Meteorologist Developer

Lynker is seeking a sharp and motivated Meteorologist Developer to support a long‑term contract with the Weather Prediction Center (WPC). The role involves direct interaction with scientists within NOAA and partners outside of NOAA, including NCEP centers, NWS forecast offices, NOAA research facilities, academia, and the NWS Science and Operations Officer community. In this capacity, the incumbent will work with these partners to develop and implement verification methods to gauge the effectiveness of new forecaster tools for operational and experimental forecasts, and will strive to build capacity to enhance impact decision support services (IDSS), effectively building a Weather Ready Nation.

In addition, the Meteorologist Developer will provide enhancements building upon current forecaster tools, develop new services and tools, and transition promising work to operations. The incumbent will also provide training materials on the enhanced products and tools.

Areas of particular need and interest include developing forecaster and verification tools for heavy precipitation associated with land‑falling tropical cyclones, warm‑season convection, winter storms, and atmospheric rivers. Additional focuses include the use of ensemble model output to aid forecaster generation of probabilistic products and exploring future roles of weather forecasters.

The ideal candidate will be local to the College Park, MD area and able to work a hybrid schedule, on site 2–3 days per week and from home for the remainder.

The ideal Meteorologist Developer will be able to develop tools featuring map data and produce independent, sound analyses and recommendations. Assignments are typically received in terms of expected outcomes, and incumbents are expected to act independently to develop required information, including selecting approaches.

• Collaborate with meteorologists at NCEP, NWS field offices, academia, and outside partners to develop forecast tools from short to medium range time frames.
• Use scientific and technical meteorological expertise to develop hazard information tools for rainfall, snowfall, temperatures.
• Develop web applications using modern industry languages and tools.
• Coordinate with NWS staff and external researchers to develop improved forecast tools.
• Contribute to formal scientific publications and attend off‑site conferences, symposia, and hazardous‑weather‑related outreach events.
• Perform related duties as assigned.
• Collaborate to transition forecaster tools and web services developed at WPC and elsewhere within NOAA into operations at WPC and other NOAA offices.
• Develop training materials to transition new tools and techniques into operations.

• A bachelor's degree in meteorology, hydrology or related earth science fields (MS or above is a big plus).
• 2+ years of related experience is preferred.
• Experience with deterministic and ensemble prediction system data sets and their application to hazardous weather diagnosis and prediction.
• Knowledge of short‑to‑medium‑range weather forecasting.
• Experience with software development support in a team environment.
• Experience with Python and shell scripting within a UNIX/Linux environment.
• Some knowledge of GIS, JavaScript, cloud services, and version control systems.
• Ability to organize, plan, and complete projects.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills for documentation and presentations.

Lynker is an E‑Verify employer.

Lynker is an equal‑opportunity employer and makes all employment decisions based on merit, qualifications, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, or any other legally protected status under federal, state, or local laws.