Data Scientist IV

Panasonic Avionics Corporation; Irvine (CA); Hybrid; USD 142,000 - 238,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible-hybrid work

Unlimited PTO

Medical insurance

401K with 50% match

Job summary

Panasonic Avionics Corporation seeks a senior data science professional to lead complex analytics for aviation. You will build predictive and prescriptive models, work with internal and external data, and provide leadership with data-driven insights to direct business decisions.

The role requires collaboration across Data Engineering, Product, and business stakeholders. Ideal candidates will have strong Python/SQL, AWS experience, and a solid foundation in statistics and ML.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years experience in modeling, forecasting, data analytics.
• 2+ years experience with AWS or other cloud platforms.
• Open-source AI experience preferred.
• Data Science Certifications preferred.
• Experience in aviation, transportation or IoT/telemetry data domain is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead analysis of complex, high-impact business problems using data from internal and external sources.
• Identify opportunities from aviation data and provide insights to leadership.
• Develop forecasts, recommendations, and strategic/tactical plans based on data.
• Create specifications for reports and analysis based on business needs and data elements.
• Mentor junior data scientists and collaborate with Data Engineering, Product, and stakeholders.

Skills

Python

SQL

AWS

Data science

Statistics

Communication

ML modeling

GenAI

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Masters degree preferred

Tools

Pandas

scikit-learn

AWS Cloud

R

SQL

Job description

Overview

Ever wonder who brings the entertainment to your flights? Panasonic Avionics Corporation is #1 in the industry for delivering inflight products such as movies, games, Wi-Fi, and now Bluetooth headphone connectivity!

How exciting would it be to be a part of the innovation that goes into creating technology that delights millions of people in an industry that’s here to stay! With our company’s history spanning over 40 years, you will have stability, career growth opportunities, and will work with the brightest minds in the industry.

If you want to learn more about us, visit us at www.panasonic.aero. And for a full listing of open job opportunities go to https://careers.na.panasonic.com/avionics/jobs

The position

Leads analysis of complex, high-impact business problems using data from internal and external sources to provide insight todecisionsat the leadershiplevel.Works directly with aviation and in-flight entertainment data toidentifyopportunities specific to that domain. Identifiesand interprets trends and patterns in datasets tolocateinfluences. Have strongpredictive,statistical modeling skills. Constructs forecasts,recommendations,and strategic/tactical plans based on business data and market knowledge.Creates specifications for reports and analysis based on business needs and required or available data elements.Provide consultation to users and lead cross-functional teams to address business issues. Directly produce datasets and reports for analysis using system reporting tools. Sets direction for modelingapproachesand mentors other data scientists on the team.

Responsibilities

What We’re looking for

• Build, own, and defend predictive, classification, forecasting, and recommendation models using Pythonidentifyingemerging trends and business opportunities from customer, operational, and market data,while independentlydeterminingthe modeling approach and technique for a given problem
• Partner with Data Engineering on data infrastructure needs, translating modeling and analytics requirements into scalable data sources.
• Sound knowledge in ETL and Data Warehouse concepts, experience with AWS cloud-based platforms.
• Employ the established Data Governance model including people, process, and technology to sustain Data Quality for the data objects and implement the necessary operating mechanisms to ensure compliance.
• Build fault tolerant, self-healing, adaptive and highly accurate data computational and analytic processing applications.
• Programming Develops and/or uses algorithms and ML prescriptive models and determines analytical approaches and modeling techniques to evaluate scenarios and potential future outcomes.
• Applies analytical rigor and statistical methods to analyze large amounts of data, using advanced statistical techniques such as predictive statistical models, customer profiling, segmentation analysis, survey design and analysis and data mining.
• Partner with business process experts and owners to build BI and leading indicators of operational benchmarks.
• Mentor and guide the technical direction of junior data scientists, reviewing modeling approach and code to ensure rigor and consistency across the team
• Partner with Data Engineering, Product, and Business stakeholders to help define what should be built, shaping the roadmap rather than just executing against it.

