Meteorological Scientist - Data Assimilation and NWP
$110,000–$150,000 year
On-sitePalo Alto, California, United States
Palo Alto, California, United StatesOn-siteFull Time$110,000–$150,000 yearDoctorate Or Professional DegreeSmall
Full TimeDoctorate Or Professional DegreeSmall
Job Summary
Evaluate and optimize the impact of WindBorne's balloon observations across traditional and AI-based data assimilation systems. Work with the Machine Learning team to advance AI techniques driving the WeatherMesh AI forecast system. Design visualizations demonstrating observation impact on forecast quality for scientific and business audiences. Refine quality control algorithms for in-situ observations and communicate technical findings to stakeholders. Incorporate proprietary balloon constellation data into advanced weather prediction systems to eliminate forecast uncertainty.
Required Qualifications
- Strong background in atmospheric sciences and weather analysis
- Experience with data assimilation and numerical weather prediction, including familiarity with how observations improve forecast skill
- Demonstrated ability to work with observational data including weather radar, weather satellite, surface and upper air observations
- Experience using LLMs to implement code
- Strong understanding of statistical methods, especially those used to validate observation quality and verify weather forecasts
- Willingness to work across unfamiliar domains and learn new skills quickly
- Master's or Ph.D. in Atmospheric Sciences, Meteorology, or related field
- Scrappiness
- Experience developing data assimilation and NWP systems including GSI, JEDI, GFS/FV3 and MPAS
- Scientific programming experience using Python, Fortran and/or C/C++
- Experience with instrumentation used for collecting weather observations including instrument design, calibration and quality control
- In-person Preferred
Desired Qualifications
- Master's or Ph.D. in Atmospheric Sciences, Meteorology, or related field preferred
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