CPAESS Computational Scientist V (Earth System Science)

Location: Boulder, Colorado, United States. Work may take place in office, laboratory, industrial, research, and field environments; field assignments may require travel and work in variable environmental conditions. Hybrid staff are expected to work on-site approximately 3 days per week.

Hiring range: $128,520–$167,180 per year.

Company

hirify.global supports atmospheric and Earth system science through scientific programs, federal partnerships, research staffing, education, and community initiatives.

What you will do

• Lead complex computational research initiatives in Earth system science.
• Develop numerical methods, algorithms, and scalable computational frameworks for atmospheric and environmental simulations.
• Direct the implementation and optimization of scientific software for high-performance computing environments.
• Configure and iteratively develop JEDI coupled data assimilation capabilities for GFS, including marine observations, sea-surface-sensitive radiances, and sea ice freeboard data.
• Analyze large-scale simulations, validate models, assess assimilation impacts, and communicate results through visualizations, publications, reports, and presentations.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams, mentor computational scientists, coordinate with NWS/OMD and partner agencies, and support proposals and operational integration.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with 15 years of related experience, master’s degree with 11 years, PhD with 7 years, or an equivalent combination.
• Expert knowledge of numerical methods, parallel computing, high-performance computing architectures, and scalable software architectures.
• Experience developing and optimizing computational algorithms for large-scale environmental simulations.
• Experience analyzing and validating large-scale simulation results using statistical and visualization techniques.
• Leadership, mentoring, scientific communication, proposal development, technical documentation, and computational science project management skills.
• Ability to work in the United States and comply with U.S. export control and work location requirements.

Nice to have

• Atmospheric or oceanic numerical modeling experience.
• Advanced knowledge of coupled data assimilation methods.
• Experience with JEDI or a similar data assimilation framework.
• Advanced programming skills for scientific model development and data analysis.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, disability, retirement, leave, and employee assistance programs.
• hirify.global contributes 10% of base salary to the retirement plan.
• At least 20 days of annual paid time off, 10 paid holidays, and 12 weeks of paid parental leave.
• Tuition assistance and eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness.
• Visa sponsorship is available under specific H-1B transfer or change-of-status conditions; new H-1B consular processing from outside the United States is not supported.

Hiring process

• Submit a cover letter and resume/CV by 12:00 a.m. MST on October 10, 2026.
• Selected candidates may undergo background checks and federal screenings.