Junior Data Scientist - Multimodal ML for NASA Projects

ASRC Federal; Greenbelt, Northern (MD, KY); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Job summary

ASRC Federal is seeking a Data Scientist or Machine Learning specialist to support a NASA contract in Greenbelt, MD. The role focuses on building advanced ML models, multimodal data pipelines, and robust evaluation frameworks for mission-critical datasets, with emphasis on Python-based modeling and cross-disciplinary collaboration.

The position offers growth through mentoring, publications, and opportunities to work with NASA researchers; occasional travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Data Science, Statistics, or related discipline.
• Strong programming skills in Python, R, SQL, MATLAB, SAS; experience with PyTorch, TensorFlow, Linux, Git.
• Expertise in ML/DL, time series forecasting, CV, NLP, and multimodal learning.
• Experience with data preprocessing, feature engineering, data visualization, and quantitative analysis.
• Ability to build scalable data pipelines and process large unstructured datasets.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to present findings to diverse audiences.
• Must meet government NAC and citizenship/permanent residency requirements; travel may be required.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and optimize ML/DL models for scientific and real-world applications, including multimodal architectures.
• Construct and manage large-scale datasets for model training and evaluation.
• Design and execute multi-stage inference pipelines, evaluation frameworks, and fine-tuning strategies.
• Apply statistical modeling and time series forecasting to predict trends in relevant domains.
• Analyze complex datasets to extract actionable insights for policy and research.
• Collaborate with NASA scientists and researchers to disseminate findings.

Skills

Python programming

Statistical analysis

Data visualization

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Data Science or Statistics

Tools

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Linux

Git

Job description

ASRC Federal is seeking a Data Scientist or Machine Learning specialist to support a NASA contract in Greenbelt, MD. The role focuses on building advanced ML models, multimodal data pipelines, and robust evaluation frameworks for mission-critical datasets, with emphasis on Python-based modeling and cross-disciplinary collaboration.

The position offers growth through mentoring, publications, and opportunities to work with NASA researchers; occasional travel may be required.