Meteorologist Developer

Job Description

Description

SAIC is seeking a Meteorologist Developer to support the Weather Prediction Center (WPC) and will have direct interaction with scientists within NOAA as well as partners outside of NOAA. This includes; NCEP centers, NWS weather forecast offices, NOAA research facilities, academia, and the NWS Science and Operations Officer community.

Note: The work location is at the NOAA Center for Weather and Climate Prediction (NCWCP) in College Park, MD.  This hybrid role does offer the ability to work from home 2-3 days per week.

Job responsibilities to include, but not limited to:

• Collaborate with meteorologists at NCEP, NWS field offices, academia, and outside partners to develop forecast tools for short to medium range time frames regarding hazardous rainfall.
• Work with partners to develop and implement verification methods to gauge the effectiveness of new forecaster tools applied to operational and experimental forecasts.
• Will work to provide enhancements that build upon current forecaster tools as well as work to develop new services and forecaster tools.
• Areas of particular need and interest to be addressed include developing forecaster and verification tools for heavy precipitation associated with fire burn scar areas.
• Identify pertinent datasets (satellite, land use, and meteorological) and develop forecaster tools which may be implemented on web pages.
• Use scientific and technical meteorological expertise to develop tools for determination of hazard information.
• As appropriate, contribute to formal scientific publications, and/or attending off-site conferences, symposia and hazardous-weather-related outreach events.
• Collaborate to transition forecaster tools developed at WPC and elsewhere within NOAA into operations at WPC and other NOAA offices.
• Develop web applications using modern industry languages and tools such as, GIS, Python, and PHP.
• Develop training materials to transition

Qualifications

Required Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree and two (2) years or more experience; OR Master’s Degree and zero plus (0+) years or more experience
• US Citizen or Green Card holder with the ability to obtain a NACI clearance.  For the Green Card holder to qualify for the clearance they must have lived in the US for a minimum 3 years prior to application.  An EAD is not accepted.
• Experience with deterministic and ensemble prediction system data sets and their application to hazardous weather diagnosis and prediction.
• Experience with remote sensing datasets
• Experience with software development support in a team environment
• Experience with Python and Unix shell scripting within a UNIX/Linux Environment.
• Some knowledge of GIS
• Ability to organize, plan, and complete projects
• Excellent written and oral communication skills for documentation and presentations
• Knowledge of weather forecasting - short to medium range
• Ability to support team initiatives, demonstrate respect for team members, and seek team consensus

Overview

SAIC® is a premier Fortune 500® technology integrator driving our nation's technology transformation. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, civilian, and intelligence markets includes secure high-end solutions in engineering, digital, artificial intelligence, and mission solutions. Using our expertise and understanding of existing and emerging technologies, we integrate the best components from our own portfolio and our partner ecosystem to deliver innovative, effective, and efficient solutions that are critical to achieving our customers' missions.

We are approximately 26,000 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. SAIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer, fostering a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion, which is core to our values and important to attract and retain exceptional talent. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.4 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For ongoing news, please visit our newsroom.