Atmospheric Wind Assimilation Scientist (Hybrid/Remote)

Lynker Technologies; College Park (MD); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Lynker Technologies invites applications for a Physical Scientist for Atmospheric Wind Data Assimilation. The role supports NOAA's Office of Modeling and Development at the NCWCP in College Park, MD, with hybrid scheduling and potential remote consideration for the right candidate.

You will develop, test, and evaluate innovative methods to assimilate aircraft winds, AMVs, and space-borne wind data into global and regional systems, collaborating with OMD and the JEDI initiative to advance the

Qualifications

• Background in atmospheric science, numerical weather modeling, and satellite data analysis.
• Experience with wind data assimilation and satellite radiances/AMVs.
• Proficiency in FORTRAN, Python, or C++ and UNIX scripting.
• Experience running models on HPC platforms using MPI/OpenMP/Slurm/LSF.
• Strong written and spoken English communication.

Responsibilities

• Develop and enhance wind data assimilation techniques for aircraft winds, AMVs, and winds from satellites.
• Design and implement components to enable assimilation of wind observations from future missions and lidar.
• Improve observation error specs and QC, including AI/ML methods.
• Conduct impact assessments and pre-implementation testing for transition to operations.

Skills

Atmospheric science

Weather modeling

Satellite data analysis

Data assimilation

Fortran

Python

C++

Unix scripting

English

Tools

MPI

OpenMP

Slurm

LSF

Job description

Lynker Technologies invites applications for a Physical Scientist for Atmospheric Wind Data Assimilation. The role supports NOAA's Office of Modeling and Development at the NCWCP in College Park, MD, with hybrid scheduling and potential remote consideration for the right candidate.

You will develop, test, and evaluate innovative methods to assimilate aircraft winds, AMVs, and space-borne wind data into global and regional systems, collaborating with OMD and the JEDI initiative to advance the