The Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) at the University of Colorado in Boulder has an immediate opening for a Space Weather Data Manager / Software Engineer working with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). NCEI is a globally recognized repository and provider of long-term geophysical, space weather, and marine data. This position is located within NCEI’s Solar and Terrestrial Physics (STP) branch. STP is responsible for data stewardship and product development for space weather instruments on satellites including the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES), the Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellites (POES), the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP), and the Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR). Data management at NCEI is focused on providing support to users including NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center, US Air Force, government agencies, academia, and many international organizations. CIRES is looking for a software developer or computer scientist with experience managing large data sets, developing novel user interfaces, automating processing pipelines, and describing data and datasets with standard metadata. The person in this position will be a member of the STP data management team. The successful candidate will collaborate as part of a team of scientists and software engineers that process and steward satellite space weather data, serving global data users by providing discovery and access for data and derived scientific products. The successful candidate will use their skills and insights to help our team to develop improved scientific and data management products.
Job Responsibilities:
- Download Doppler radar images, soundings, storm reports and other types of weather information.
- Analyze and study Doppler radar, Dual Pol data and other information to determine if hail occurred at a specific location, how large it was, or how high the wind speeds were during past weather events.
- Prepare written reports explaining your methodology, how you reached your conclusions, and showing some of the radar images you reviewed.
- Provide expert testimony in depositions and trials if requested. -Speak with structural engineers, adjusters, and attorneys about your findings to support their needs.
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor of Science degree in Meteorology (Master’s Degree is a plus).
- Experience interpreting Doppler radar images, dual pol data, soundings, and other weather information.
- Experience using GR Analyst and GR Level 3.
- A solid understanding of severe thunderstorms, hail formation, microbursts, tornadoes, and other mesoscale processes
- Excellent report-writing and communication skills
- Experience with Microsoft Word and Excel.
- A passion for the weather. If you track severe thunderstorms or chase them, this may be the perfect career for you.
Benefits: Salary is commensurate with experience. We offer a generous 401K match and profit-sharing, paid holidays off, paid vacation time, paid birthday off, and a company-sponsored health insurance plan.
If you are interested in being considered for this position, please send an introductory email and your C.V. to Admin@WeatherConsultants.Com. Please include your educational background, work history, meteorological experience, and at least 3 professional references.