Senior Data Scientist - Naval Nuclear Laboratory
Niskayuna, NY
About the Job
Working at the Naval Nuclear Laboratory we foster pride in belonging to an organization whose culture is made up of these core values: Trust, Empowerment, and Collaboration. Our company encourages diversity and inclusion in all its forms while ensuring the safety and reliability of our nation's naval nuclear reactors, and training the Sailors who operate those reactors in the U.S. Navy's submarines and aircraft carrier Fleets. Looking for a lifetime career? Apply today!
Job Description
Coolant Technology Development is seeking a Data Scientist to join a team dedicated to supporting the US NAVY and specializing in chemistry and chemical engineering. This position involves collecting and transforming data from the Naval Nuclear fleet for analytics and performing evaluations and analyses with that data. The successful candidate will be responsible for processing, refining, and verifying the integrity of data used for analysis, building predictive models to characterize various systems, presenting in-depth analysis in a clear and concise manner with a data-oriented approach to problem solving and decision making. The successful candidate for this position will be responsible for recommending data science solutions that modernize engineering decisions and developing, testing, and deploying artificial intelligence and machine learning models. Work may include chemical and materials evaluations, design reviews, operational support, safety analysis, engineering methods and software development, and analysis of vendor's procedures and systems for quality control. Advancing the state of the art and application of these methods has the potential to significantly reduce program costs and may also support life-time performance assessments of power plant components.
Required Combination of Knowledge and Skill
- Bachelor of Science or higher in Engineering, Statistics, Data Science, or a related technical discipline and a minimum of six years of relevant experience.
- Master of Science or higher in Engineering, Statistics, Data Science, or a related technical discipline and a minimum of four years of relevant experience.
- PhD in Engineering, Statistics, Data Science, or a related technical discipline and a minimum of two years of relevant experience.
Preferred Skills
The successful candidate may have some but not all of the following skills and experience which complement the group's current experience and align with its strategic objectives.
- Good scripting and programming skills, experience in Python and R.
- Experience with data visualization packages, such as Tableau and Rstudio.
- Experience in developing, testing and deploying artificial intelligence, machine learning, or data science solutions.
- Proficiency in working with databases.
- Experience performing statistical analysis and projected trending from operating and test data.
- Project management
- Leadership and teamwork with examples of good collaborative efforts
- Written and verbal communications
Compensation and Benefits
- Health, Dental, Vision & Voluntary Benefits
- Disability, Life & Accident Insurance
- 401(k) Savings program & Captial Accumulation Plan
- Personal & Medical Time Off
- Paid Parental Leave
- Flexible Work Schedules
- Tuition Assistance for Eligible Employees
- Student Debt Benefit Personal Time Off Sell Program
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Wellness Program
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Pay Range
Salary information provided is a general guide line only. Annual salary is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations
The Naval Nuclear Laboratory is operated for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) by Fluor Marine Propulsion, LLC (FMP), a wholly owned subsidiary of Fluor Corporation. Naval Nuclear Laboratory personnel are FMP employees who work at four DOE facilities: Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory, Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory, Kenneth A. Kesselring Site, and Naval Reactors Facility, and at the U.S. Department of Defense-owned Nuclear Power Training Unit-Charleston. FMP employees also have an established presence at numerous shipyards and vendor locations. For nearly 70 years, the Naval Nuclear Laboratory has developed advanced nuclear propulsion technology, provided technical support, and trained world-class nuclear operators to ensure the safe and reliable operation of our nation's submarine and aircraft carrier Fleets. The Naval Nuclear Laboratory is a national asset solely dedicated to the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program. We rely on the dedication and innovation of our nearly 8000 engineers, scientists, technicians, and support personnel.
All candidates must be U.S. citizens. Applicants selected will be subject to a Federal background investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified matter. FMP is a government contractor and maintains a drug free workplace and workforce. All candidates must be able to pass a drug test in compliance with FMP company policy and 10 CFR 707. Marijuana is a Federal Schedule I controlled substance and illegal under Federal Law. Therefore, FMP is required to test for marijuana.
Fluor Marine Propulsion is an Equal Opportunity Employer (Veterans/Disabilities) committed to workplace diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other criteria protected by federal, state, or local law.
