Data Scientist II, TS/SCI — Space Autonomy & AI

Jet Propulsion Laboratory; United States; On-site; USD 123,000 - 136,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plans

Rideshare

Parental leave

Flexible schedule

Job summary

Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, seeks a Data Scientist II to advance autonomous systems, space missions, and real-time decisions using AI and operations research techniques.

You will develop planning, scheduling, and resource allocation algorithms, plus search-based and constraint-based methods, to improve ground and flight operations and onboard analysis for missions like ECOSTRESS, OCO-3, EMIT and NISAR.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or higher in computer science or a related discipline with related work experience.
• Broad knowledge in software development, AI, operations research, and resource allocation mechanisms.
• Experience with programming languages such as Rust, C++, C, Python, and Java.

Responsibilities

• Develop planning, scheduling, resource allocation, and execution algorithms for autonomous systems interpreting complex data to achieve mission goals.
• Develop and use search-based, constraint-based, satisfaction and optimization systems for large-scale planning and resource allocation problems.
• Develop software to represent and reason about geometric and operations constraints relevant to observation planning.
• Support broader team efforts in automation and resource allocation areas.

Skills

Rust

C++

C

Python

Java

AI fundamentals

OR techniques

Software development

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related

Master's degree in related

PhD in related disciplines

Job description

Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, seeks a Data Scientist II to advance autonomous systems, space missions, and real-time decisions using AI and operations research techniques.

You will develop planning, scheduling, and resource allocation algorithms, plus search-based and constraint-based methods, to improve ground and flight operations and onboard analysis for missions like ECOSTRESS, OCO-3, EMIT and NISAR.