- El Segundo, California, United States
- On-site
- Full-time
Radar Meteorologist responsible for developing and applying radar quality control, precipitation estimation, and analysis of seeded and natural precipitation to support cloud seeding operations.
Responsibilities
- Analyze scanning and vertically pointing radar observations to characterize cloud structure, precipitation processes, and the evolution of potential seeding signatures.
- Develop and improve radar quality control, including the treatment of clutter, interference, attenuation, calibration bias, and terrain blockage.
- Develop and evaluate quantitative precipitation estimates for rain and snow, with explicit treatment of sampling limitations and retrieval uncertainty.
- Combine radar data with seeding release records, winds, soundings, satellite observations, and in situ measurements to assess individual operations.
- Design analyses that distinguish potential seeding responses from natural variability, test alternative explanations, and state what the observations can support.
Requirements
- A degree in meteorology, atmospheric science, physics, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Nice to have: MS or PhD in radar meteorology, precipitation estimation, or cloud microphysics
- Nice to have: Cloud seeding research experience
- Nice to have: Orographic precipitation experience
- Nice to have: Snowfall retrievals
Skills
Weather radar observationsRadar measurement principlesDoppler and polarimetric variablesSampling geometryCommon sources of errorCloud microphysicsPrecipitation processesPython for scientific data processing, analysis, and visualizationScientific method evaluationBias diagnosisUncertainty quantificationPy-ARTxradar
Benefits
- Meaningful stock options
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) with employer matching
- Unlimited PTO
- Paid parental leave for both parents