# Weather Forecast Modeling Scientist

Overview MPAS-JEDI is the backbone of NSSL's next-generation convective-scale modeling and data assimilation work - and it needs someone who can keep the software, the science, and the HPC infrastructure all moving together. As FWI's MPAS-JEDI Systems and Convective-Scale Modeling Specialist, you will develop, install, and support MPAS-JEDI and related modeling/data assimilation systems across HPC, cloud, and operational computing platforms, supporting WoFS and WoFSCast research and operational transition. You'll be equally at home writing Python/Fortran workflow tools and diagnosing a storm-scale forecast bust. Work Schedule and Location: Hybrid: This full-time hybrid position will work Monday through Friday, 8 AM CST to 5 PM CST, with 90% at National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL), National Weather Center, Norman, Oklahoma, or designated field deployment locations. FWI is expanding rapidly and has been recognized as a 2024, 2025 and 2026 Top Workplace, offering excellent growth opportunities in a collaborative environment. Responsibilities Develop, install, maintain, and support MPAS-JEDI and related atmospheric modeling and data assimilation systems on HPC, cloud, and operation

- **Id**: 3932116
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/fedwriters-weather-forecast-modeling-scientist>
- **Role**: Science & Research
- **Role family**: Science & Research
- **Seniority**: senior
- **Work mode**: hybrid
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Norman, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 8
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-08T02:14:01Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-08
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-15T05:17:07Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 7
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 5209
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- **Benefits**: Dental insurance, Growth opportunities, Health insurance, Life insurance, Professional development, Vision insurance
- **Relocation offered**: no

## Company

- **Id**: 4524666
- **Name**: FedWriters
- **Domain**: fedwriters.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/fedwriters>
- **Size band**: 1001-5000
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: iCIMS

## Technologies

- **Fortran** — Optional: no
- **Git** — Optional: no
- **HPC** — Optional: no
- **Python** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 7

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 8
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: phd
- **Optional**: no

## Hiring locations

- **United States** — Iso: US; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-08T02:14:01Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 90
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.903
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 7
- **Expected fill days**: 33
- **Reasons**: conf:2, velocity, win:early
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-15T07:52:55Z

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