Data Engineer - Mid-Level

Job Description:

Job Description
BAE Systems is seeking a Data Engineer to support our work as a prime contractor on a high-profile U.S. Navy weapon system. Serving as one of our Data Engineers, you will support a multi-disciplinary team of engineers, programmers, and configuration managers in developing and implementing data analytic, visualization, and engineering solutions to support systems engineering functions across requirements definition, architecture and interface definition, system integration, verification, and test for current and future large-scale missile systems. This is a unique opportunity to be part of the team enabling our Nation’s technological superiority on strategic missions through development of advanced concepts and initiatives throughout the systems lifecycle.

This position is both an internal and customer facing position and responsible for supporting the roll out and implementation of a new data engineering solutions to support Navy functions. In this role, you will plan and coordinate the preparation of project documentation, such as business process maps, training, job aids, schedules, and presentations, to ensure the data engineering solutions meet internal BAE Systems and customer requirements. You will engage with Navy customers and coordinate with the internal BAE Systems technical team to design, implement, and tailor the developed solutions that may be based on COTS or GOTS technology. In this position, you will perform data engineering, data pipeline building, business process mapping, technical analysis, trade studies, research, development, and test and evaluation to enable quality management and business process system implementation. You will help resolve issues and make recommendations regarding enhanced capabilities for the proposed COTS / GOTS data engineering solutions. You will analyze proposed changes of product design to determine effect on overall product and system and coordinate modification for management control.

Key Responsibilities:

Deliver data engineering Design and implement scalable data pipelines that support AI/ML applications, leveraging techniques such as data warehousing, ETL (Extract, Transform, Load), and data streaming.
Perform data wrangling, merging, cleaning, normalization, and transformation to prepare data for analysis
Conduct feature engineering and feature selection to optimize data for AI/ML model development
Work closely with Data Solution Architects and AI/ML Developers to prepare data for analytics and modeling tasks
Implement data pipelines enabling retrieval of data from federated data systems
Implement monitoring systems to ensure data pipeline reliability and performance
Implement algorithms required to perform data engineering functions
Implement data quality checks and monitoring processes
Stay updated on best practices and emerging technologies in data engineering

Job Requirements:

Required Education, Experience, & Skills
Typical education and years of related/relevant experience required: Bachelor’s Degree and minimum of 4 years of proven experience supporting DoD programs or large-scale weapon systems; or Master’s Degree and minimum of 2 years of relevant experience.

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Data Engineering, or a related STEM field
4+ years of experience in data engineering or a similar role
Strong understanding of the Data Engineering process
Proficiency with data modeling notations
Proficiency in data manipulation libraries (e.g., NumPy, Pandas, Matplotlib, Seaborn)
Proficiency in programming languages (e.g., Python, JSON/XML, structured and unstructured query languages, and Jupyter Notebooks)

Experience with ETL/TS tools and frameworks
Experience with data analytics, data mining, and statistical analysis
Experience with data warehousing solutions and technologies, including RedShift,
BigQuery, and Snowflake
Familiarity with big data technologies like Hadoop, Spark, and Kafka
Excellent problem-solving and collaboration skills

Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $95106 - $161680

Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience.

Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20+ hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.

Job Ident #: 119346BR

Company Details

BAE Systems

1601 Research Blvd
Rockville, Maryland 20850 USA
www.baesystems.jobs

BAE Systems is a premier global defense and security company with approximately 100,000 employees delivering a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions...

Benefits:
Competitive

Supported Manufacturers:
Various

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Job Info

Location

Rockville, Maryland, United States

Type

Permanent

Company Details

BAE Systems

1601 Research Blvd
Rockville, Maryland 20850 USA
www.baesystems.jobs