Data Engineer (IE / Ops Research)

Travel Required: Up to 10%

Clearance Required: Active Secret

What You Will Do

• Focus on engineering, building, and maintaining data pipelines, applications, workflows, and governance capabilities inside the Palantir platform, particularly Code Repositories, Workshop, Slate, and AIP.
• Build and configure data pipelines using Code Repositories and Pipeline Builder.
• Build applications and workflows using Workshop and Slate within Palantir.
• Develop data pipelines involving collecting, transforming, cleaning, and validating data, using Palantir.
• Develop and maintain governance applications that monitor platform performance, compliance, and operational health.
• Implement and maintain platform-driven automations and monitoring capabilities.
• Coordinate with non-technical users to gather requirements.
• Identify, summarize, and catalog data fidelity issues, and make recommendations to the client on how to resolve or mitigate the issues.
• Apply industrial engineering methods (time studies, process mapping, Lean/Six Sigma, constraints analysis) to improve depot and sustainment processes.
• Conduct capacity, throughput, and bottleneck analyses for depot maintenance, MRO, supply chain, and production environments to inform investment, resourcing, and modernization decisions.
• Integrate data from ERP/MRO/maintenance systems into simulation models to generate actionable insights for forecasting, scheduling, and scenario analysis.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders (operations, supply chain, engineering, analytics) to design and test “what-if” scenarios that support strategic planning and infrastructure decisions.
• Prepare and deliver clear decision-support briefings, visualizations, and recommendations for senior leaders regarding depot performance and modernization impacts.
• Support adoption of advanced analytics and digital engineering approaches (e.g., predictive modeling, digital twins) to improve depot efficiency and readiness outcomes.
• Develop trusted relationships with clients at all levels of the organization to obtain a more complete perspective and understanding of our clients’ mission, challenges, and goals to deliver tailored solutions.
• Support business development efforts (e.g., responding to RFPs/RFIs, developing white papers, creating pitch decks and capability briefings, etc.).

What You Will Need

• An ACTIVE and MAINTAINED "SECRET" Federal or DoD security clearance.
• Bachelor's degree obtained.
• THREE (3) or more years’ experience in hands-on data engineering and/or database management.
• Experience in one or more areas of the following:
  • Hands-on experience with Foundry Code Repositories, Pipeline Builder, Workshop, Slate, and Machinery.
  • Experience developing data pipelines, UIs, workflows, and automations inside Palantir.
  • Experience supporting performance monitoring and operational tooling within Foundry.
• Experience in scripting or programming experience (PySpark preferred).
• Experience detecting data issues affecting the performance of data pipelines and devise techniques for resolving or mitigating them.
• Ability to support remote, hybrid, and on-site projects in the DC metro area.

What Would Be Nice To Have

• SIX (6) years’ experience in hands-on data engineering, industrial engineering and/or operations research.
• Understanding of relational database concepts and structures.
• Understanding of platform governance practices and observability.
• Bachelor's degree in a STEM field.

Pay

The annual salary range for this position is $102,000.00-$170,000.00. Compensation decisions depend on a wide range of factors, including but not limited to skill sets, experience and training, security clearances, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs.

Benefits

• Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
• Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus
• Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Basic Life & Supplemental Life
• Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• Student Loan PayDown
• Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities
• Skills Development & Certifications
• Employee Referral Program
• Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
• Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program
• Mobility Stipend