Meteorological Scientist: AI Data Assimilation & NWP

WindBorne Systems; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Unlimited PTO

Stock Option Plan

Office food and beverages

Job summary

WindBorne Systems is pioneering weather forecasting using a large balloon constellation to collect meteorological data and improve predictive models.

The Meteorological Scientist will integrate balloon-derived observations into state-of-the-art forecast systems, collaborating with scientists and engineers to advance data assimilation and visualization, and communicating insights to diverse stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Master’s or Ph.D. in Atmospheric Sciences, Meteorology, or related field.
• Strong background in atmospheric sciences and weather analysis.
• Experience with data assimilation and numerical weather prediction.
• Experience with observational data including weather radar and satellites.
• Experience using LLMs to implement code.
• Proficiency in statistical methods to validate observation quality and forecasts.
• Willingness to work across unfamiliar domains and learn quickly.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and optimize the impact of balloon observations across data assimilation and AI-based methods.
• Collaborate with the Machine Learning team to advance AI-based data assimilation techniques.
• Design visualizations and analyses showing the impact of observations on forecast quality.
• Refine and develop quality control algorithms for in-situ observations.
• Communicate technical findings to scientific, government, and business stakeholders.

Skills

Atmospheric sciences

Weather analysis

Data assimilation

Numerical weather prediction

Observational data

LLMs for coding

Statistics for validation

Scrappiness

Education

Master's or PhD in Atmospheric Sciences, Meteorology, or related field

Tools

Python

Fortran

C/C++

Job description

WindBorne Systems is pioneering weather forecasting using a large balloon constellation to collect meteorological data and improve predictive models.

The Meteorological Scientist will integrate balloon-derived observations into state-of-the-art forecast systems, collaborating with scientists and engineers to advance data assimilation and visualization, and communicating insights to diverse stakeholders.