Autonomy Data Scientist: Safety and Performance

AM Pierce and Associates; Maryland; Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance

Traditional 401(k) and ROTH 401(k)

Paid Time Off and Holidays

Professional Development Opportunities

Incentive Programs

Job summary

AM Pierce & Associates is seeking a Data Scientist specializing in autonomy performance, safety, and decision analytics to design, develop, and manage the end-to-end analytical pipeline. You will transform large simulation and test data into defensible conclusions for engineers, Navy leadership, and acquisition decision-makers.

The role emphasizes developing analytical methods over dashboards, with responsibilities spanning data ingestion, processing, visualization, and executive-level

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field.
• Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in data science, analytics, modeling and simulation, or related disciplines.
• Ability to design and implement an end-to-end analytical pipeline.
• Strong Python proficiency and data-analysis libraries.

Responsibilities

• Develop analytical approaches for evaluating autonomous software and system performance across simulation and test environments.
• Create quantitative methods to assess autonomy safety and operational risk.
• Analyze safety-critical behaviors and decision timing; communicate results to engineers and leadership.
• Collaborate with engineers, test teams, and acquisition professionals to design experiments.
• Develop software tools and reusable analytical libraries for high-volume telemetry.

Skills

Python

NumPy

pandas

SciPy

scikit-learn

Statistics

Data visualization

Technical communication

Data interpretation

End-to-end analytical pipeline

Education

Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, CS, Math, or Physics

Tools

AFSIM

JSE

MATLAB

Job description

AM Pierce & Associates is seeking a Data Scientist specializing in autonomy performance, safety, and decision analytics to design, develop, and manage the end-to-end analytical pipeline. You will transform large simulation and test data into defensible conclusions for engineers, Navy leadership, and acquisition decision-makers.

The role emphasizes developing analytical methods over dashboards, with responsibilities spanning data ingestion, processing, visualization, and executive-level