2026 Graduate – Data Science – System Performance Evaluation

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory•Laurel, MD

30d•Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a data scientist to leverage their computational and analytical skills supporting multi-disciplinary teams on a variety of technological and methodological innovations to create analysis and assessment approaches for many defense and national security applications. You will be joining our team of hardworking engineers, software developers, data scientists, and analysts committed to advancing the state of the art in performance evaluation of the nation’s strategic weapons systems throughout their lifecycle. We believe in continually growing our capabilities, and cultivating a work environment that embraces innovation, integrity, trust, and teamwork.

Requirements

Have a Bachelor's in Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science or related field
Have experience with or knowledge of Python and/or R
Have classroom or professional experience in developing extract, transfer, load processes for data quality pipelines, data science applications and dashboard tools, and statistical and machine learning methodologies for analysis
Able to obtain Interim Secret level security clearance by your start date and can ultimately obtain Top Secret level clearance. If selected, you will be subject to a government security clearance investigation and must meet the requirements for access to classified information. Eligibility requirements include U.S. citizenship.

Nice To Haves

Have a Master's in Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or Computer Science or related field
Have classroom or professional experience with statistical analysis methodologies and design of experiments.
Classroom or professional experience with SQL and Data Science frameworks (such as Tensorflow, Sci-kit learn, Numpy, PyTorch, Matplotlib, or more)

Responsibilities

Work with multi-disciplinary teams to develop data collection, processing, and analysis efforts to assess the performance of a number of systems supporting the Navy and Air Force.
Develop Build models and simulations to describe data, predict events, and prescribe a course of action that directly reflect stakeholder’s needs across a variety of domains