Principal CAT modeling Engineer

Verisk offers the opportunity to work with advanced technologies, global clients, and hundreds of the most innovative, talented minds in the industry Become a member of our Atmospheric Perils Vulnerability team and join our growing Research and Modeling department in our Hyderabad, India office Use your knowledge of civil engineering and statistics to develop models of extreme catastrophic events (i e , hurricanes, tornadoes, storm surge, flood etc ) and assess building performance in the context of such events This Principal Engineer position is responsible for developing, enhancing and supporting the engineering/vulnerability components of Verisk s atmospheric perils based portfolio risk analysis models that cover worldwide regions, including perils such as straight-line wind from tropical cyclones, severe convective storms and winter storms, 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) The candidate will work closely with a team of structural engineers, meteorologists, hydrologists, hydraulic engineers, statisticians, and specialists in financial application of probabilistic risk assessment The candidate is expected to be highly motivated, detail oriented, well organized, and an independent worker and collective team player at the same time with the unique ability to lead research model and development across groups