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Arcfield

Defense systems engineering, cyber and missiles

Data Scientist 1

Applied Machine LearningConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeChantilly, VA, USA$66.5k - $115.6k /yrIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Must possess and be able to maintain a Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information clearance with polygraph.
  • A bachelor’s degree and 0–2 years of experience; the posting also includes the unexplained qualification text “HS 6-8.”
  • Interest in solving technical problems and strong analysis skills.
  • Good presentation and communication skills.
  • Ability to work independently and within a team environment.
  • Experience with or understanding of cloud-based tools for data analysis.

Responsibilities

  • Work on assignments requiring considerable judgment and initiative.
  • Help onboard, operate, and transition large-scale data science and artificial intelligence/machine learning models in cloud and on-premises computing environments.
  • Support pipeline development for data, software, and algorithm delivery to ensure reliability, security compliance, and seamless integration across domains.
  • Support project development by visualizing, analyzing, trending, and providing metrics for Systems Program Office-level projects.
  • Provide technical support for research, development, and the systematic transition of advanced data fusion, analytics, and automated workflow solutions to operational environments.
  • Draft solutions to routine technical problems.
  • Assist with developing and executing data management plans and policies.
  • Perform analysis of unstructured and semi-structured data, including latent semantic indexing, entity identification and tagging, complex event processing, and application of analysis algorithms on distributed, clustered, and cloud-based high-performance infrastructures.
  • Participate in large-scale analysis of unstructured data for high-value use cases visualized through multi-dimensional interfaces.
  • Handle processing and indexing requests for high-volume data collections and high-velocity data streams.
  • Identify insights, patterns, and trends in big data environments using computational and technical skills.
  • Assist with designing, developing, and deploying sophisticated applications using advanced unstructured or semi-structured data analysis techniques.
  • Interpret, connect, predict, and deliver actionable recommendations based on complex data analysis.
  • Support data transportation and transformation tasks.

Desired Qualifications

  • Degree in Engineering (for example, aerospace, mechanical, electrical, computer/software), Computer Science, Data Science, Imaging Science, Mathematics, Physics, or another related technical field.
  • Interest in writing code and a high degree of computer literacy.
  • Experience applying machine learning techniques, algorithm analysis, and data clustering.
  • Experience using open-source textual processing tools for data processing tasks.
  • Demonstrated experience employing visual analytic tools for data interpretation.
  • Experience applying entity extraction and conceptual search technologies.
  • Experience with Unix/Linux scripting.
  • Experience with Python, C/C++, Fortran, or similar languages.
  • Experience with MS Excel, Python, R, MATLAB, or similar tools.
  • Experience with data mining, analysis, statistics, performance analysis, or predictive analytics and reporting using various methods and tools.
  • Ability to demonstrate experience in software development using open-source enterprise software (for example, Java, Linux, Ruby, Python) or the Windows development stack (for example, .NET, C#, C++).

About the Company

Arcfield

Defense systems engineering, cyber and missiles

Arcfield provides mission-focused engineering, defense systems integration, and specialized support across cyber, space, hypersonic, and missile domains. It combines systems engineering, risk assessment, and mission assurance with cybersecurity, space operations, and missile support to protect and enable defense missions. With a 65+ year track record and a large technical workforce across North American offices, it differentiates itself through broad expertise and a long history in cyber, space, hypersonic, and conventional/missile work. Its goal is to protect the nation and its allies by delivering integrated, dependable defense capabilities and mission readiness.

Company size
501-1,000
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Chantilly, VA
Founded
2021

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