in-country accommodation included. - Start date | Immediate
We also maintain an Open Call for applicants to share their experience and skillsets with us for possible future projects.
Interested in working with us?
- Location | Remote or London Office, UK
- Summary | If you’re interested in joining our team but do not see a role that suits your experience or skillset, please share your interest by applying here. While we may not have anything immediate available, we’re always keen to chat with you about your background and experience.
- Contract type | TBD
- Remittance | TBD
- Start date | TBD
Past Vacancies
Technical Research Coordinator
Posted 16th October, 2022
- Location | Cornwall, United Kingdom
- Summary | Support the development of a cetacean bycatch electronic monitoring (EM) solution through the regular collection and recovery of acoustic and camera data from fishing vessels along the southwest coast of the UK
- Contract Type | Part-time, fixed term contract
- Remittance | £110 per day, 2 days per week
- Start date | As soon as possible
- Closing date | Closed 1st Nov 2022
Software Engineer
- Location | Remote + London Office, UK
- Summary | Development of mobile / desktop applications to support global wildlife conservation projects
- Contract Type | Full-time, fixed term contract
- Remittance | £36 – £45k
- Start Date |Now Closed
Embedded Software Engineer
- Location | Remote + London Office, UK
- Summary | Develop, implement and test software for our embedded devices and systems.
- Contract type | Full-time, fixed term contract
- Remittance | £36 – £45k
- Start date | Now closed
Embedded Hardware Engineer
- Location | Remote + London Office, UK
- Summary | Develop, implement and test hardware for our embedded devices and systems.
- Contract type | Full-time, fixed term contract
- Remittance | £36 – £45k
- Start date | Now closed
Product Design & CAD Engineer
- Location | Remote + London Office, UK
- Summary | Lead the mechanical design and development of Arribada’s products, specialist enclosures and telemetry tags
- Contract type | Full-time, fixed term contract
- Remittance | £34 – £42k
- Start date |Now closed
Our Projects
(Above) Rugged solar timelapse cameras to monitor Adelie penguin rookeries across the Antarctic Peninsular | Developed for Penguin Watch
(Above) An open source ARGOS satellite tag for EDGE avian species, such as the Shoebill Stork & the Philippine Eagle | Developed for the RSPB & the National Geographic Society (Photo Cameron Scott/Royal Ngala Safaris & Alain Pascua)
(Above) Our satellite tracked 500ml plastic water bottles can map and track the movement of ocean plastic polution across oceans. Live tracking
(Above) Wide angle, high resolution thermal cameras will provide an accurate means to counting individuals in large penguin colonies | Penguin Watch
(Above) Voice-assisted machine learning will enable Skippers working within UK fisheries to report bycatch events hands-free | Developed for Cefas
(Above) Our open source, low-cost, GPS and ARGOS satellite Horizon sea turtle tags enable researchers to scale up their monitoring programmes
(Above) Low-cost thermal technology coupled with embedded machine learning will detect the presence of polar bear, providing an early warning alert for communities | Developed for WWF Netherlands & Canada
Github
https://github.com/arribada
@arribada_i
contact@arribada.org
We’re all in this together
Arribada United Kingdom
To talk to our team in the UK / Europe (GMT), discuss volunteering with us, or for general conservation technology enquiries, feel free to mail us at contact@arribada.org or ask to join our Slack community channel.
Arribada USA
To talk to our team in the USA (EST), or for general conservation technology enquiries within the United States, feel free to mail us at contact@arribada.org or ask to join our Slack community channel.