ME00647-Data Scientist 3

Momentum Engineering, Inc; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 135,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

11 paid holidays

3 weeks PTO

Company paid medical plan

Company paid dental

Vision insurance

Life insurance

STD/LTD plans

Job summary

Momentum Engineering, Inc. seeks a Data Scientist to support an NLP project focusing on processing spoken and written language data at Ft. Meade, MD. The role develops automated tokenization and linguistic annotation and evaluates model performance against human annotations.

The ideal candidate has TS/SCI clearance with NSA Full Scope Polygraph, advanced degree, and strong NLP/software development experience. Salary ranges from 135,000 to 180,000 USD annually.

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret/SCI clearance with NSA Full Scope Polygraph required.
• Experience in natural language processing and processing text/speech data.
• Understanding of tokenization and linguistic annotation concepts.
• Strong analytical and software development skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop NLP solutions for spoken and written language data.
• Develop automated approaches for language tokenization.
• Create automated annotations for parts-of-speech tagging.
• Analyze speech and text datasets and improve NLP models.
• Evaluate model performance against human annotations.
• Document model performance and recommended improvements.

Education

Master's degree in a related field

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Associate's degree in related field

Tools

Natural Language Processing

Text/Speech data processing

Tokenization & linguistic annotation

Software development

Job description

Momentum Engineering, Inc. fosters an employee-centric culture. Our strength lies in our people. With a high percentage of employees holding advanced degrees in engineering, computer science, and related disciplines, we bring deep technical expertise to every mission. Our team includes professionals with security clearances and full-scope polygraphs, ensuring trusted, secure support for the most sensitive national security initiatives. Additionally, our workforce is equipped with industry-leading certifications, demonstrating a commitment to continuous learning and excellence. Most importantly, our exceptional employee retention rate reflects a culture of professional growth, mission focus, and dedication—ensuring long-term stability and expertise for our customers’ critical needs.

Job Summary

• Seeking a Data Scientist to support a Natural Language Processing project focused on automatically processing spoken and written language data
• The successful candidate will develop automated tokenization and linguistic annotation capabilities and evaluate model performance against human-generated annotations

Primary Responsibilities

• Develop NLP solutions for spoken and written language data
• Develop automated approaches for accurate language tokenization
• Create automated solutions for annotating language data with parts-of-speech information
• Analyze speech and text datasets
• Improve existing NLP models and processing techniques
• Evaluate model performance against human-generated annotations
• Develop quantitative methods for measuring model accuracy and effectiveness
• Document model performance, analytical methods, and recommended improvements

Required Qualifications

• Must have active Top Secret/SCI clearance with NSA Full Scope Polygraph
• Master's degree with 6 years of relevant experience, Bachelor's degree with 8 years of relevant experience, Associate's degree with 10 years of in-depth relevant experience that is clearly related to the position
• Experience with Natural Language Processing
• Experience processing text and/or speech data
• Understanding of tokenization and linguistic annotation concepts
• Strong analytical and software-development skills

Desired Qualifications

• Experience with parts-of-speech tagging
• Experience evaluating automated NLP output against human-generated annotations
• Experience working with both speech and text datasets

Exempt hourly position. 11 paid holidays, minimum of 3 weeks PTO, company sponsored group medical plan, company paid dental, vision, life insurance, and STD/LTD plans. Salary is dependent upon the candidate’s experience and qualifications.

The pay range for this role is:

135,000 - 180,000 USD per year (Ft. Meade MD)