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Peraton · 1 week ago

Meteorologist (NASA Ballon Program)

US-TX-Palestine

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

$51K/yr - $82K/yr

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that supports NASA’s scientific balloon program. The Meteorologist will develop climatologies, provide weather briefings, and support balloon launches with meteorological expertise while traveling to various launch locations.

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No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Develop pre-campaign stratospheric wind climatologies, and minimum altitude assessments for use in mission planning using balloon performance analysis

Provide weather briefings in support of outside payload compatibility tests and prior to launch attempts

Provide pre-launch predicted ascent and float trajectories

During launch attempts, provide complete onsite meteorological support for all launch operations, including pilot balloon observations

Provide meteorological support during ascent and float phases of launches, including updated precipitation and cloud forecasts and stratospheric wind predictions. Payload descent vectors will be calculated and provided for the termination phase

Assemble NASA-required post flight reports after each balloon campaign

Maintain inventory of meteorological equipment for campaign support

Prepare forecast studies for launch sites and climatology studies for future launch sites

Develop forecast techniques and products

Perform balloon performance analysis and prediction