Data Scientist II

The Artificial Intelligence Group at JPL is seeking to hire for the development of autonomous space systems. The role focuses on fundamental research and software applications for spacecraft autonomy, scientific data analysis, mission operations automation, and onboard analysis for real-time decision-making. Projects involve automating ground and flight operations for communications stations, space missions, and various autonomous vehicle fleets.

Responsibilities:

Develop planning, scheduling, resource allocation, and execution algorithms for autonomous systems to interpret complex state, resource, constraint, and event data.

Develop and use search-based, constraint-based, satisfaction, and optimization systems for large-scale planning problems.

Develop machine learning systems for remote sensing imagery interpretation and large multi-modal models for reasoning about imagery, time, patterns, and ramifications.

Qualifications:

Education/Experience: Bachelor's degree + 3 years experience, Master's degree + 1 year experience, or a PhD in Computer Science or a related discipline.

Technical Skills: Knowledge of AI/operations research; experience in programming languages (Rust, C++, C, Python, and Java); experience architecting large models and deep learning pipelines.

Specialized Knowledge: Proficiency in large models (VLM, LLM, Foundation models) including training, deploying, and evaluation.

Preferred: Hands-on experience with robotic autonomous systems, interdisciplinary team leadership, and experience writing proposals/research publications.

Salary Range: $122,720 - $135,512 (Annual full-time equivalent).