Energy Meteorologist

Together with you we want to explore the rise of machine learning-based weather forecasting and capitalise on weather-driven trading opportunities. You will take a leading role within our teams for this activity and contribute actively to the trading results of the company.

Your role

• Share your expertise of weather patterns directely with the traders and communicate meteorological insights to specific stakeholders within the organisation
• Develop, implement and maintain enhanced models to predict weather patterns using machine learning-based weather prediction (MLWP). We will support you if you want to apply this knowledge to trading weather derivatives yourself
• Monitor and analyse meteorological data from various sources to improve trading decisions and forecast anomalies and their impact on energy prices
• Benchmark weather forecasting models and collaborate with data scientists to improve them

Your skills

• You have a higher education degree
• A minimum of 2 years of experience in a similar role is required
• You bring proven expertise in weather forecasting and knowledge about European energy markets
• Fluency in English is mandatory, additional language skills in German are beneficial
• Your excellent analytical skills and your proficiency in coding languages such as Python stand out
• You have experience in data-driven and machine learning-based weather forecasting systems (GraphCast, Pangu, ...) and handling of raw data (grib, Zarr, NetCDF, ...)
• Adaptability, flexibility and the ability to work under pressure characterizes you

We are not interested in enquiries from recruitment agencies.

What you can look forward to

As a responsible employer, we offer:

• Fair and market-oriented remuneration
• Flexible working models
• Personalised training and development opportunities
• Comprehensive health management system
• A progressive infrastructure

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We use the term 'all' in our job titles because the BKW Group values a diverse workforce and welcomes applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, gender, social or ethnic origin, skin colour, nationality, language, sexual orientation/identity or religion.