Earth Systems Scientist

Department Summary

MITRE's Quantum, Earth, and Energy Systems & Technologies Department is seeking a senior Earth Systems Scientist to work in a dynamic analytical environment focused on solving earth systems science and resilience challenges.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Evaluate future earth systems science trends, scientific uncertainties, and operational limitations in unique MITRE customer environments and within the context of mission needs and public- and private-sector data sources.
• Identify earth systems integration and deployment challenges through analytical and model-based assessments, including evaluation of data quality, model uncertainty, and scenario assumptions.
• Frame and communicate earth systems impacts, risk, uncertainty, and decision-relevant findings for customer applications and stakeholders.
• Collaborate with diverse, transdisciplinary experts from across MITRE, our customers, and partners, providing subject matter expertise in earth systems science and related analytical methods.
• Analyze and synthesize large observational, remote sensing, geospatial, and model datasets to support evidence-based recommendations and mission decision-making.

Basic Qualifications

• BS and 10 years of relevant experience in one of the following fields: Earth Science, Atmospheric Science, Oceanography, Hydrology, Geology, Environmental Science, Geography, Physics, Engineering, Data Science, or a related discipline.
• Deep technical expertise in one or more earth systems science areas, including: climate or weather analysis, hydrology, oceanography, geospatial analysis, remote sensing, environmental resilience, hazard modeling, data assimilation, scientific computing, or performance evaluation of analytical models and datasets.
• The ability to think critically and be proactive in pursuing research and problem-solving with minimal supervision.
• Strong technical writing and oral presentation skills.
• The ability to conduct research and development of new earth systems science capabilities to meet customer requirements in a collaborative environment with both internal and external researchers.
• Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a Secret U.S Government issued Security Clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• MS +8 or PhD +5 years of relevant experience in one of the following areas: Earth Science, Atmospheric Science, Oceanography, Hydrology, Geology, Environmental Science, Geography, Physics, Engineering, Data Science, or a related discipline.
• Extensive experience and expertise, including recent publications, field work, or applied research related to earth systems modeling, climate or weather analysis, geospatial analytics, environmental resilience, hazard assessment, or related scientific applications.
• Experience applying machine learning or statistical learning methods to earth systems data, including feature engineering, model training and validation, uncertainty assessment, and visualization.
• Basic understanding of a broad range of earth systems science topics such as climate, weather, hydrology, ocean dynamics, hazards, environmental processes, geospatial data, and scientific modeling.