2026 Full-time - NCF Systems Engineer I (Meteorologist)

RTX is seeking a Meteorological Systems Engineer to support NOAA's Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System (AWIPS) program in College Park, MD. The role involves providing front line customer support for a critical operational system, troubleshooting failures, and maintaining technical knowledge of various hardware subsystems.

Responsibilities

• Correct site processes and interface system issues, wide area network (WAN) problems and satellite broadcast problems
• Independently detect and troubleshoot failures
• Interact with forecast office personnel and third party vendors for site support
• Accurately document all actions taken and provide customer feedback

Skills

• Must hold, at a minimum, a Bachelor's degree with a major in Meteorology or a closely related Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) field by the start of summer 2026
• This position requires 12 months or less of professional experience (excluding internships)
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access certain necessary systems
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to apply critical thinking toward problem solving in time-critical situations
• Works effectively in a team environment
• Ability to work a flexible shift schedule including day, evening/nights and weekends (12 hour shifts: 4 days working, 4 days off rotation) with occasional presence in the office (about once per week)
• Experience working a rotating shift schedule
• Experience providing/receiving training to/from a wide range of learning/teaching styles
• Working in a virtual team environment
• Knowledge of RedHat Linux
• Knowledge of PostGres
• Knowledge of Problem Solving, JAVA, Python
• Knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite
• Previous internship experience

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life insurance
• Short-term disability
• Long-term disability
• 401(k) match
• Flexible spending accounts
• Flexible work schedules
• Employee assistance program
• Employee Scholar Program
• Parental leave
• Paid time off
• Holidays

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