Physical Scientist – Warn-on-Forecast System Developer

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🦀 Maryland – Remote

🦀 Maryland – Remote

💵 $78k - $120k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

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Lynker

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501 - 1000 employees

Founded 2007

🔬 Science

Science • Engineering • Environmental Policy & Compliance

Lynker is a premier science, engineering, and technology company that specializes in providing innovative solutions in weather and climate science, marine/ocean science and engineering, and space weather and space climate. The company partners with governments, communities, and industries to deliver impactful services that address global environmental security and economic prosperity. By leveraging a team of skilled scientists, engineers, and educators, Lynker tackles some of the nation’s most important missions and challenges, while also focusing on training, communications, and outreach for effective environmental policy and compliance.

📋 Description

• Support the operational transition of WoFSv1 and the development of WoFS v2 within a cloud environment, focusing on model development, system integration, testing and optimization, and transition of WoFS v1 capabilities into NWS operations. • Harden the cloud-based WoFSv1 system to meet the NWS NCO operational implementation requirements and support its operational transition. • Conduct rigorous model performance evaluations, benchmarking (WoFSv1 vs. WoFSv2), as well as retrospective and real-time simulations to evaluate forecast skills, operational readiness, and overall system value. • Expand the system’s geographical scope by developing the capability to run WoFS outside the CONUS domain. • Develop new WoFS products and metrics for a wider range of high-impact weather hazards beyond severe convection, leveraging forecasters input. • Support the development and testing of the MPAS-JEDI-based WoFS v2 prototype. • Develop a robust, unified end-to-end workflow for the WoFSv2 system, integrating all components: model input preprocessing, data assimilation, forecasting, post-processing, product generation, and visualization. • Establish, maintain, and manage GitHub repositories to support version control and code development.

🎯 Requirements

• Education: M.S or higher in Atmospheric Science, Meteorology, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a closely related field. • Advanced knowledge of Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) modeling of convective and mesoscale meteorology, ensemble data assimilation, and atmospheric physics and dynamics. • Experience in developing weather forecasting systems built on WRF and MPAS • Experience in software development, code management (e.g., GitHub), and integrating complex modeling and data assimilation components. • Experience assimilating weather radar, satellite, conventional, mesonet and conventional observations with GSI or JEDI to improve initial conditions for rapid-fresh, convection-allowing ensemble short-range weather prediction systems is preferred. • Programming Skills: Strong proficiency in Fortran and modern scripting languages, particularly Python (including scientific packages for AI/ML training and verification). • Experience working within cloud High Performance Computing environments is highly desired. • Communication: Excellent oral and written communication skills with a proven ability to work both independently and within a multi-disciplinary team.

🏖️ Benefits

• Comprehensive healthcare for the employee at no monthly cost • Healthcare benefit covers medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision • Personal Time Off (PTO) Policy plus paid holidays • Highly competitive compensation plan regularly calibrated against industry and location benchmarks • 401(k) retirement plan with company-matching • Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) – we’re all company owners! • Flexible spending accounts • Employee assistance program (EAP) • Short- and long-term disability insurance • Life and accident insurance • Tuition assistance/Training/Workforce improvement reimbursement per year • Spot bonuses for exceptional performance • Annual Employee Recognition Awards with bonuses • Employee Referral Program • Free centralized, self-directed Learning Management System to learn at your own pace • Personalized career growth plans for every employee