Senior Data Scientist — Data & AI for Space Systems

Aerospace Corporation; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 135,000 - 228,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Telework options

Education assistance programs

Professional growth programs

401(k) Plan

Job summary

The Aerospace Corporation in El Segundo is seeking a Senior Data Scientist IV/V to design, build, and optimize scalable data pipelines and analytics infrastructure across the enterprise. You’ll work with data scientists, software engineers, and mission teams to ensure high-quality, timely data for AI/ML initiatives and critical business operations.

Applicants should have a strong background in data engineering, cloud platforms, and data warehousing, with security clearance eligibility and US

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS, Data Eng, or related STEM field.
• 8–10 years of experience in data engineering or related field.
• Strong proficiency in SQL and at least one language (Python/Java/Scala).
• Hands-on experience with Airflow, Spark, or Kafka for data pipelines.
• Experience with cloud data platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP) and data warehousing concepts.
• Willing to travel approx. 10% and ability to obtain security clearance (U.S. citizenship).
• Senior Data Scientist V requires 10+ years in related field.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain robust, scalable ETL/ELT pipelines across enterprise.
• Partner with data scientists, engineers, and stakeholders to deliver reliable data solutions.
• Architect and optimize data storage (databases, data lakes, data warehouses) for analytics.
• Implement data quality checks, monitoring, and alerting across pipelines.
• Lead pipeline performance improvements across cloud and on‑prem environments.
• Mentor junior engineers and promote best practices in data engineering.

Skills

SQL

Programming languages

Data pipelines

Cloud platforms

Data modeling

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Related STEM

Tools

Apache Airflow

Spark

Kafka

Job description

The Aerospace Corporation in El Segundo is seeking a Senior Data Scientist IV/V to design, build, and optimize scalable data pipelines and analytics infrastructure across the enterprise. You’ll work with data scientists, software engineers, and mission teams to ensure high-quality, timely data for AI/ML initiatives and critical business operations.

Applicants should have a strong background in data engineering, cloud platforms, and data warehousing, with security clearance eligibility and US