Sr Staff Data Scientist

GE Aerospace; Jacksonville (FL); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

GE Aerospace is seeking a Sr Staff Data Scientist to lead AI/ML and advanced analytics initiatives for Unison, a GE Aerospace business. The role emphasizes translating customer requirements into impactful solutions, guiding cross-functional teams, and mentoring junior staff.

The candidate will engage with Unison leaders to prioritize high-value projects, ensure alignment with IT/data systems, and champion Lean practices across Flight Deck initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years experience or equivalent
• Minimum 5 years of professional Data Science experience
• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. (no visa sponsorship)

Responsibilities

• Change agent and lead opportunities for necessary changes.
• Collaborate to define Data Science team roles and functions.
• Navigate ambiguity and drive decisions with limited information.
• Foster curiosity and pilot new ideas and processes.
• Influence stakeholders and advocate for customer value.
• Mentor junior team members and collaborate with domain experts.

Skills

Python scripting

Data science

Communication

Mentoring

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field

Associate degree

High School Diploma

Tools

GitHub

Analytics platforms

Job description

# ******Job Description Summary******The Sr Staff Data Scientist will work individually and / or lead horizontal teams to develop AI / ML / advanced analytics solutions which bring demonstrable value to Unison (a GE Aerospace business). You will be able to quickly assimilate customer requirements and translate these into timely, impactful, working solutions. You will have a strong appreciation of how analytics will be deployed and used by our internal Unison customers. In this role you will be continuously exercising your analytic expertise, cross-domain knowledge and user experience skillset, as well as identifying new technologies to work on. You will lead and support junior team members. You will work closely with Unison functional leaders to identify and prioritize suitable, impactful AI/ML projects and actively support FLIGHT DECK specific initiatives including Kaizens, VSMs and Gemba's. You will be constantly engaging with the customer to maintain project focus and relevance. You will work with local DT staff to ensure solution combability with existing business IT and data systems.# **Job Description****Job Responsibilities*** Change Agent - Identifies opportunities for necessary changes and pursues/leads them when appropriate.* Collaboration - Establishes & communicates Data Science team members' roles in relation to their function.* Comfort in Ambiguity - Acts and decides appropriately when all available information may not be possible to obtain. Supports the team to drive through ambiguity.* Curiosity/Creativity - Connects ideas and solutions from a broad array of sources. Pilots new ideas and processes that have not been utilized before.* Influences SPBs and below on their decisions* Strong customer advocate and experienced communicator with a broad range of stakeholders. **Minimum Requirements:*** Bachelor’s degree from accredited university or college with minimum of **5** years of professional experience OR Associates degree with minimum of 8 years of professional experience OR High School Diploma with minimum of **10** years of professional experience* Minimum 5 years of professional experience in Data Science* Note: Military experience is equivalent to professional experience **Eligibility Requirement:*** Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job. **Preferred Qualifications*** Strong Python scripting capability* Confident user of Version Control, ideally Github* Develop, test and release maintainable code; follow coding standards and analytic development process.* Experience of using analytics development platforms and deployed analytics architectures.* Advanced modelling techniques – including integrating previous pre-trained models with simulations or other advanced modelling.* Awareness of different solutions for model management that includes model building and deployment.* Determines and executes model validation, reproducibility, and deployment criteria.* Ability to get results fast - leveraging existing scripts, determining when adequate solutions or decision options are found, and correlate output to real-life outcomes.* Champion of FLIGHT DECK fundamentals and Lean processes* Demonstrated skill in defining and delivering customer value.* Guides/mentors others in AI, ML and programming tasks.* Collaborates with domain experts to derive insight from massive, dynamic, ambiguous, and often conflicting data.*This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. Therefore, employment will be contingent upon the ability to prove that you meet the status of a U.S. Person as one of the following: U.S. lawful permanent resident, U.S. Citizen, have been granted asylee or refugee status (i.e., a protected individual under the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)).*