Research Environmental Engineer – Hydrology, Flood Risk

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🌲 North Carolina – Remote

🌲 North Carolina – Remote

💵 $89k - $109k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

📚 Research Engineer

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RTI International

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 1958

🔬 Science

📚 Education

🌍 Social Impact

Science • Education • Social Impact

RTI International is an independent nonprofit research institute dedicated to improving the human condition through science-based solutions in climate, education, health, and equity. The institute engages in multidisciplinary research spanning diverse areas such as health care, international development, environmental sciences, and social and economic justice. RTI International collaborates with a wide range of partners including governments, businesses, universities, and non-profit organizations to conduct research and provide technical services. It aims to impact global wellbeing by leveraging expertise in fields such as climate change solutions, education reform, public health, food security, and more. RTI International also emphasizes corporate responsibility, sustainability, and commitment to quality and ethics in its operations.

📋 Description

• Support hydrologic, hydraulic, and reservoir modeling projects, including data analysis, model setup, calibration, and interpretation of results. • Collaborate with the WARES team to implement and enhance RTI’s water resources modeling tools. • Collect, analyze, and summarize technical and hydrologic data. • Develop and calibrate hydrologic, hydraulic, and river basin simulation models. • Design and develop spreadsheets, scripts, and databases to manage data and improve workflow efficiency. • Develop models to simulate large-scale water system operations and stochastic hydrologic modeling. • Perform data processing, quality control, and automation using scripts and tools. • Lead small projects or task orders of moderate complexity. • Contribute to proposal development and sections of larger proposals. • Share work internally and externally through presentations and conference papers. • Make informed decisions based on data, best practices, and team input. • Support business development by identifying opportunities to expand or enhance existing projects and developing research ideas or white papers.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree + at least 5 years of experience; or Master’s degree + at least 3 years of experience; or PhD + 0 years of experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience. • Experience in hydrologic watershed modeling (both continuous and event modeling). • Demonstrated ability to calibrate hydrologic models and evaluate model performance. • Statistical analysis of hydrometeorological time series. • Collection, QA/QC, and interpretation of hydrologic data. • Technical documentation and report writing. • Experience working with hydrologic and meteorological GIS datasets. • Proficiency with open-source programming languages (Python, R, C#, VB.NET) for data management, transformation, QC, and statistical analysis. • Basic geospatial processing and mapping using ArcGIS or QGIS. • Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and familiarity with relational databases (SQL). • Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States and should not require sponsorship for employment visa status.

🏖️ Benefits

• Health insurance • 401(k) matching • Paid parental leave • Financial assistance for adoption expenses or infertility treatments • Financial reimbursement for education and developmental opportunities • Employee assistance program • Generous paid time off • Annual merit-based increases • Bonus opportunities • Robust recognition program