Atmospheric Scientist or Senior

If you are a current Idaho Power employee, please apply through the Employee Portal.

Final date to receive applications: 03/01/2026 at 11:59 pm Mountain Time

# of Positions: 1

Job Type: Regular

Job End Date:

Exemption Status: Exempt

Pay Range: $ - $ Annual

Minimum Age Requirement:

Idaho Power Company (IPC) — located in vibrant Boise, Idaho — is looking for an Atmospheric Scientist or Senior to join our Meteorology and Atmospheric Science team. It’s an exciting time to work for Idaho Power. Our work plays a critical role in communities we serve across Idaho and Oregon, and we’re working hard to safely provide our customers with the reliable, affordable, clean energy they depend on.

This position is based at Idaho Power’s downtown Boise location. Relocation assistance may also be provided to the successful candidate.

The Atmospheric Scientist supports Idaho Power Company (IPC)’s weather needs with limited guidance. The Atmospheric Scientist will lead moderately complex assignments and projects while interacting with various departments and weather users across Idaho Power.

In addition to the meaningful work we do, we offer work-life balance, competitive pay and benefits, an employee incentive plan, and both a 401k employer-match and a pension plan, making Idaho Power one of the best employers in the state.

• 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

• Planning and organizing
• Time management
• Weather and hydrologic analysis and forecasting
• Effectively communicate weather information to non‑meteorology customers, as well as other meteorology staff and contract meteorologists
• Produce operational weather forecasts for wildfire mitigation, renewable and load forecasts, water supply forecasts, and weather modification operations
• Weather‑related computer‑programming languages such as Python, or other data‑science‑focused programming languages

• 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…