Mission-Critical Data Scientist (TS/SCI)

avav; Maryland; On-site; USD 107,000 - 212,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

401K with company matching

9/80 work schedule

Paid holiday shutdown

Job summary

AeroVironment, Inc. is seeking a Data Scientist to drive mission-focused insights from large-scale government datasets. You will model, manage, and interpret data to support decision-making and operations, combining mathematics, statistics, CS, and domain knowledge.

The role emphasizes clear communication to technical and non-technical audiences and the development of reproducible workflows. It requires TS/SCI clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor level degree or equivalent in a quantitative field.
• 3+ years of relevant experience in data science or analytics.
• Proficiency with Python in Unix environments and command line.
• Experience with Python ML and data visualization tools.
• ETL experience with SQL/CSV/JSON/Excel; Pandas and PySpark.
• Proficiency with statistical packages (Python/R/STATA/SPSS).
• Active TS/SCI with polygraph.

Responsibilities

• Build analytic models tailored to mission needs.
• Communicate conclusions using math, stats, and CS methods.
• Develop reproducible workflows and ensure data integrity.
• Develop qualitative and quantitative methods for varied data.
• Organize, clean, and curate large datasets for analysis.
• Present findings in accessible terms to stakeholders.

Skills

Python in Unix environment

Unix command line

Python ML & Data Visualization

Data ETL with SQL/CSV/JSON/Excel

Pandas and PySpark

Statistical packages (Python/R/STATA/…

TS/SCI with polygraph

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Applied Statistics, Machine Learning, Data Science, Computer Science or related field

Tools

Atlassian Tool Suite

Hadoop / Pig / MapReduce / HDFS

Java / C++

Front-end data viz (D3.js / Raphael.js)

Job description

AeroVironment, Inc. is seeking a Data Scientist to drive mission-focused insights from large-scale government datasets. You will model, manage, and interpret data to support decision-making and operations, combining mathematics, statistics, CS, and domain knowledge.

The role emphasizes clear communication to technical and non-technical audiences and the development of reproducible workflows. It requires TS/SCI clearance.