Lead Hydrologist: Forecasting Innovation & Mentorship

Lynker Corporation; United States; In loco; USD 140.000 - 180.000; Tempo pieno

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Comprehensive healthcare

PTO policy

Employee-owned company

Descrizione del lavoro

Lynker Corporation seeks a highly experienced Hydrologist to Lead the forecasting program, shaping integration of innovative models into operational flood forecasting while mentoring junior staff and guiding R&D directions. This role anchors technical authority on-site and supports government contracts.

You will oversee strategic model architecture, collaborate with clients, and publish high-impact reports while advancing operational reliability and safety.

Competenze

• Ph.D. in Hydrology, Civil Engineering, Atmospheric Science, or related field with 3+ years experience, OR M.S. with 7+ years of specialized professional experience in operational hydrology/hydrologic modeling.
• Operational forecast systems expertise with SAC-SMA, HEFS, or physically-based models.
• Advanced programming in Python or R and data management for large hydrologic datasets.
• Leadership track record of driving complex technical projects and coordinating across multi-agency teams.

Mansioni

• Lead design, testing, and deployment of advanced hydrologic models and forecasting techniques.
• Serve as liaison between researchers, Lynker management, and client leadership to align research with operations.
• Oversee integration of new modeling systems into forecasting platforms for robust, reliable public-safety forecasts.
• Direct high-level data analysis and visualization to validate model performance and forecast ensembles.

Conoscenze

Hydrology

Forecasting

Python

R

Data management

Leadership

Cross-agency collaboration

Formazione

Ph.D. in Hydrology/Civil Engineering/Atmospheric Science

M.S. in related field with 7+ yrs experience

Strumenti

SAC-SMA

HEFS

Containerization (Docker)

Version control

Descrizione del lavoro

Lynker Corporation seeks a highly experienced Hydrologist to Lead the forecasting program, shaping integration of innovative models into operational flood forecasting while mentoring junior staff and guiding R&D directions. This role anchors technical authority on-site and supports government contracts.

You will oversee strategic model architecture, collaborate with clients, and publish high-impact reports while advancing operational reliability and safety.