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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
This is a unique opportunity for a software developer wanting to help develop mobile / desktop applications and intuitive user interfaces to assist our partners, researchers and fieldworkers working to conserve wildlife across the globe.

(Above) Rugged solar timelapse cameras to monitor Adelie penguin rookeries across the Antarctic Peninsular | Developed for Penguin Watch

This is a unique opportunity for a software engineer wanting to help develop mobile / desktop applications and intuitive user interfaces to assist our partners, researchers and fieldworkers working to conserve wildlife across the globe.

(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)

Satellite tracked Argos / GPS plastic water bottle

(Above) Our satellite tracked 500ml plastic water bottles can map and track the movement of ocean plastic polution across oceans. Live tracking

A new job opportunity to Arribada as a Software Engineer in conservation technology.

(Above) Wide angle, high resolution thermal cameras will provide an accurate means to counting individuals in large penguin colonies | Penguin Watch

This is a unique opportunity for a software engineer wanting to help develop mobile / desktop applications and intuitive user interfaces to assist our partners, researchers and fieldworkers working to conserve wildlife across the globe.

(Above) Voice-assisted machine learning will enable Skippers working within UK fisheries to report bycatch events hands-free | Developed for Cefas

Join Arribada as a Software Engineer in this exciting new job role working in conservation

(Above) Our open source, low-cost, GPS and ARGOS satellite Horizon sea turtle tags enable researchers to scale up their monitoring programmes

Our team is growing and we are looking for a full-time software engineer to join our small, passionate team of engineers, developers and project managers.

(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

Twitter

@arribada_i

Email

contact@arribada.org

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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.

Arribada Initiative C.I.C is a registered community interest company in the United Kingdom | 11412756