Job Description

ASRC Federal is a leading government contractor furthering missions in space, public health and defense. As an Alaska Native owned corporation, our work helps secure an enduring future for our shareholders. Join our team and discover why we are a top veteran employer and Certified Great Place to Work™

ASRC Federal Advanced Research supports the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Airspace System (NAS) Second Level Engineering Support (SLES) contract.
We are seeking a highly motivated Data Scientist to support the Weather Systems Group. This role contributes to the design, integration, and sustainment of mission-critical aviation weather systems supporting real-time operations across the NAS.

Responsibilities:
• Analyze system performance, operational trends, failure data, and reliability metrics to support engineering and management decisions.
• Perform statistical analysis, including hypothesis testing, ANOVA, regression, correlation analysis, and confidence interval estimation.
• Conduct reliability analysis to evaluate equipment performance, failure trends, maintainability, availability, and life-cycle risk.
• Design and evaluate experiments or comparative studies to determine whether observed differences are statistically significant.
• Develop models and analytical methods to detect anomalies, forecast trends, and support predictive maintenance or operational decision-making.
• Develop scripts and tools using C, C++, and Python for automation, analysis, and system configuration
• Support full software lifecycle including requirements, development, testing, and deployment
• Perform capacity planning and scalability assessments for distributed systems
• Develop technical documentation, reports, and artifacts for field use
• Lead or contribute to process improvements
• Collaborate with government stakeholders, engineers, and field technicians

Requirements:
US Citizenship or Permanent Residency required. All applicants must have resided in the United States for the past 3 years.

On-site presence will be as required by the FAA.

• Proficient in programming languages and scripts used in model and tool development (C, C++, Python)
• Proficiency in Python, R, SQL, or similar data analysis languages.
• Experience using software libraries such as pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch, or similar tools.
• Experience creating dashboards, reports, or visualizations using tools such as Power BI, Tableau, Looker, matplotlib, or similar platforms.
• Experience with use of source control such as Git.
• Must demonstrate initiative with minimal oversight
• Experience working in a team environment
• Experience authoring technical documentation and providing technical support
• Good written and spoken communication including developing technical documentation
• Ability to pass an FAA background investigation
• Must be local to the OKC area or willing to relocate. Will need to have the ability to physically access laboratory hardware when needed.
• Must be willing to travel up to 5% of the time.

Education/Experience:
• Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics or related field
Level 1: Entry Level
Level 2: Minimum 3 years of experience equivalent to a level 1
Level 3: Minimum 3 years of experience equivalent to a level 2
Level 4: Minimum 3 years of experience equivalent to a level 3

We invest in the lives of our employees, both in and out of the workplace, by providing competitive pay and benefits packages. Benefits offered may include health care, dental, vision, life insurance; 401(k); education assistance; paid time off including PTO, holidays, and any other paid leave required by law. The salary offered will depend on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant experience, skills, education, geographic location, internal equity, business needs, and other factors permitted by law. Posted pay ranges are a general guideline only and are not a guarantee of compensation or salary.

EEO Statement
ASRC Federal and its Subsidiaries are Equal Opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, gender, color, age, sexual orientation, gender identification, national origin, religion, marital status, ancestry, citizenship, disability, protected veteran status, or any other factor prohibited by applicable law.