The Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA) at Colorado State University (CSU) seeks to fill a full-time Software Engineer position designed to conduct collaborative research and development with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) located at the Global Systems Laboratory (GSL) in Boulder, CO. The individual in this position will work in the NOAA/OAR/GSL Weather Informatics and Decision Support (WIDS) Division's Weather Information Systems Evolution (WISE) Branch.
This full-time position in Boulder, CO, requires a National Agency Check with Inquiries (NACI), tier 1 federal background check and a NOAA Common Access Card (CAC) ID badge for systems access. Therefore, only US citizens and lawful permanent residents with a physical USCIS "Green Card" are eligible. While an onsite presence at GSL in Boulder, CO, is preferred, remote work options will be considered.
The individual in this position will be part of a team responsible for the design and development of AWIPS II applications in Java and Python. Applications will involve graphical tools that assist forecasters in generating digital forecasts as well as transforming this information into a variety of text, graphics, and imagery. The individual in this position will work in collaboration with other scientists and software developers to design, develop, test and refine applications for operational weather entities. Development will initially occur within the Hazard Services framework in AWIPS II but may also include other web-based platforms. The near focus will be on applications and extensions to services that support forecasting and warning services, as well as IDSS, for diverse phenomena such as tropical storms and associated storm surge, thunderstorms, winter storms, flooding, as well as new ground-breaking paradigms involving the incorporation of continuous and probabilistic information. This position will report to the Forecast Operations Specialist.
For a full listing of required and preferred qualifications, compensation, and application instructions, please visit: https://www.cira.colostate.edu/welcome-about/jobs/ . To ensure full consideration applications should be submitted by 11.59pm MT Monday, November 10, 2025. Apply electronically by clicking "Apply to this Job" at the following website: https://jobs.colostate.edu/postings/168554
Applications must be submitted via online portal. We will not accept materials sent via email or other mode. References will not be contacted without prior notification of candidates. In the cover letter, please specifically address the required and preferred qualifications of this position. A cover letter that fails to address the required and preferred qualifications of this position may not be considered further after review by the search committee.
CSU is an EO employer and conducts background checks on all final candidates.
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Jennifer Raab
Project Specialist
CSU/CIRA
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