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San Diego, CA

OVERVIEW The Research Scientist leads and contributes to research and development initiatives, applying scientific expertise to design experiments, analyze data, solve technical challenges, and ...

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Research Scientist

San Diego, CA · On-site

OVERVIEW The Research Scientist leads and contributes to research and development initiatives, applying scientific expertise to design experiments, analyze data, solve technical challenges, and ...

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San Francisco, CA

$250K - $500K/yr

Research Scientist / Research Engineer -- San Francisco I'm working with an early-stage AI startup building long-running agents that can pursue complex objectives autonomously over extended periods ...

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MS, PhD, Research Scientist, Machine Learning, Atmospheric Science

Silver Spring, MD • On-site

DeVine
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$120K - $150K/yr

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Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement, PTO

Posted 3 days ago

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DeVine provides technical and scientific support to government clients in Oceanography & Atmospheric Science among other technical disciplines. Our company is looking for a Research Scientist, with experience in Atmospheric Science and Machine Learning (ML), to join DeVine in a full time capacity. DeVine contributes to projects in data modeling, remote sensing & machine learning. We collaborate with our clients in scientific analysis of the Earth’s atmosphere & ocean and land surfaces, as well as astronomy and astrometry. We help our clients test and operate space-based, air-based, subsurface, and land and ocean surface-based sensors. The successful hire will contribute to improvements in weather forecast performance to deliver more accurate weather insights to our customers.

Duties:
  • Conduct innovative research at the intersection of weather prediction and machine learning, including approaches that leverage observations from satellite constellation
  • Develop, verify, and document forecast improvements that provide measurable value to customers
  • Partner with engineering and product teams to transition research advances into scalable, operational systems
  • Communicate results through internal reviews, customer discussions, and, where appropriate, conferences or publications
  • Contribute broadly to improving forecastsand overall product performance
Required experience and credentials:
  • Graduate degree in atmospheric science, meteorology, computer science, or a related field
  • 4+ years of experience developing ML models for weather applications
  • Strong ML engineering fundamentals, including model training, validation, evaluation, and documentation
  • Training, running, and verifying AI-based weather prediction models
  • Working in cloud-based computing environments
  • Handling large meteorological datasets and common data formats at scale
  • Modern deep learning frameworks (e.g., PyTorch or TensorFlow)
  • Large geophysical dataset formats (GRIB, NetCDF, ZARR)
  • Proficiency with deep learning frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow)
  • Familiarity with cloud-based computing environments (AWS, GCP, Azure)
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to manage multiple projects and balance competing priorities
About the position:
  • Position Type: Full-time, Must be U.S. Citizen
  • Location: Silver Spring, MD
  • Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, Life Insurance, Paid Holidays, Paid Sick Leave and Paid Vacation
  • Compensation: $120K to $150K per year salary range DOE and skills
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