Data Scientist III

Company: Blue Origin
Location: Merritt Island
Posted on: January 25, 2023

Job Description:

We are a diverse team of collaborators, doers, and problem-solvers who are relentlessly committed to a culture of safety. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable space flight. Join us in lowering the cost of access to space and enabling Blue Origin's vision of millions of people living and working in space to benefit Earth.As part of a hardworking team of diverse specialists you'll contribute to the development of Blue Origins data strategy, help design and test best practices for teams working on data science problems. This team will generate and deliver insights to the entirety of the organization while focusing on driving emerging technology and data practices to the business.We are looking for an experienced Data Scientist to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, and dedication to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required!Qualifications:

• 5+ years professional experience in data science
• 4+ year hands-on experience building scalable predictive models on real-world data
• Ability to explain solutions to non-technical & technical customers
• Ability to deploy solutions (Gitlab/Docker/Kubernetes)
• Authority in applying statistical, data-processing, or ML libraries from open source software (e.g. R, Python, etc.)
• Solid understanding in basic statistics and application of various statistical testing
• Solid understanding in some of statistical or ML modeling approaches (supervised, unsupervised, generative, semi-supervised, self-supervised, etc.)
• Experience in some of the advanced ML modeling techniques and tools such as (but not limited to):
• - Tree-based ensemble modeling (xgboost, catboost, lightgbm, etc)
• - Neural networks (pytorch, keras, tensorflow, etc)
• Comfortable getting and preparing data; this includes using SQL as well as dealing with unstructured data that might require calling REST APIs, or writing custom scripts
• Willingness to extend beyond core data science work to perform (data wrangling, data prep and data transfers)
• Ability to demonstrate emotional intelligence, concern and meet customers' needs with context to their challenge/opportunity
• Take ownership of work and operate under minimal direction, including working with stakeholders on the production floor
• Ability to assess the effectiveness and accuracy of current and new data sources and data gathering techniques
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.Desired:
  • Masters or PhD preferred in Physics, Math, Engineering, or other STEM
  • Experience productizing vision-based models (images or videos from various image sensors)
  • Experience in time-series big-data processing and modeling
  • Experience in applying explainability techniques to deep learning models
  • Experience in sophisticated model selection and hyper-parameter tuning
  • Proficient in ML algorithms for anomaly detection and identification from sensor data
  • Experience with some AWS cloud platform services associated with analytics and deployment (Kinesis, Redshift, Glue, Lambda, Batch, Elasticsearch, etc.)
  • Experience in building visualization with Plotly/Dash, Javascript/D3/Go.js, streamlit and/or Tableau
  • Experience with fastapi/flask for model deployment
  • Track record of researching and applying state-of-the-art literature independently to develop solutions for novel and ambitious Data Science applications
  • Experience with network/graph analysis, and crafting visualizations
  • Working knowledge or direct experience with Gurobi and LP/IP program optimization modelsDon't meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single desired qualification. At Blue Origin, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.Compensation range for on site CO applicants is $124,933-$183,234Compensation range for on site WA applicants is $136,290-$199,892Compensation range for on site CA applicants is $136,290-$199,892Other site ranges may differExport Control RegulationsApplicants for employment at Blue Origin must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e. current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S.as a refugee or granted asylum.Equal Employment OpportunityBlue Origin is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to attracting, retaining, and developing a highly qualified, diverse, and dedicated work force. Blue Origin hires and promotes people on the basis of their qualifications, performance, and abilities. We support the establishment and maintenance of a workplace that fosters trust, equality, and teamwork, in which all employees recognize and appreciate the diversity of individual team members. We provide all qualified applicants for employment and employees with equal opportunities for hire, promotion, and other terms and conditions of employment, regardless of their race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin/ethnicity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, and/or local law. Blue Origin will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws. For more information on "EEO Is the Law," please see and .Blue Origin will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the Washington Fair Chance Act, Los Angeles Fair Chance in Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws.Affirmative Action and Disability AccommodationApplicants wishing to receive information on Blue Origin's Affirmative Action Plans, or applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in the application and/or interview process, please contact us at .BenefitsEmployee Benefits include: Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, short and long-term disability and 401(k) with up to 5% company match.Paid Time Off: Provides up to 4 weeks per year, in addition to 14 holidaysDiscretionary bonus programs

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