[Hiring] Operational Storm Surge and Wave Modeling Development and Support @Lynker Corporation

Role Description

Lynker is seeking a Support Scientist for Operational Wave and Storm Surge Modeling Development to accelerate and enhance operational marine modeling capabilities within the National Weather Service (NWS). This role advances foundational guidance for Impact-Based Decision Support Services (IDSS) to protect life and property.

• Support the development, testing, and implementation of physics-based, probabilistic, and machine learning surge/wave frameworks.
• Integrate atmospheric forcing.
• Assist in transitioning cutting-edge capabilities into NWS operations.
• Contribute to building and updating intuitive web interfaces to visualize pre-operational model output.
• Ensure rapid feedback and accessible data delivery for key stakeholders.

Qualifications

• An M.S. (or equivalent experience) in meteorology, physical oceanography, coastal engineering or a related field, with 5+ years in weather forecasting, physical oceanography, or coastal ocean science.
• Knowledge of spectral wave models (like WAVEWATCH III), particularly for real-time applications.
• Demonstrated experience with operational storm surge models (e.g., SLOSH, P-ETSS, P-Surge, SCHISM, and/or ADCIRC).
• Strong background in ensemble modeling, probabilistic output analysis, and real-time model merging and weighting techniques.
• Understanding of meteorological inputs and atmospheric forcing (e.g., NBM), with experience generating secondary fields.
• Experience running numerical models on High Performing Computer (HPC) platforms using PBS and Slurm for job submittals, and MPI or OpenMP for multi-processing.
• Advanced skills and knowledge of modern programming languages and object-oriented languages, such as Fortran 90, C/C++, and Python.
• Experience working in a UNIX environment with advanced shell scripting languages.
• Demonstrated proficiency using GitHub to manage software repositories, code versions, and projects.
• Ability to maintain, visualize, and disseminate marine modeling output and web-based products.

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience in real-time operational system integration, model blending, and software development within regional and nearshore domains.
• Direct experience operating within NOAA/NWS operational environments, specifically WCOSS and NCO standards.
• Familiarity with applying artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) techniques to enhance wave parameterizations, model efficiency, or forecast accuracy.
• Strong team-player mindset with a proven ability to collaborate across interagency and private sectors.

Benefits

• Comprehensive healthcare for the employee at no monthly cost.
• Healthcare benefit covers medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision.
• Personal Time Off (PTO) Policy plus paid holidays.
• Highly competitive compensation plan regularly calibrated against industry and location benchmarks.
• 401(k) retirement plan with company-matching.
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) – we're all company owners!
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Employee assistance program (EAP).
• Short- and long-term disability insurance.
• Life and accident insurance.
• Tuition assistance/Training/Workforce improvement reimbursement per year.
• Spot bonuses for exceptional performance.
• Annual Employee Recognition Awards with bonuses.
• Employee Referral Program.
• Free centralized, self-directed Learning Management System to learn at your own pace.
• Personalized career growth plans for every employee.