Senior Research Engineer- Atmospheric Perils Vulnerability

Job Description
This research engineer position is responsible for developing and supporting the engineering components of Verisk’s wind vulnerability models that cover multiple regions and perils, including perils such as straight-line wind, tornadic wind, hail, snow, and freezing temperatures.  General responsibilities include identifying the impact that these perils can have on the built environment, including physical damage which can result in monetary loss to buildings/infrastructure, contents, and loss of use (downtime).  In this role, you will work closely with a team of structural engineers and atmospheric scientists to perform probabilistic risk assessments for the built environment, and present and explain results to internal stakeholders and external clients. 
The evolving nature of research work at Verisk creates unique and challenging problems that spark innovation and growth and creates opportunities for its employees. A successful candidate should have a desire to use problem-solving skills in applying sound engineering principles to solve unique and challenging problems in the fields of civil/structural engineering and risk assessment.  It is expected that candidates will be highly motivated, detail-oriented, well-organized, able to perform high-quality self-directed research, have outstanding written and verbal communication skills, and be team-oriented.
About the Day to Day Responsibilities of the Role
As a member of our Atmospheric Perils Vulnerability Team, your day-to-day responsibilities will include the following:
Data acquisition, synthesis, and analysis for the purpose of understanding building inventory, and its vulnerability in lieu of industry insured losses and insurance claims data subjected to atmospheric-based hazards in multiple regions worldwide
Willingness to learn and work with a variety of proprietary Verisk datasets and find ways to integrate the same into Verisk’s extreme event models
Analytical analyses and research aimed towards the development of vulnerability functions and monetary loss curves for structural and non-structural building and infrastructure components subjected to hazards such as wind, tornadoes, hail, and snow for several regions of interest worldwide
Implementation of research into Verisk’s portfolio risk analysis models, including programming loss simulation codes and analysis tools, and probabilistic risk assessment validation
Use of GIS and similar tools for data visualization and analysis
Real-time and virtual building damage assessments due to natural catastrophes during and after significant events
Preparation and presentation of work at staff internal and client external meetings as well as technical writing for internal and external publications and client-facing documentation
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