Data Scientist

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At Blue Origin we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. Were working to develop reusable safe and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety collaboration and inclusion. Join our team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight!

As part of a hardworking team of specialists youll contribute to the development of Blue Origins data strategy and help design test and deploy standard processes for teams working on advanced data science problems. This role requires a passion for our mission and vision and will focus on driving emerging technology and data practices to the business specifically within the domain of generative AI applications.

We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise leadership skills and commitment to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required!

Safety is our utmost priority and we are dedicated to creating a supportive environment where everyone can thrive. Join us in making space accessible and enabling millions of people to live and work in space for the benefit of Earth.

This position is open to be filled in our Kent WA location.

Become part of a team where your contributions will not only further your own career but also directly advance the frontiers of space exploration

Key Responsibilities:

• Drive end-to-end project lifecycle for generative AI applications: develop relationships with customers and collaborate with developers and business partners across the enterprise.
• Develop and implement machine learning AI and computer vision solutions using real-world data to solve complex problems.
• Own Physics-based Signal Processing Tool Development Maintenance and Support
• Write production code that implements NLP and LLM models and algorithms ensuring high quality scalability and reliability.
• Advocate and work with partners to provide benefit of AI/ML adoption
• Research identify assess and validate emerging technologies to increase the teams ML and AI capabilities.
• Own the data science AI/ML strategy for Engines
• Partner with stakeholders to deliver Data Science products and collaborate with customers to understand business problems and explain technical solutions.
• Work in an agile environment to deliver fast-paced solutions that meet the needs of the business.
• Maintain technical responsibility aid colleagues and resolve technical issues through collaboration.

Qualifications:

• BA/BS in computer science information science data science or a related field with 8 years of experience; 5 years in data science or 3 years hands-on experience with computer vision models.
• Proven proficiency with Python Spark common data science libraries and deep learning frameworks (e.g. PyTorch Keras TensorFlow OpenCV).
• Experience with AWS services (e.g. SageMaker Bedrock EMR S3 Step Functions Lambda EC2 Redshift Glue Batch Elasticsearch).
• Solid understanding of statistical and machine learning (ML) techniques; experience with supervised unsupervised generative semi-supervised self-supervised modeling approaches.
• Ability to deploy solutions using tools such as GitLab Docker Kubernetes and familiarity with visualization tools like Plotly/Dash Javascript/D3/ and Streamlit. Comfortable working with both structured and unstructured data; experience with SQL REST APIs and custom scripting.
• Effective communicator capable of engaging and building trust with senior executives.
• 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.
• Ability to earn trust maintain positive and professional relationships and contribute to a culture of inclusion

Desired Qualifications:

• Masters or PhD in CS Physics Math Engineering or other STEM fields.
• Experience productizing vision-based models time-series big-data processing and applying advanced ML algorithms for anomaly detection.
• Familiarity with large language models (LLM) pre-training/fine-tuning techniques and the open-source community (e.g. HuggingFace StableDiffusion).
• Expertise in sophisticated model selection hyper-parameter tuning explainability techniques in deep learning models.
• Experience with fastapi/flask for model deployment and building visualizations.
• Track record of innovative literature research to develop novel Data Science applications.
• Experience with network/graph analysis crafting visualizations and Gurobi with LP/IP program optimization models.

Compensation Range for:

Other site ranges may differ

Culture Statement

Dont meet all desired requirements 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 an authentic workplace so if youre excited about this role but your past experience doesnt align perfectly with every desired qualification in the job description we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

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Applicants 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 a refugee or granted asylum.

Background Check

• Required for all positions: Blues Standard Background Check

• Required for Certain Job Profiles: Defense Biometric Identification System (DBIDS) background check if at any time the role requires one to be on a military installation

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Benefits

• Benefits include: Medical dental vision basic and supplemental life insurance paid parental leave short and long-term disability 401(k) with a company match of up to 5% and an Education Support Program.

• Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours and up to 14 company-paid holidays.

• Discretionary bonus: Bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results.

• Eligibility for benefits varies by role type please check with your recruiter for a comprehensive list of the benefits available for this role.

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