Mission-Critical Data Scientist, TS/SCI Cleared

AeroVironment, Inc.; Sentinel (AZ); On-site; USD 107,000 - 212,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision benefits

401K with company matching

9/80 work schedule

Paid holiday shutdown

Job summary

AeroVironment, Inc. seeks a Data Scientist to drive mission-focused insights from large government datasets. You will build models, validate findings, and communicate results to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities include developing reproducible workflows, performing ETL with SQL/CSV/JSON, and applying Python ML and data visualization tools in a Unix environment. TS/SCI with polygraph eligibility is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Applied Statistics, Machine Learning, Data Science, Computer Science or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum 3+ years’ relevant work experience.
• Experience with Python in a Unix environment.
• Experience using the Unix command line.
• Practical knowledge in Python Machine Learning and Data Visualization.
• Practical knowledge in Data ETL with SQL, CSV, JSON, Excel; Pandas and PySpark.
• Proficiency in statistical packages using Python, R, STATA, SPSS.
• Active TS/SCI with polygraph.

Responsibilities

• Build and assess analytic models tailored to mission-specific needs.
• Communicate principal conclusions clearly using mathematics, statistics, and computer science methods.
• Develop reproducible workflows and ensure data integrity.
• Develop qualitative and quantitative methods for exploring datasets.
• Organize, clean, and curate large datasets for analysis.
• Present complex technical findings to varied audiences.

Skills

Python

Unix

Data visualization

Machine learning

Statistical analysis

ETL

Pandas

PySpark

SQL

Hadoop

MapReduce

HDFS

Java

C++

D3.js

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics or related field

Tools

Python

R

STATA

SPSS

SQL

Pandas

PySpark

Hadoop

MapReduce

HDFS

Java

C++

D3.js

Job description

AeroVironment, Inc. seeks a Data Scientist to drive mission-focused insights from large government datasets. You will build models, validate findings, and communicate results to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities include developing reproducible workflows, performing ETL with SQL/CSV/JSON, and applying Python ML and data visualization tools in a Unix environment. TS/SCI with polygraph eligibility is required.