# Scientific Software Engineer - Meteorological Decoders for Observation Processing and Integration

Overview Lynker is seeking a highly skilled Software Engineer to support the NOAA/NWS Office of Modeling and Development by managing, developing, and optimizing the meteorological data decoder systems. This role focuses on the critical pipeline that converts diverse, native-format meteorological observations into standardized formats required for downstream numerical weather prediction (NWP) systems. Responsibilities Duties of the Scientific Software Engineer will include the following: Technical Operations & R&D Develop, maintain, and optimize C and Fortran programs used to decode raw meteorological bulletins. Translate non-standard native data formats into BUFR and JEDI IODA netcdf by engineering specialized decoder logic Ensure uninterrupted, efficient data flow by managing input and output streams for ingest data queues, descriptor lists, and temporary BUFR message storage. Systems & Data Integration Monitor and troubleshoot operational data ingestion across major meteorological data servers, including LDM, DBNet, GTS, and WIS2. Ensure decoded data tanks are optimized for rapid assimilation into the NCEP NWP system, supporting the generation of thousands of daily weather produc

- **Id**: 4288400
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/lynker-scientific-software-engineer-meteorological-decoders-for-observation-processing-and-integration>
- **Role**: Backend
- **Role family**: Backend
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: College Park, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: yes
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-13T22:35:32Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-13
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-15T04:48:13Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 1
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 5225
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- **Benefits**: Retirement plans
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Environmental Science, Engineering Services

## Company

- **Id**: 2747
- **Name**: Lynker
- **Domain**: lynker.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/lynker>
- **Size band**: 1001-5000
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: iCIMS

## Technologies

- **Fortran** — Optional: no
- **Git** — Optional: no
- **Gitflow** — Optional: no
- **GitHub** — Optional: no
- **HPC** — Optional: no
- **Linux** — Optional: no
- **SLURM** — Optional: no
- **Unix** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 1

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-13T22:35:32Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 1; Filings 12m: 1

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 1
- **Expected fill days**: 14
- **Reasons**: conf:3, win:early
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-15T07:52:55Z

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