Senior Lightning Scientist

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🕒 June 24

🔔 Pennsylvania – Remote

🔔 Pennsylvania – Remote

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AccuWeather

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501 - 1000 employees

Founded 1962

💼 Consulting

📣 Marketing

📦 Logistics

Consulting • Marketing • Logistics

AccuWeather is a global leader in weather forecasting services, providing highly accurate weather information and forecasts for various locations worldwide. The company offers a range of products and services including digital advertising, APIs, mobile apps, and subscription services like AccuWeather Premium and AccuWeather Professional. It features weather news, radar and maps, and specialized forecasts, such as hurricane tracking and severe weather alerts. Through its innovative RealFeel® and RealFeel Shade™ technologies, AccuWeather delivers personalized weather insights, enhancing safety and convenience for businesses and individuals alike. The company's mission is to deliver superior accuracy in weather reporting and forecasts.

📋 Description

• Serve as a technical and scientific authority on lightning physics, detection methodologies, and operational interpretation. • Lead the development, evaluation, and improvement of lightning detection algorithms using techniques such as TOA, TDOA, interferometry, and hybrid approaches. • Analyze RF signals across relevant frequency bands used in lightning detection, including waveform characterization, noise mitigation, and signal classification. • Collaborate with hardware and electrical engineering teams on sensor design, RF front-end considerations, antenna design, placement, and calibration strategies. • Develop and refine signal processing pipelines for real-time and post-processed lightning data. • Design, test, and validate algorithms for lightning geolocation, flash clustering, classification (e.g., CG vs IC), and quality control. • Evaluate network performance, detection efficiency, location accuracy, and timing precision using ground truth and statistical methods. • Contribute to the integration of lightning data into forecasting, nowcasting, severe weather detection, and machine learning systems. • Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance to scientists and engineers working on lightning-related systems. • Document methodologies, assumptions, system limitations, and scientific findings for internal and external stakeholders. • Collaborate with product, operations, and research teams to translate scientific advances into scalable, customer-facing solutions. • Performs other duties as assigned.

🎯 Requirements

• Advanced degree (PhD or MS with significant experience) in Atmospheric Science, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Geophysics, or a related field. • Deep understanding of lightning physics, electromagnetic emissions from lightning, and storm electrification processes. • Strong background in RF systems, signal processing, and spectral analysis. • Demonstrated experience with lightning detection techniques such as TOA, TDOA, interferometry, or related geolocation methods. • Proficiency in algorithm development and data analysis using Python, C++, or similar scientific computing environments. • Experience working with large-scale, real-time observational data systems. • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills. • Ability to communicate complex scientific and technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.

🏖️ Benefits

• AccuWeather is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. • Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.