Internship Meteorology

Product Development | Temporary | St. Gallen, Switzerland

Have you ever wondered how the weather will be tomorrow?

As 140 Million Google Search results show, this is one of the most frequently asked questions in the world. It’s fair to say that weather can have a huge impact on all of our lives, both personally and professionally, so this is why, here at Meteomatics, we focus on the processing and provision of high quality weather data as well as the development of meteorological software products.

But why stop there? Better forecasting needs even more accurate inputs so we developed our own Meteodrone to collect the missing data from the lower atmosphere and are the first company to fly a network of weather drones operationally.

Now, let's talk about you…

Your responsibilities

• Software development in Python (using model data, observational data, satellite data, Meteodrone data, API-Connector etc.)
• Development of applications using weather data
• Visualization of weather data, e.g. with Matplotlib
• Writing professional weather articles
• Validation of solar and wind power forecasts
• Research of new data sources and technologies
• Active participation to sprints work in scrum framework

Your qualifications

• Studies in atmospheric science, meteorology, computer science or comparable degree programs, at least BSc completed
• Knowledge of meteorology / climatology
• Knowledge of Python
• Experience in dealing with Linux and Bash favorable
• Communication skills and enjoy working in a team
• Initiative and self-employment
• Internship at least four months

What we offer

• A young, dynamic and diverse team in a rapidly growing business
• The opportunity to develop, learn and kick-start your career
• Purpose: the opportunity to work with us to make our products successful
• A technology and innovation driven environment
• Flexible and modern working conditions

You want to be part of an international, competent and motivated team, which encourages an active and lively exchange? We have our head full of ideas and if you do so too, we are looking forward for your application!