Senior Data Scientist – Manufacturing Analytics Lead (Onsite)

Naval Nuclear Laboratory; West Mifflin (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 106,000 - 166,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, Vision & Voluntary Ben

401(k) Savings program & Capital Accum

Paid Time Off

Flexible Work Schedules

Tuition Assistance for Eligible

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Job summary

Naval Nuclear Laboratory's Data Systems unit seeks a Senior Data Scientist to build a cross-cutting analytics capability and apply advanced machine learning to deliver value across Core Manufacturing. You will partner with engineers, statisticians, and software professionals to mature data infrastructure and drive end-to-end analytic solutions.

The role emphasizes collaboration, hands-on data work, and transforming insights into sustainable decision-support tools that scale with evolving data

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related engineering or science field with at least 6 years of relevant experience, or
• Master’s degree in a related field with at least 4 years of relevant experience, or
• Doctorate with at least 1 year of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Partner with engineers, data scientists, data engineers, and stakeholders to identify high-value analytics opportunities.
• Assess opportunities and prioritize a portfolio of cross-cutting data science initiatives by impact and feasibility.
• Convert challenges into data-driven solutions to improve manufacturing processes and decision-making.
• Collaborate to expand data infrastructure and leverage existing data capabilities.
• Work hands-on with data from fragmented sources, including extraction, preparation, and quality checks.
• Support prioritization of future data sources, pipelines, and infrastructure improvements.
• Deliver end-to-end contributions across the analytical lifecycle from discovery to adoption.

Skills

Data science

Python

R

SQL

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in related engineering or science

Master's degree in related engineering or science

Doctorate in related engineering or science

Tools

Python

R

SQL

Job description

Naval Nuclear Laboratory's Data Systems unit seeks a Senior Data Scientist to build a cross-cutting analytics capability and apply advanced machine learning to deliver value across Core Manufacturing. You will partner with engineers, statisticians, and software professionals to mature data infrastructure and drive end-to-end analytic solutions.

The role emphasizes collaboration, hands-on data work, and transforming insights into sustainable decision-support tools that scale with evolving data