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# Support Scientist for Operational Wave and Storm Surge Modeling Development

- **Company:** N-Link Corporation
- **Location:** United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Web Interfaces, Artificial Intelligence, Unix, C++ (Programming Language), Decision Support Systems, Fortran (Programming Language), Github, Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, NetCDF, Object-Oriented Software Development, OpenMP, Shell Script, Software Engineering, Systems Integration, Operational Systems, Web Technologies, Slurm, Data Delivery, Programming Languages
- **Published:** October 27, 2026
- **Apply:** https://jobs.military.com/career/376301/operational-surge-wave-modeling-development-support-maryland-md-college-park

## About the Role

* An M.S. (or equivalent experience) in meteorology, physical oceanography, coastal engineering or a related field, with 7+ years in weather forecasting, physical oceanography, or coastal ocean science. \n
 * Knowledge of spectral wave models (like WAVEWATCH III), in particular for real-time applications.\n
 * Demonstrated experience with operational storm surge models (e.g., SLOSH, P-ETSS, P-Surge, SCHISM, and/or ADCIRC)\n
 * Strong background in ensemble modeling, probabilistic output analysis, and real-time model merging and weighting techniques.\n
 * Understanding of meteorological inputs and atmospheric forcing (e.g., NBM), with experience generating secondary fields (e.g., deriving synthetic pressure fields from wind fields using published formulations).\n
 * Experience running numerical models on High Performing Computer (HPC) platforms using PBS and Slurm for job submittals, and MPI or OpenMP for multi-processing.\n
 * Advanced skills and knowledge of modern programming languages and object-oriented languages, such as Fortran 90, C/C++ and Python.\n
 * Experience working in a UNIX environment with advanced shell scripting languages and familiar with running complex jobs.\n
 * Demonstrated proficiency using GitHub to manage software repositories, code versions, and projects.\n
 * Ability to maintain, visualize, and disseminate marine modeling output and web-based products.\n, * Demonstrated experience in real-time operational system integration, model blending, and software development within regional and nearshore domains.\n
 * Direct experience operating within NOAA/NWS operational environments, specifically WCOSS and NCO standards (directory structures, production job controls, and script standards).\n
 * Familiarity with applying artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) techniques to enhance wave parameterizations, model efficiency, or forecast accuracy.\n
 * Strong team-player mindset with a proven ability to collaborate across interagency and private sectors.\n

## Description

* Operational Modeling & System Integration: Work with the team to support the development, optimization, maintenance, and integration of wave and storm surge modeling capabilities within NWS operational architectures, ensuring strict alignment with operational standards.\n
 * Coastal Processes & Hazard Prediction: Contribute to advancing numerical, statistical, and probabilistic formulations for key coastal phenomena, including total water level guidance based on storm surge and wave runup, rip current guidance, and real-time model merging/weighting.\n
 * Atmospheric Forcing & Diagnostics: Work with meteorological input datasets (e.g., National Blend of Models -NBM) and derive key secondary diagnostics (e.g., generating synthetic pressure fields from wind fields using established formulations).\n
 * Interagency & Sector Collaboration: Partner across multidisciplinary federal and private sectors (e.g., USGS, NOS, academic institutions, and private industry) to evaluate external models and accelerate the transition of research to operations .\n
 * Model Experimentation & Validation: Assist in designing and executing numerical model experiments, applying advanced Python-based verification, performance metrics, and observational data-fusion techniques across regional and nearshore domains.\n
 * System Support & Web Interfaces: Maintain, visualize, and disseminate marine modeling output by leveraging front-end web technologies to display pre-operational and operational model guidance for internal and public use.\n