Senior Research Engineer | Silver Spring, MD

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  • Location: Silver Spring, MD

  • Company: Global Science & Technology

The Senior Research Engineer will be responsible for designing, analyzing, and developing applications for visualizing, processing, and manipulating geophysical data. The candidate will provide professional products and services, outreach and education, and program and project management.

Primary Duties: Design, develop, and implement data ingest services to take raw data from observations or forecast models and prepare it for high-performance visualization. Identify meteorological or environmental features of interest and develop individual images and/or animations of satellite imagery for inclusion on NOAA website and social media accounts. Develop and maintain processes for automated

data ingest and cataloging. Support the development of educational materials. Some travel is expected. Required Education/Experience/Skills: B. S. degree in Computer Science, Geography, or related discipline 15 years of professional experience.

Appropriate years of relevant experience can substitute for degree. Experience with IDL, Mc IDAS, and Arc GIS. Demonstrated proficiency in logical problem solving and proficiency in making backssments of all relevant clues to discover the cause of failures and recommend solutions. Experience with data processing in a real-time environment. Selected applicants will be subject to a government background investigation. GST offers competitive salaries;

vacation, sick, and holiday leave; major medical, dental, life, long-term and short-term disability insurance; 401K retirement plan; tuition assistance; and opportunities for employee career growth and development.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, interaction, national origin, disability, veterans' status, interactionual orientation and gender identity. GST is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

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