2026 Data Scientist

About the Role

The Aerospace Corporation is hiring a Data Scientist for the Data Science Artificial Intelligence Department (DSAID) within the Information Systems Cyber Division (ISCD). This is a full-time position requiring onsite work at the Colorado Springs, CO office with project deployment in Boulder, CO.

Key Responsibilities

• Developing and executing machine learning and data science experiments in domains such as natural language processing, computer vision, time series analysis, and reinforcement learning.
• Testing, experimentation, and deployment of ML-powered systems.
• Evaluating technologies and data science models for use in scalable and resilient mission-critical applications.
• Collaborating with teams of various sizes to deliver features and products.
• Presenting written and verbal results to customer stakeholders.
• Reinforcing an environment of learning and progress with team members.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Proficiency in Python.
• Experience with and understanding of machine learning and artificial intelligence, software engineering, and statistics.
• Familiarity with Unix/Linux operating systems.
• Willing to travel occasionally to customer sites.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college/university program in Computer Science, Data Science, or a related discipline, either pursuing or conferred within 12-14 months.
• Minimum GPA of 3.0.
• 0-1 year of industry work experience.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to work well in a team environment.
• Possess organizational, time management, and project management skills.
• Demonstrate flexibility and ability to adapt to changing organizational needs.
• Interpersonal skills to coordinate efforts and work with other internal and external organizations.
• Must be a U.S. citizen to obtain a security clearance.
• This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance.

How You Can Stand Out

• Advanced degree (M.S. or Ph.D.) from an accredited college/university program in Computer Science, Data Science, or a related discipline.
• GPA 3.5 or higher.
• Active security clearance.
• Strong leadership skills.
• Experience with cloud native application development or cloud infrastructure.
• Development of data platforms.
• Experience with data security and governance technologies.
• Microservice architectures.
• Distributed and stream data processing.