KNOWLEDGE/SKILL REQUIREMENTS

• Strong hands-on Pythonand SQLskills for data science (pandas, scikit-learn, and similar).
• Should be strong in AWS suite, experience working with AWS Cloud or similar environments and tools for Data Science, AI and ML
• Ability to deploy ML models to production environment.
• Able to take ambiguous data and turn it into a clear business case, and present that case persuasively to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Solid grounding in statistics: hypothesis testing, regression, experimental design (A/B testing).
• Exposure to GenAI/LLM concepts (RAG, vector databases, prompt engineering) is a plus.
• Strong predictive, statistical modeling skills.
• Strong ability to communicate both written and verbally to internal and external clients.
• Ability to work independently with business users and cross functional leaders.
• Ability to solve for higher ambiguity using data science.
• Strong ability to create and deliver effective presentations to multiple audiences.
• Advanced expertise using data analytic software such as R, Python, SQL.
• Expert knowledge of Microsoft productivity tools: Excel, Word, and Visio and other software is necessary.
• Ability to work in a collaborative environment and fast paced environment.
• Knowledge of Extract Transform Load (ETL), Data Architecture preferred.
• Ability to mentor junior data scientists and colleagues.

Qualifications

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree inComputer Science, Data Science, Statistics,Engineeringor a related quantitative fieldrequired. (Masters inrelated fieldpreferred)
• 5+ years equivalent experience in modeling, forecasting, data analytics.
• 2+ years’ experience with AWS (Amazon Web Services) or other cloud platforms.
• Open-source AI experience preferred.
• Data Science Certifications Preferred.
• Certified in AWS Cloud Preferred.
• Experience in aviation, transportation or IoT/telemetry data domain is a plus

OTHER REQUIREMENTS

May require travel up to 5% of the time to domestic and/or international locations.

The salary range of $142,000 to $238,000 is just one component of Panasonic's total package. The final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to individual's knowledge, skills, experience, and location. In addition, this role may be eligible for discretionary bonuses and incentives. The minimum hourly wage for this role will be the greater of the posted range, or minimum.

Our Principles:

Contribution to Society | Fairness & Honesty | Cooperation & Team Spirit | Untiring Effort for Improvement | Courtesy & Humility | Adaptability | Gratitude

What we offer:

• We offer flexible-hybrid work opportunities.
• Paid time off: Exempt Salaried employees receive unlimited PTO. This means that there is no fixed number, range, or limit to the amount of Personal and Vacation Days that may be taken for exempt employees. Non-exempt hourly employees accrue 14 vacation days per year + 7 sick days + 3 personal days. Accrual rate increases with tenure. All employees receive 11 company paid holidays per year plus a paid company-wide shut down in the U.S. between Christmas and New Year.
• Insurance: Medical insurance offerings from Aetna and Kaiser (CA & HI). Options for Employee Only, Employee + Spouse/Domestic Partner, Employee + Children, or Family. Dental PPO and DMO options & Vision insurance through EyeMed or VSP.
• 401K with 50% match on up to 8% contribution, full vested from day 1
• Other offerings include: Wellness Program, Counseling services, FSA & HSA, Life Insurance for employee, spouse and child, AD&D Insurance, Long-term and Short-term disability, Critical Illness Insurance, Accident Insurance, Legal Assistance, Pet Insurance, Identity Theft Protection, Dependent Care FLSA, Education Assistance, Commuter Program, Employee Purchase Program, Service Award Program.

Panasonic is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by law or company policy. All qualified individuals are required to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation. Pre-employment drug testing is required for safety sensitive positions or as may otherwise be required by contract or law. Due to the high volume of responses, we will only be able to respond to candidates of interest. All candidates must have valid authorization to work in the U.S. Thank you for your interest in Panasonic Avionics Corporation.

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