Data Engineer- Columbus, OH (002-27)

National Center for Defense Manufacturing • Columbus, OH

3d • Onsite

About The Position

America Makes is seeking a Data Engineer to join a diverse team focused on growing and maturing adaptive and additive manufacturing supply chains. The America Makes Institute recognizes data and data sharing as crucial for communicating the outcomes and impacts of their efforts, essential for accelerating the maturation of adaptive and additive manufacturing technologies. The Data Engineer will be responsible for leading the integration, structuring, and intuitive hosting of project data within the America Makes data repository, CORE. This repository currently manages over 200 active projects, generating diverse manufacturing data including design, processing, materials, inspection, and testing data, along with reports and presentations. The role ensures that operational processes and data architectures within CORE maintain the integrity of the Institute's actions, making information searchable and reusable. The Data Engineer will set strategy and prioritize actions to create a user-friendly experience for CORE users, ensuring data quality and reuse.

Requirements

• 5-10 years of relevant experience in developing and managing manufacturing data pipelines, data management practices, and database architectures.
• Strong time management skills – be willing to make a plan, stick to it, and communicate changes effectively.
• Ability to lead discussions if or when necessary.
• Willingness to ask questions when matters are unfamiliar, unknown, or unclear.
• Willingness to seek feedback and address challenges or matters which are unclear.
• Strong communication skills concerning project plans, work breakdown structures, risk, and technical details.
• Great note taker or ability to retain knowledge quickly.
• A desire to keep team members (internal and external) informed of plans, logic, and goals.
• Candidates who exhibit a service mentality are most likely to succeed and quickly become leaders and/or critical team members in this role.
• Candidates who are able to think strategically and execute tasks systematically to plan are most suitable for this role.
• Self-starter and life learner required.
• Exhibit a passion for serving the nation and improving the U.S. global manufacturing competitiveness.
• Demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills and understand how to support stakeholder needs.
• Enjoy strategic, critical, and creative thinking.
• Must be eligible to work in the United States and able to be verified through the E-Verify system.

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience with government funded research consortia a plus.
• Familiarity with manufacturing quality assurance, control protocols, and management systems a plus.
• Experience in aerospace, defense, energy, healthcare, or automotive industry a plus.

Responsibilities

• Understand, develop, and continuously improve data management principles and common practices for the America Makes program.
• Facilitate integration, structuring, and storage of project data within the America Makes data repository, CORE.
• Identify and address data management capability gaps, deliver methods and approaches which enhance data quality and ensure reuse, and manage a strategy for continuous process improvement for America Makes data management and persistence.
• Maintain strong awareness of existing state-of-the-art in data pedigree, data structures, essential variables (provenance and essential components of defining a manufacturing workflow), and data models for advanced manufacturing technologies.
• Manage the quality and reuse of America Makes data assets.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed