Senior Data Scientist — Aviation ML & Predictive Analytics

Talentify; Wichita (KS); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Textron Aviation is seeking an experienced Data Scientist to join a skilled team focused on predictive maintenance and connected aircraft solutions for a large fleet. You will merge vast time-series data, parts, and maintenance records to build ML models and drive operational availability.

You will mentor junior data scientists, champion innovative analytics, and collaborate across cross-functional teams to integrate models into business processes and governance frameworks.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 7+ years in data science, ML, AI, or advanced analytics.
• Master’s/PhD preferred in related fields; aviation experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop ML models for classification, regression, clustering, and time-series analysis using Python.
• Collaborate with engineers to prepare and clean data for modeling.
• Lead development of predictive models and analytics workflows.
• Mentor junior data scientists and promote best practices.
• Contribute to model governance and experimentation protocols.

Skills

Python

SQL

Data Visualization

Cloud ML

MLOps

Leadership

Communication

CUDA/GPU

Education

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

Master’s or PhD degree in Applied Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Data Science, or related field

Tools

Azure ML

MLflow

AWS SageMaker

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Plotly

Matplotlib

Seaborn

Pandas

scikit-learn

Job description

Textron Aviation is seeking an experienced Data Scientist to join a skilled team focused on predictive maintenance and connected aircraft solutions for a large fleet. You will merge vast time-series data, parts, and maintenance records to build ML models and drive operational availability.

You will mentor junior data scientists, champion innovative analytics, and collaborate across cross-functional teams to integrate models into business processes and governance frameworks.