Data Scientist - Mid (Sensor Technician)

About the role

GRVTY is seeking a Data Scientist - Sensor Systems Technician and Integration Engineer to support the installation, operation, and maintenance of advanced airborne mission equipment. This role combines hands-on technical experience with systems integration planning, IT network administration, and test execution for mission-critical aircraft platforms.

Responsibilities

• Flight & Ground Testing: Plan, configure, and execute ground and flight-test programs for complex Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) hardware and software systems to support troubleshooting, calibration, and certification
• Sensor Operation & Maintenance: Operate, maintain, and troubleshoot hyperspectral sensors (e.g., ACES Hy, Big Green, PeARL-High Resolution Imagery) and electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) sensors (e.g., MX15, MX20)
• Mission Readiness: Perform pre-mission system checks, field-level diagnostics, and corrective maintenance to guarantee operational readiness
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with pilots, sensor operators, data scientists, and engineering teams to support accurate data collection and validate the integration of new hardware and software packages
• Technical Reporting: Provide detailed field reports and technical feedback to support root cause analysis, continuous system improvement, and lifecycle sustainment planning
• Engineering Support: Read, interpret, and advise mechanical and electrical engineers on complex schematics, drawings, and system networks (including IP addressing). Design and review network and interface block diagrams for mission-critical IT and aircraft systems infrastructure
• Safety & Compliance: Ensure all flight operations strictly adhere to FAA and DoD safety protocols, aviation regulations, and industry standards

Requirements

• Security Clearance: Active Top Secret clearance with the ability to obtain a SCI
• Experience & Education: Bachelor's degree in Information Technology or a related field, with 8 years of experience supporting the design, integration, and test of ISR hardware and software systems on militarized aircraft
• Technical Expertise: Demonstrated hands-on experience operating and maintaining EO/IR systems and a strong working knowledge of Hyperspectral Imaging (HSI) fundamentals
• System Administration: Proven ability to execute software loads, firmware updates, and configuration changes within controlled baseline environments.
• Diagnostic Skills: High proficiency in reading and interpreting schematics, wiring diagrams, and complex integration drawings
• Project Management: Strong track record of managing workloads, screening maintenance action forms, and coordinating efforts across multi-disciplinary teams
• Strategic Problem Solving: Demonstrated systems thinking with the ability to evaluate the second- and third-order impacts of operational decisions
• Leadership & Autonomy: Professional maturity, sound judgment, leadership potential, and the proven ability to operate independently with minimal oversight

Nice-to-have

• Operational Experience: Accrued flight-hour experience directly supporting Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions
• Compliance Knowledge: Familiarity with configuration management principles and formal airworthiness approval processes

Benefits

• Robust health plan including medical, dental, and vision
• Health Savings Account with company contribution
• Annual Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
• Paid Parental Leave
• 401k with generous company match
• Training and Development Opportunities
• Award Programs
• Variety of Company Sponsored Events

Pay

$130,000 - $140,000