Senior/Junior Weapon Effect Modeling Engineer

Company Description

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Job Description

Verisk Extreme Event Solutions (VEES, previously AIR Worldwide), a member of Verisk Analytics, is the scientific leader and most respected provider of risk modeling software and consulting services. VEES founded the catastrophe modeling industry in 1987 and today models the risk from natural catastrophes, terrorism, and pandemic outbreaks in 90 countries. VEES offers the opportunity to work with advanced technologies, global clients, and hundreds of the most innovative, talented minds in the industry.

As a weapon effect modeling engineer, the primary responsibility will be to study the impact of various incidents (conventional blast, chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear weapons) on the built environment and human beings. The outcome of the research will be translated to model weapon impacts on large insurance portfolios in terms of monetary cost due to property damage and human casualty. The candidate will work closely with a team of specialists to perform a probabilistic risk assessment by various possible weapon attacks, and present and explain results to technical and non-technical audiences including VERISK clients and government officials.

A successful candidate should have a strong technical background in science, engineering, or mathematics, have passion and desire to learn, and is expected to be a highly motivated, detail-oriented, well-organized, self-directed, and excellent team player. As a researcher at VERISK, the nature of our work varies from month to month and year to year, and you will have constant opportunities to learn and grow expertise in new areas.

Responsibilities (main responsibilities, but not limited to):

• Simulate the impact of conventional blast, and release of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear weapons on built environments and human beings
• Use the above research to develop solutions for risk assessment of insurance portfolios
• Represent VERISK to explain view of risks to technical and non-technical audiences
• Author technical writing for internal and external publications

Qualifications

• Experience with 3D CDF analysis, preferably used blastFoam to estimate blast wave propagation, and/or its effects on buildings and human in urban setting
• Experience in using DoD simulation tools for blast effects and plume simulation due to release of hazardous materials
• Familiarity with C++ and data mining skills using tools such as R, Matlab and others
• Ability to communicate effectively through verbal and written mediums with technical and non-technical audiences
• Strong data archiving and documentation mindset
• Experience with GIS applications (e.g., ArcGIS, QGIS, etc.) a plus
• MS with 2+ years of relevant experience or PhD in science, engineering, or mathematics

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Additional Information

In 2022, Verisk received Great Place to Work® Certification for our outstanding workplace culture for the sixth year in a row and second-time certification in the UK, Spain, and India. We’re also one of the 38 companies on the UK’s Best Workplaces™ list and one of 18 companies on Spain’s Best Workplaces™ list.

For over fifty years and through innovation, interpretation, and professional insight, Verisk has replaced uncertainty with precision to unlock opportunities that deliver significant and demonstrable impact. From our historic roots in risk assessment, we’ve grown to provide analytic insights that help transform industries focused on some of the world’s most critical areas. Today, the insurance industry relies on Verisk to be, and to make the world, more productive, resilient, and sustainable.

Verisk works in collaboration with our customers and at the intersection of people, data, and advanced technologies. Through proprietary platformed analytics, advanced modeling, and interpretation, we deliver immediate and sustained value to our customers and through them, to the individuals and societies they serve, with greater speed, precision, and scale.

We’re 9,000 people strong, committed to translating big data into big ideas. We help others see new possibilities and empower certainty into big decisions that impact individuals and societies. And we relentlessly and ethically pursue innovation to help move our customers, and the world, toward better tomorrows.

Everyone at Verisk—from our chief executive officer to our newest employee—is guided by The Verisk Way, to Be Remarkable, Add Value, and Innovate.
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