Autonomous Space Systems Data Scientist II

Jet Propulsion Laboratory; Pasadena (CA); On-site; USD 128,000 - 138,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental plan

Vision plan

Wellbeing program

Retirement plans

Paid time off

Learning stipend

Rideshare

Childcare support

Flexible schedule

Parental leave

Job summary

Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena seeks a Data Scientist II to advance autonomous space systems through AI, optimization, and machine learning techniques. You will contribute to scheduling, planning, and resource allocation for missions like ECOSTRESS, OCO-3, and DSN, shaping real-time decision support and automated operations.

The role requires strong software engineering, AI/OR fundamentals, and experience with large models or multi-modal reasoning.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline (or equivalent experience).
• 1+ year (MS) or 3+ years (BS/PhD) of related experience in AI/OR fields.

Responsibilities

• Develop planning, scheduling, and resource allocation algorithms for autonomous systems.
• Build and evaluate search-based and constraint-based optimization for large-scale problems.
• Develop ML models for interpretation of remote sensing imagery and reasoning across modalities.

Skills

Software development

Artificial intelligence

Operations research

Resource allocation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Master's degree or PhD in related disciplines

Tools

Rust

C++

C

Python

Java

Job description

Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena seeks a Data Scientist II to advance autonomous space systems through AI, optimization, and machine learning techniques. You will contribute to scheduling, planning, and resource allocation for missions like ECOSTRESS, OCO-3, and DSN, shaping real-time decision support and automated operations.

The role requires strong software engineering, AI/OR fundamentals, and experience with large models or multi-modal reasoning.