Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab

2027 Graduate - Data Science - System Performance Evaluation

Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or related field
  • Experience with Python and/or R
  • Knowledge in developing data quality pipelines and data science applications
  • Ability to obtain a government security clearance (Interim Secret, eventually Top Secret)
  • Eligibility for U.S. citizenship

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams on data collection and performance assessment
  • Develop models and simulations for data description and event prediction
  • Prescribe actions reflecting stakeholder needs across various domains

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work on critical defense and national security projects
  • Conducive work environment focused on innovation, integrity, trust, and teamwork
  • Experience in performance evaluation of strategic weapons systems
  • Possibility for professional growth and skill enhancement
  • Engagement with a team of experienced engineers and analysts
Full Job Description
Do you enjoy manipulating and analyzing data to find data-driven solution to complex problems?

Do you want to contribute to work that is crucial to maintaining our national security and strength?

Are you continuously searching for new ways to improve and build upon your projects?

If you are graduating with a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or Computer Science, we would love to have you join our team! We are seeking a data scientist to leverage their computational and analytical skills supporting multi-disciplinary teams on a variety of technological and methodological innovations to create analysis and assessment approaches for many defense and national security applications. You will be joining our team of hardworking engineers, software developers, data scientists, and analysts committed to advancing the state of the art in performance evaluation of the nation's strategic weapons systems throughout their lifecycle. We believe in continually growing our capabilities, and cultivating a work environment that embraces innovation, integrity, trust, and teamwork.

As a member of our team you will...
  • Work with multi-disciplinary teams to develop data collection, processing, and analysis efforts to assess the performance of a number of systems supporting the Navy and Air Force.
  • Develop Build models and simulations to describe data, predict events, and prescribe a course of action that directly reflect stakeholder's needs across a variety of domains

Qualifications

You meet our minimum qualifications for the job if you...
  • Have a Bachelor's in Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science or related field
  • Have experience with or knowledge of Python and/or R
  • Have classroom or professional experience in developing extract, transfer, load processes for data quality pipelines, data science applications and dashboard tools, and statistical and machine learning methodologies for analysis
  • Are able to obtain Interim Secret level security clearance by your start date and can ultimately obtain Top Secret level clearance. If selected, you will be subject to a government security clearance investigation and must meet the requirements for access to classified information. Eligibility requirements include U.S. citizenship.

You'll go above and beyond our minimum requirements if you...
  • Have a Master's in Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or Computer Science or related field
  • Have classroom or professional experience with statistical analysis methodologies and design of experiments.
  • Classroom or professional experience with SQL and Data Science frameworks (such as Tensorflow, Sci-kit learn, Numpy, PyTorch, Matplotlib, or more)

Minimum Rate

$85,000 Annually

Maximum Rate

$165,000 Annually

About Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab

The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) is a research and development organization that provides solutions to national security and scientific challenges. The laboratory was founded in 1942 and is located in Laurel, Maryland. APL is a division of the Johns Hopkins University and is a not-for-profit organization. The laboratory has expertise in a variety of areas, including space exploration, national security, and healthcare.
Learn more about Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab
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7,000 employees
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1942

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