CareerPlan

Research Engineer, Climate Modeling

SeattleFull-time$147k2026-09-29 → 2026-11-10
Hybrid

Core

Develop an AI-powered physics-informed hybrid climate model (NeuralGCM+) capable of multidecadal forecasts more accurate than current state-of-the-art models.

Role type

Research Engineer (Climate Modeling & AI)

Builds

Open-source 'AI-first' climate model, training pipelines, and coupled ML ocean models.

Domain

Climate Science / Machine Learning / Atmospheric Physics

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Python, ML training code, cloud computing, JAX, collaborative coding, documentation, tutorial development

Preferred skills

PhD in computational/atmospheric science, peer-reviewed ML publications, physically-based model development, JAX expertise

Technologies

JAX, Google Cloud, NVIDIA GPUs, TPUs, GitHub

Responsibilities

Adapt NeuralGCM training pipeline for cloud/GPU efficiency, implement coupling with ML ocean model, develop and present tutorials, document code and distribute on GitHub

Seniority

Mid-level (2-4 years experience)