Scientist - Seismology (NWS 00946)

North Wind Services (NWS) is a high performing, low risk company with a successful history of contributing to their client’s missions. NWS executes and manages a wide range of technical services such as environmental investigation and restoration, construction, demolition, radioactive and hazardous waste management, public communication/involvement, information management, health and safety, industrial hygiene, and emergency response/HAZMAT services.

North Wind Services is actively seeking individuals who can contribute to national security within the science, technology, and engineering fields as part of our supplemental labor team at vital federal research and development installations supporting the Department of Energy. Qualified applicants must be a US citizen, at least 18 years of age, and able to meet pre-employment requirements including any required physicals, drug screen, and/or background investigation to satisfy clearance requirements from the Department of Energy.

Successful candidates will be employees of NWS supporting the missions of their federal client, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) in Livermore, CA. Pay, benefits, Human Resources, and employment management functions are all provided by NWS. As an NWS employee working at LLNL, within the client’s environment, you will complete day-to-day tasks, with direction from technical personnel directly employed by LLNL.

The Physical & Life Sciences Directorate has an opening for a Scientist with experience in high-performance computing (HPC) simulations of seismic earthquake and explosion waveforms, full waveform inversion tomography and earthquake ground motion monitoring at LLNL Site 200 supporting the research activities performed by the Geophysical Monitoring Program (GMP) at LLNL. The successful candidate will participate in seismic Earth model development in collaboration, analyze seismic data and participate in progress meetings and workshops with staff scientists in the GMP. They will be responsible for communications with GMP scientists, external collaborators and end users.

This position may require the employee to have the flexibility to work overtime, shift, and/or weekends to accomplish goals. The selected candidate will be required to pass various on-site training modules to pursue work assignments.

Essential Duties
- Prepare large waveform data sets and develop full waveform inversion tomography models in areas of interest.
- Participate in international collaborations supporting LLNL projects
- Provide support to end users including collaborating DOE Labs and DoD
- Analyze ground motions for earthquake impacting LLNL.
- Perform additional job duties as assigned.

Essential Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities
- Proficient in running specialized seismic simulation software, including on LLNL HPC
- Proficient in Python programing language.
- Experience with specialized Site 200 seismic recording instrumentation.
- Experience with communications with seismic monitoring partners at DOE Labs and DoD.
- Demonstrated ability to work well with team members within LLNL and good communication and presentation skills.

Special Requirements