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JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

The Algorithms, Prototyping and Integration Department within the Communications, Information and Navigation Office (CINO) at the Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) is looking for two talented, experienced and a highly motivated Data Scientist’s to assist in providing its customers with state-of-the-art visualization and decision support. The primary focus will be researching and developing feasible algorithmic solutions to our sponsor’s complex problems given large sets of multivariate data.

You will:

• Designing, developing, and researching machine learning systems, models, and schemes

• Studying, transforming, and applying state-of-the-art machine learning prototypes to sponsor specific domains

• Searching and selecting appropriate data sets before performing data collection and data modeling

• Visualizing data for deeper insights

• Generating and presenting technical research reports and briefings

• Performing statistical analysis in support of pattern of life and anomaly detection

• Performing data fusion and correlation

• Building high quality software prototypes integrated with our various research and pre-production software environments

The selected candidates will assume a technical leadership role and will interact with other ARL staff and sponsors, spending a majority of the time working in a classified environment in State College, PA or Reston, VA.

ARL is an authorized DoD SkillBridge partner and welcomes all transitioning military members to apply.

This job will be filled as a level 3 or level 4, depending upon the successful candidate's competencies, education, and experience. Minimally requires a Bachelor's degree in an Engineering or Science discipline plus five years of related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience for a level 3. Additional experience and/or education are required for higher level jobs. A Master's degree in a related engineering discipline is highly desired. 

Additional responsibilities of a level 4 will include:· 

•   Serve as a lead for multiple research projects 
•   Prepare and deliver presentations on complex research topics

Experience in the following is required: 

• Data science/algorithm dev