Research Software Engineer - I/O-Server for Earth System Models in Bonn bei ECMWF

The role

We are in search of a highly motivated Research Software Engineer (A2) to work on the development of an I/O-server with on-the-fly post-processing, executing data-processing tasks in memory directly on model output. This role is an integral part of a dynamic team, consisting of scientists and software engineers contributing to the key activities at ECMWF.

At ECMWF, you will find a passionate community, collectively aiming to bring novel technology and science to the cutting-edge of numerical weather prediction and high-resolution climate modelling. In this role, you will explore and innovate solutions to develop our services on streaming model output and on-the-fly post-processing, as well as to integrate them into Earth-system models. This is an integral part of serving weather and climate data to a growing number of downstream users our member states, commercial customers, and impact modellers who are highly reliant on the timely delivery of weather and climate data. It is a significant element in both our core mission and our obligations in key European Union (EU) initiatives. You will be expected to bring creative insights into the development of on-the-fly data-processing systems and to execute them on different high-performance computing (HPC) architectures.

ECMWF has developed a strong partnership with the EU. It has been entrusted with the implementation and operation of the Climate Change and Atmosphere Monitoring Services of theEU Copernicus Programme, and contribute to the Copernicus Emergency Management Service. ECMWF is also one of three organisations entrusted to deliver Destination Earth (DestinE), a flagship initiative of the European Commission to develop highly accurate digital replicas, Digital Twins (DTs), of the Earth on a global scale. In the framework of ECMWF’s contribution to the DestinE initiative and the Copernicus Programme, you will work on a set of interoperable software components and services that support end-to-end execution of both the DTs and the production runs in Copernicus services. You will work most closely on the development of MultIO, the software component that facilitates efficient data output via an I/O-server with on-the-fly processing of model data, as well as on its integration into distributed Earth-system models.

The Team

The role sits in the Model Data Services Team, within the Development Section in the Forecast and Services Department. The team’s primary focus is the set of services that directly interact with Earth-system models. These include efficient model output, on-the-fly data processing and diagnostics, interfaces to machine learned models, and output control. This effort is dedicated to the integration of these services into Earth-system models in DestinE and the Copernicus Programme, primarily the Integrated Forecasting System (IFS). It supports ECMWF’s strategy of producing cuttingedge science and world-leading weather predictions and monitoring of the Earth system.

This position supports the Destination Earth initiative and the Copernicus Programme. It will involve close collaboration with other activities at ECMWF Member States and with our partners at ESA and EUMETSAT.

About ECMWF

The European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) is a world-leader in weather and environmental forecasting. As an international organisation we serve our members and the wider community with global weather predictions and data that is critical for understanding and solving the climate crisis. We function as a 24/7 research and operational centre with a focus on medium and long-range predictions, holding one of the largest meteorological data archives in the world. The success of our activities builds on the talent of our scientists and experts, strong partnerships with 35 Member and Co-operating States and the international community, some of the most powerful supercomputers in the world, and the use of innovative technologies and ML across our operations.

ECMWF has also developed a strong partnership with the European Union and has been entrusted with the implementation and operation of the Climate Change and Atmosphere Monitoring Services of theEU Copernicus Programme.We also contribute to the Copernicus Emergency Management Service. Other areas of work include High Performance Computing and the development of digital tools that enable ECMWF to extend provision of data and products covering weather, climate, air quality, fire and flood prediction and monitoring.

ECMWF is a multi-site organisation, with a main office in Reading, UK, a data centre/supercomputer in Bologna, Italy, and a large presence in Bonn, Germany. We appreciate the need for flexibility in the way our staff work. We adopted a hybrid work m