Data Specialist - Oil Analysis

Gastops Limited; Longueuil; On-site; CAD 75,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Gastops Limited is seeking a data science professional to advance data-driven insights for aerospace, energy, and industrial markets. You will own external customer relationships and deliver proactive analytics demonstrations that highlight the value of Oil Analysis Technology.

Responsibilities include developing and applying data science methodologies, building predictive models, and creating cloud-based data apps.

Qualifications

• Experience in exploratory data analysis and visualization.
• Experience in machine learning model development.
• Fluency in Python and its data ecosystem; OOP.
• Understanding of turbomachines.

Responsibilities

• Manage external customer relationships across market segments.
• Present the Oil Analysis Technology benefits to customers.
• Develop and apply data science methods and models.
• Develop and maintain cloud-based data processing and web apps.
• Collaborate with IT, Engineering, aftermarket to drive complex projects.
• Log successes and quantify business impact for the customer service org.

Skills

Turbomachines understanding

EDA & visualization

ML model development

Python & data ecosystem

Tools

Plotly Dash

SQL

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Git

Job description

Over the last 47 years, Gastops has built a robust business which is recognized worldwide for its innovative contributions to equipment health management in the aviation, energy, marine, industrial and transportation industries. Gastops’ products and services add value throughout the life cycle of complex critical equipment from the design stage through to in-service operations and support. We design, manufacture, and support advanced equipment sensing and analysis products, including on-line oil debris sensors, torque measurement sensors, turbine blade health sensors, and at‑line oil analysis systems.

What You’ll Do:

• Make direct contact with external customers to provide proactive recommendations and/or feed the recommendations to the appropriate internal contact for communication with the customer (ex: Customer Manager)
• Own external customer relationships for different market segments (ex: Turboshaft)
• Provide customer presentations on the benefits of the Oil Analysis Technology
• Develop & apply data science methodologies in organization, including but not limited to:
  • Evaluate and select relevant data sources for the task.
  • Perform exploratory analysis & visualization on data.
  • Use unsupervised ML techniques to identify emerging patterns in the data.
  • Correlate data features with know engine hardware condition.
  • Work with engineering specialists to validate insights.
  • Gather, prepare & verify sample training labels.
  • Develop and maintain predictive ML based and statistical models (classification, outlier detection, etc.)
• Develop & maintain business data applications:
  • Cloud based data processing & model inference
  • Web based data exploration/visualization applications
• Collaborate with different departments (IT, Engineering, aftermarket, the business, etc.) to develop valuable solutions and drive complex projects to completion
• Log successes generated by the team and quantify business impact on the P&WC customer service organization

Please note that this job description is not meant to be an all-inclusive statement of every duty and responsibility that will ever be required of an employee in the job.

What You Bring:

• Understanding of turbomachines
• Experience in exploratory data analysis & visualization
• Experience in machine Learning model development
• Fluency in the Python programming language, its data ecosystem and object-oriented programming.

The following are considered an asset:

• Experience in software development process (git/GitHub, unit testing, documentation, etc.)
• Experience with the Plotly Dash framework
• Experience with SQL
• Experience in cloud-based development (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Experience in one of more of the following fields:
  • Mechanical, Aerospace or Materials engineering
  • Operation, maintenance or repair or aircraft engines
• Customer interface experience and front‑line support
• Experience with ICA documentation, drawings and specification interpretation

Who You Are:

• Entrepreneur mindset: Can‑do attitude and self‑motivated. Flexibility to work in a small multidisciplinary team on a broad range of tasks, including data science & ML, data engineering and software development.
• Desire and ability to continuously develop new skills outside of current area of expertise, growth mindset.
• Ability to work with cross‑functional teams to deliver on a common goal.

What We Offer You:

At Gastops, we’ve built a passionate and collaborative workforce with a strong, vibrant culture that’s key to our success. We reward and support our people with competitive compensation and a total rewards approach.

• Salary Range for this position: $75,000.00 - $90,000.00 (final compensation will be based on experience, skills, and fit)
• Comprehensive health and wellness benefits
• Opportunities for growth and development

We welcome applicants at all career stages – from emerging professionals to seasoned experts. Role level and scope may be adjusted to match your background.

Use of Artificial Intelligence in Recruitment: At Gastops, people are at the center of our recruitment process. We may use AI‑enabled tools for limited administrative purposes such as creative outreach messages, transcribing interviews, or assisting with notetaking. These tools are not used to make hiring decisions. All applications are reviewed by our recruiters and hiring managers, and final decisions are made by people using their professional judgment and experience. Our commitment is to use technology responsibly, while ensuring fairness, transparency, and respect at every stage of the process.

Accessibility: Gastops is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to acquiring a skilled and diverse workforce. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, origins, ages, orientations, genders, creeds and religions. Gastops accommodates people with disabilities throughout the recruitment and selection process. Gastops is an excellent place to work, and we look forward to meeting with you! If contacted regarding this position, please advise the interview coordinator of any accommodation measures you may require.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.