Role overview
Unspecified
Raytheon UK has a perm opportunity for a Senior Data Scientist and Machine Learning Researcher to join our Strategic Research Group (SRG).
As a Senior Data Scientist and Machine Learning Researcher, you will be responsible for the technical development and leadership of AI/ML projects from initial idea scoping right through to final project delivery both in customer and internal domains. You will demonstrate novel thinking and propose new ideas for solving challenging problems while mentoring others on your project team to deliver towards your proposed solution.
The Strategic Research Group (SRG) is a team of Data Science, Machine Learning and AI specialists who develop novel AI solutions to mission focussed problems.
You can be based with our Gloucester, Manchester or London team, working in a hybrid capacity (average of 3 days a week on-site). You must already hold or be able to gain SC clearance (on Day 1) and eDV clearance (once started).
What you'll work on
- Develop complex, novel data science solutions, contributing significantly to machine learning projects with minimal guidance.
- Brings experience in scoping, designing, and delivering data-centric solutions while working collaboratively across disciplines.
- Undertake research and applied AI/ML tasks on both customer and internal research projects.
- Generate ideas for new research directions and provide technical leadership in small project groups.
- Mentor more junior team members within their project team and the wider SRG.
- Work with customers and internal stakeholders, with varied technical knowledge, to determine appropriate technical approaches and do the technical development required for delivery.
What we're looking for
- PhD. or Masters degree highlighting experience of academic research.
- Experience using robust ML pipelines, appropriate version control and environment management (such as venvs or Docker)
- Working knowledge of Linux systems, using basic commandline functionality (e.g. AWS CLI, Docker CLI, Linux commands like ssh, ls, cd…)
- Experience of deploying AI models in a scalable way for external users.
- Experience working in Cloud, preferably AWS but also GCP or Azure.
- Research publications in peer reviewed journals.
- Experience of writing technical project proposals