IIoT Data Scientist — Smart Manufacturing & ML

Ford; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 87,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vehicle discount

Tuition assistance

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Job summary

Ford Motor Company seeks a data scientist to leverage IIoT data from manufacturing to drive operational improvements and smart factory solutions. You’ll work from data ingestion through cloud processing to ML modeling and dashboards, turning complex plant data into actionable insights.

Ideal candidates have a quantitative degree or 5+ years in data science, strong Python/SQL skills, experience with GCP, MQTT, time-series analysis, and data visualization. Hybrid work options available.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field or 5+ years of experience in data science.
• Proficiency in Python, R, SQL or similar.
• Experience with ML techniques and structured/unstructured data.

Responsibilities

• Develop ML models to support manufacturing and quality objectives.
• Build data pipelines, dashboards, and interactive UIs.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and translate insights.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Communication

Independent work

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field

Tools

Python

SQL

R

TensorFlow/PyTorch

Dash/Streamlit

Tableau/Power BI

GCP BigQuery

MQTT

Job description

Ford Motor Company seeks a data scientist to leverage IIoT data from manufacturing to drive operational improvements and smart factory solutions. You’ll work from data ingestion through cloud processing to ML modeling and dashboards, turning complex plant data into actionable insights.

Ideal candidates have a quantitative degree or 5+ years in data science, strong Python/SQL skills, experience with GCP, MQTT, time-series analysis, and data visualization. Hybrid work options available.