Atmospheric Scientist or Senior

* Applied atmospheric sciences, meteorology, hydrology, and climatology and how it pertains to a hydro-electric utility
* Short, medium, and long-term (temperature and precipitation) forecasting
* Weather analysis and forecasting techniques
* Applied research methods and data management techniques to conduct meteorological research and development
* Effects of orographics on wintertime weather systems and river system hydrology
* Snowpack measurements and analysis used in temperature and quantitative precipitation forecasting, climate, and climate change
* Renewable energy
* Mastery of theories and principals associated with theoretical and applied atmospheric science and meteorology
* Applied research methods and data management techniques to conduct challenging meteorological research and development efforts
* Experience with wildfire mitigation development and support
* Long-term (temperature and precipitation) forecasting
* Climatology* Snow pack measurements
* Analysis used in temperature and quantitative precipitation forecasting, climate and climate change
* Forecasting renewable energy including wind and solar
* Winter weather modification.
* Instrumentation, specialized sensors (including microwave radiometer, rawinsonde, and radars) and their data
* Remote sensing
* High performance computing systems, technical knowledge of weather models and management of large datasets
* Produce short (days) and long (months) term weather forecasts including quantitative precipitation forecast and temperature to work with both fixed and irregular time constraints
* Acquire and use atmospheric/meteorological data, synoptic and mesoscale models, and products to conduct mesoscale meteorological analysis and support specialized meteorological and hydrologic applications
* Work under general direction, with considerable latitude, to carry out responsibilities
* Plan and conduct assignments to conduct research, develop new techniques, produce operational forecasts for the business, operate and make real-time decisions for a winter weather modification program
* Identify productive areas for research and development of weather-based information products
* Exercise a high degree of originality and judgement to define complex problems, act in a liaison capacity with other departments and/or external stakeholders, design and implementation of new forecasting techniques to include utilization of computer programming languages associated with atmospheric sciences, and implementation of meteorological forecasts into IPCs day to day operations
* Analyze and interpret large datasets from weather models and observation networks
** Senior Atmospheric Scientist:*
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* Education:

*** 10 years of experience in operational meteorology with 6 seasons of meteorological and hydrologic integration
* Winter weather modification
* Wildfire mitigation/science
* Renewable energy research
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