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# Meteorologist / Data Scientist / Software Engineer (Aviation Weather)

- **Company:** SkySight Limited
- **Location:** UK (Remote available)
- **Salary:** £45,000.0 - £70,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Software Engineering, Data Assimilation
- **Published:** September 22, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=1315f971cc010cdc

## About the Role

Seeking a strong data scientist / software engineer to help improve weather modelling for aviation forecast applications.

Must have:

Strong statistics / data science skills

Strong software engineering skills

Meteorological / GIS / Earth science background

Competent with AI-assisted coding

Ability to take ownership and work independently in a remote, cross-time-zone team

Resident in the UK

Desirable experience:
Data assimilation, improving observation assimilation into classic NWP weather models
Forecast validation, using conventional and novel data sources to validate forecasts
PBL & shallow cumulus modelling, stratospheric wave forecastingAI weather modelling, training or fine-tuning existing models
Aviation, private pilot, (para)glider pilot, HAPS experience