Data Engineer

Williams International; Pontiac (MI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Williams International, a privately-owned jet engine manufacturer, seeks a Data Engineer for 100% on-site work in Pontiac, MI. You will build and maintain data pipelines, data catalogs, and data models to support enterprise analytics and operations.

The role requires 4+ years in data engineering, strong SQL/Python, and experience with cloud environments (Azure/AWS/GCP). U.S. citizenship and readiness for security clearance are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Information Systems, or related field is required.
• 4+ years of hands-on experience with enterprise data systems, including design/maintenance of data ingestion pipelines.
• Experience with ETL/ELT workflows and data lake/warehouse/lakehouse architectures.
• Proficiency in SQL, data modeling, and data quality/governance processes.
• Experience with cloud data environments (Azure, AWS, GCP) and container orchestration.
• Familiarity with version control and agile development practices.
• U.S. citizenship required; ability to obtain security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain enterprise ontologies, data catalogs, and metadata systems.
• Design and implement scalable batch and streaming ingestion pipelines.
• Develop and optimize data lake, warehouse, and lakehouse environments.
• Create robust data models and curated datasets with high quality.
• Establish data quality, lineage, and governance standards.
• Implement security and policy controls for data assets in line with cybersecurity needs.
• Optimize pipeline performance, reliability, cost, and observability.
• Manage data platform tooling, IaC, and CI/CD for pipelines.
• Collaborate with DBAs to optimize database schemas and data availability.
• Assist with query optimization and data systems troubleshooting.
• Collaborate with software, analytics, business, and IT teams.
• Document pipelines, datasets, and best practices for enterprise data systems.

Skills

SQL proficiency

Python

Data modeling

ETL/ELT design

Cloud data environments

Git

Docker

Kubernetes

Agile

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related field

Tools

Git

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

World Headquarters
Pontiac, MI 48341, USA

Description

Who We Are

Williams International is a privately-owned company that develops and manufactures jet engines for both military and commercial aircraft applications. We are a company of creators who deliver pioneering ideas and technologies that lead the aerospace industry. Our culture fosters creativity, collaboration, and continuous learning to position our team members to inspire each other and provide quality products and supporting services that exceed the expectations of our customers.

The Opportunity

Williams International has an exciting opportunity for a Data Engineer to join our team. The Data Engineer will be responsible for developing and supporting data engineering projects by providing technical expertise and/or guidance to all levels of the organization as needed and will work within assigned departments to provide specialized technical input to department function.

This position is 100% on-site. U.S. Citizenship is required.

The Data Engineer's responsibilities will include:

• Build and maintain enterprise ontologies, data catalogs, and metadata systems
• Design and implement scalable batch and streaming ingestion pipelines
• Develop and optimize data lake, warehouse, and lakehouse environments
• Create robust data models and curated, high-quality datasets
• Establish and maintain data quality, validation, lineage, and governance standards
• Implement security, compliance, and policy controls for all data assets in alignment with cybersecurity requirements
• Optimize pipeline performance, reliability, cost, and observability
• Manage data platform tooling, infrastructure-as-code, and CI/CD for pipelines
• Work with DBAs to design and optimize database schemas, configure database settings, and ensure data availability and reliability
• Assist with query optimization and data systems related troubleshooting
• Collaborate closely with software, engineering, analytics, business, and IT teams
• Document pipelines, datasets, and best practices for enterprise data systems

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Information Systems, or related field is required.

• 4+ years of hands‑on experience working with enterprise data systems, including:
• Designing and maintaining data ingestion pipelines (batch and/or streaming)
• Building and optimizing ETL/ELT workflows
• Working with multiple data storage solutions from relational and nonrelational databases to data lakes, warehouses, and lakehouse architectures
• Writing performant SQL and developing data models
• Managing data quality, validation, lineage, and governance processes
• Developing and maintaining ontologies, taxonomies, and semantic data models to support enterprise data consistency and discoverability
• Proficiency in Python, C#, and SQL, including experience writing production-grade data processing code.
• Experience with cloud data environments (Azure, AWS, GCP) including storage, compute, networking, and orchestration services used for data pipelines.
• Familiarity with enterprise systems and integration tools, such as ERP, MES, PLM, or API‑based data exchange.
• Experience with version control systems (Git, Bitbucket) and agile development practices.
• Experience with working with containerization or orchestration technologies (Docker, Kubernetes) to operationalize or scale data workloads.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to work independently to identify and solve complex problems.
• U.S. citizenship is required
• Position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Government Security Clearance, if needed. Candidates selected may be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. For more information on Security Clearances, please visit: U.S. Department of State.

Additional Information

Williams International is a Drug Free Workplace where all new team members and contractors are subject to pre‑employment drug testing for the following controlled substances: marijuana, cocaine, PCP, amphetamines, opioids and alcohol as policy dictates.

Williams International is committed to equal employment opportunities for all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, and protected veteran status.
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