MRMS Hydromet Development Advisor (Subject Matter Expert I)

FedWriters, Inc.•Norman, OK

1d•$81,000 - $85,000•Remote

About The Position

MRMS — Multi-Radar Multi-Sensor — is one of the National Weather Service's core operational products for precipitation estimation, and it's built on code that never stops improving. As FWI's MRMS Hydromet Development Advisor supporting NSSL, you will apply specialized technical expertise to guide the ongoing optimization of the MRMS Hydromet/QPE (quantitative precipitation estimation) codebase in support of the upcoming VCP-Agnostic version of MRMS — gathering facts, analyzing existing code and data, and developing recommendations and strategies for the development team. If you like advising on production C++ strategy for a system that operational forecasters rely on every day, this is your kind of project.

Requirements

BA/BS in a technical or business discipline
4+ years of professional and/or academic experience
Software programming skills (C++ required, Perl, Python, and Bash preferred)
Software development experience (Git)
Demonstrated ability to advise technical teams on software architecture, coding strategy, and development risk
Communication skills, including technical writing
Ability to work as part of a technical team
Familiarity with meteorological datasets, including output from weather radar systems (preferred)

Responsibilities

Apply specialized technical knowledge to analyze the existing MRMS Hydromet/QPE codebase and develop recommendations and strategies for the planned VCP-Agnostic version of MRMS
Advise on and, where appropriate, modify existing C++ code or contribute new code to support the ongoing optimization of the MRMS Hydromet/QPE processing software suite
Provide expert technical guidance to project staff on software design, coding approach, and technical risk for MRMS development activities
Provide technical documentation (e.g., schematics, code repositories, test reports) for development activities
Prepare quarterly reports of status