Hybrid Support Scientist - Operational Wave Modeling & AI

Lynker Corporation; College Park (MD); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

PTO & holidays

401(k) with match

ESOP ownership

Tuition assistance

Performance bonuses

Professional development

Job summary

Lynker seeks a Support Scientist for Operational Wave Modeling Development to advance RWPS capabilities for the National Weather Service. The role is hybrid, with two days in the College Park, MD office and three days remote.

You'll develop, test, and apply physics-based and AI/ML wave frameworks, integrate coastal processes, and help translate research into reliable operations for coastal forecasting and IDSS guidance.

Qualifications

• MS or equivalent, 7+ years in weather forecasting/ocean science.
• Knowledge of spectral wave models (e.g., WAVEWATCH III) for real-time applications.
• Experience running numerical models on HPC with MPI/OpenMP/Slurm/LSF.
• Proficiency in FORTRAN90, Python, and C++.
• Experience with UNIX environments and shell scripting.

Responsibilities

• Support development, optimization, maintenance of RWPS wave modeling.
• Advance coastal processes formulations (wave runup, total water level, rip currents).
• Explore AI/ML techniques to improve forecasts and efficiency.
• Collaborate across interagency and private sectors to transition research to operations.
• Design and run model experiments and data assimilation.

Skills

Spectral wave models

Team collaboration

Real-time applications

Education

MS in meteorology / physical oceanography / coastal engineering

Tools

MPI

OpenMP

Slurm

LSF

FORTRAN90

Python

C++

UNIX shell

GitHub

Job description

Lynker seeks a Support Scientist for Operational Wave Modeling Development to advance RWPS capabilities for the National Weather Service. The role is hybrid, with two days in the College Park, MD office and three days remote.

You'll develop, test, and apply physics-based and AI/ML wave frameworks, integrate coastal processes, and help translate research into reliable operations for coastal forecasting and IDSS guidance.