Principal Data Scientist and Machine Learning Researcher

Raytheon

Gloucester, Gloucestershire£54,487 – £54,487 / yearPermanentPosted 3 months ago

Job Description

Raytheon

Gloucester, South West

£54,487 per year - estimated ?

Permanent

Our Principal Data Scientist & Machine Learning Researcher sits within the Strategic Research Group (SRG). The SRG are a team of Data Science, Machine Learning and AI specialists who develop novel AI solutions to mission focused problems. In this role you will work with high levels of autonomy and be responsible for the design, planning and technical leadership of multiple AI/ML projects. You will help lead and set technical and strategic direction for the group, support with customer and stakeholder engagement and deliver technical solutions on internal and external projects.

At Raytheon UK, we take immense pride in being a leader in defence and aerospace technology. As an employer, we are dedicated to fuelling innovation, nurturing talent, and fostering a culture of excellence. Joining our team means being part of an organisation that shapes the future of national security whilst investing in your growth and personal development.

Hybrid role: 3 days a week at our site(s) or customer site min

Must be eligible and willing to gain SC & eDV clearance

Responsibilities

Support the Head of Data Science & Machine Learning using your experience to contribute to the group strategy and stakeholder engagement.
Bring ideas for novel research that will drive competitive advantage in across our customer community.
Work with autonomy to develop complex, novel data science solutions.
Support in triaging and responding to opportunities, aligning to the group and wider business strategies.
Design and deliver data-centric solutions while working collaboratively across disciplines.
Technical delivery of research and applied AI/ML tasks on both customer and internal research projects.
Provide technical leadership across multiple projects.
Manage more junior team members across the SRG.
Deliver AI/ML/Data Science solutions to broad range of problems in defence.
Work with customers and internal stakeholders to determine appropriate technical approaches and do the technical development required for delivery.
Prepared to present and undertake practical demonstrations of work internally in the team, to senior stakeholders and at conferences with adaptability to audiences of different levels of technical expertise. Required Skills & Experience
Strong experience of delivering novel ML solutions to customers and internal stakeholders
Excellent coding practice using Python and associated ML packages (HuggingFace, TensorFlow, PyTorch), following best practices
Experience developing robust ML pipelines with MLOps tools for model training, monitoring and deployment
Experience of appropriate version control and environment management (such as venvs or Docker)
Experience of writing technical project proposals
Experience of managing teams either line management or technically
Expert knowledge of AI/ML algorithms for different data types and tasks including Generative AI, NLP and computer vision, sufficient to be able to propose research beyond existing literature
Experience of training and developing AI models including Large Language Models
Ability to produce high-quality scientific writing for internal & external stakeholders as well as academic publications
Ability to work with high levels of autonomy, with awareness of appropriate business policies and strategy to dictate your actions Desirable Skills & Experience
Experience of deploying AI models in a scalable way for external users.
Experience developing supporting systems for AI deployments (e.g. backend databases, front end UIs)
Working knowledge of Linux systems, using basic commandline functionality (e.g. AWS CLI, Docker CLI, Linux commands like ssh, ls, cd)
Experience working in Cloud services

Benefits

25 days holiday + statutory public holidays, plus opportunity to buy and sell up to 5 days
Contributory Pension Scheme (up to 10.5% company contribution)
Company bonus scheme (discretionary)
6 times salary Life Assurance
Flexible Benefits scheme with extensive salary sacrifice schemes, including Health Cashplan, Dental, and Cycle to Work
Enhanced sick pay
Enhanced family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity & shared parental leave
Private Medical Insurance (dependant on grade) Work Culture
37hr working week, with an early 1.30pm finish Friday
Flexible working culture that is output, not time spent at desk, focused. More formal flexible working arrangements can also be requested.
Up to 5 paid days volunteering each year RTX Raytheon UK is a landed company and part of the wider RTX organisation. Headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, USA, but with over 180,000 employees globally across every continent, RTX provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide and comprises three industry-leading businesses - Collins Aerospace Systems, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon. Supporting over 35,000 jobs across 13 UK sites, RTX is helping to drive prosperity. Each year our work contributes over £2.7bn to the UK economy and offers a wealth of opportunities to 4,000 suppliers across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. We're investing in all corners of the country, supporting 29,040 jobs in England, 3,040 in Northern Ireland, 1,900 in Scotland and 1,600 in Wales. Stats for this job Salary comparison: This job National average IT Jobs average South West England average Salaries The number of jobs in each salary range for all: Receive

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Raytheon

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Gloucester, Gloucestershire

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£54,487 – £54,487 / year

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Permanent

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United Kingdom

Principal Data Scientist and Machine Learning Researcher

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