# Data Scientist, Geospatial at Neara

- Company: Neara
- What the company does: Neara provides a cloud-based software platform that creates physics-enabled digital twins of infrastructure networks, allowing engineering-grade simulation and analysis of assets across an entire network. Backed by Innovation Bay.
- Company website: https://neara.com
- Type: Startups
- Level: Mid level
- Location: Houston
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $140K to $150K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-22
- Apply by: 2026-11-06
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/neara/a92c54d3-a702-4bd7-b435-d4de5310b6ff?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/neara-data-scientist-geospatial/

## About the role

Embed and collaborate directly with customer geospatial and GIS teams in a hybrid setting, spending time on-site at their offices to deeply understand their data workflows, integrate systems, and solve complex spatial challenges. Build predictive risk models on Neara that combine LiDAR, terrain models, and weather data to simulate conductor sag, sway, and vegetation fall-in risks to directly prevent wildfire ignitions. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- 5+ years of hands-on experience in data science or machine learning. Geospatial data or power grid domain experience is a plus
- Strong quantitative intuition for data, with excellent communication skills and proven experience presenting complex findings to customers and senior leaders
- Experience working in fast-paced, high-growth scale-up technology environments is a plus
- Self-driven with a bias for action, comfortable taking full ownership of complex projects and adapting quickly to shifting priorities
- Natural collaborator who thrives at the intersection of technical teams (ML, Software) and external customer stakeholders
- Grounded, resourceful approach to problem-solving, with a track record of navigating messy, real-world datasets to deliver clear, business-driven outcomes

Tags: Customer Success

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