Aviation Data Scientist for Mission-Critical Analytics

Peraton Labs

Herndon (VA)

On-site

USD 66,000 - 106,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

Peraton Labs is seeking a Data Scientist to support the CTO Advanced Analytics and Digital Command Center teams by transforming complex workstream data into trusted metrics, analytical insights, and decision-support products.

This role partners with CTO leadership to interpret, model, visualize, and operationalize data, developing analytics artifacts, dashboards, and insights that support FAA modernization and mission objectives.

Qualifications

BS/BA in a technical discipline (CS, Statistics, Math, Engineering, OR Analytics)
Experience with Python, R, SQL, or similar analytical tools
Experience with exploratory data analysis, data cleaning, statistical analysis, trend analysis, anomaly detection, forecasting, classification, clustering, or predictive modeling
Experience defining or supporting metrics, KPIs, dashboards, reports, or decision-support products
US Citizenship and ability to obtain FAA Public Trust clearance

Responsibilities

Analyze workstream, requirements, IMS, schedule, risk, operational, and program data to identify trends and insights
Define operational metrics and dashboards for Digital Command Center
Assess data quality and usability across enterprise data repositories
Partner with data architects and engineers to identify data gaps and metadata needs
Develop notebooks, scripts, SQL queries, and analyses to support decision-making
Translate questions into structured analyses and actionable recommendations
Communicate findings to technical teams and mission stakeholders