Ford Motor Company · 1 day ago
Senior Data Scientist
Dearborn, MI
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
5+ years expFord Motor Company is a global leader in mobility and innovation, seeking a Senior Data Scientist to support Design Cost and Complexity Analytics. The role involves leveraging data expertise to drive decision-making through statistical analysis, machine learning, and effective communication with cross-functional teams.
AutomotiveAutonomous VehiclesManufacturingTransportation
Responsibilities
Acquire deep understanding of vehicle engineering problems and translate them into appropriate mathematical representations
Work with large and small, complex data sets using tools such as SQL, BigQuery, and Python
Contribute and review code for our code base in GitHub
Make sense of, clean, and assess validity and completeness of data samples from Ford’s products, services, and supply chain
Deliver insights, models, and tools using statistical analysis, sample validation, machine learning, algorithm design, and feature engineering
Interpret modeling results and communicate them to technical and non-technical audiences, cross-functional teams and leadership
Interact and work cross-functionally with a variety of hardware engineers, software engineers, and product designers
Develop trust with stakeholders and peers by delivering results on time
Ensure overall quality of the data & solutions throughout the development process
Provide training and maintenance of implemented tools to business partners
Collect feedback from business users and continuously improve analytic products
Mentor more junior data scientists by being a role model and advisor on the above tasks
Find areas to lead and innovate as a Senior Data Scientist on the team
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in engineering, Statistics, Data Science, Computer Science, Engineering, Economics, Mathematics, Data Science, Operations Research or similar technical field or a related quantitative discipline
5+ years of experience using statistics, machine learning, and other advanced mathematical techniques for gaining insights from data
5+ years of experience using Python, SQL or BigQuery for acquiring and transforming data
5+ years of experience with real-world data, data cleaning, data collection or other data wrangling challenges
Experience with sampling and sample assessment techniques when data are not ideal, especially in structured data with data gaps (e.g. statistical design of experiments, factorial experimental design, Latin hypercube sampling, and others)
Comfortable working in an environment where problems are not always well-defined
Well-organized, a self-starter, independent and ready to work with minimal supervision
A respectful and committed teammate, willing to excel and work with talented people
Inquisitive, proactive, and interested in learning new tools and techniques
Proven quantitative modeling and statistical analysis skills
Preferred
Masters or PhD in quantitative field, such as (but not limited to) Statistics, Computer Science, Engineering, Economics, Mathematics, Data Science, Operations Research or similar technical field
Knowledge of cost modeling, product design (hardware), mechanical engineering or similar
Experience deploying Machine Learning in production (ideally MLOps) for internal or external use
Experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) or other cloud systems
Strong oral, written and interpersonal communication skills
Ability to effectively advocate technical solutions to peer, management and business audiences
Benefits
Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up childcare and more
Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more
Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
Tuition assistance
Established and active employee resource groups
Paid time off for individual and team community service
A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day
Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.
Company
Ford Motor Company
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COO
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