Junior Data Scientist

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FRDA is looking for a Junior Data Scientist who thrives on learning new technologies and solving complex problems. This role is designed for those who are excited to bridge data science, software engineering, and hardware integration. You'll support senior engineers and data scientists in developing end-to-end solutions — from building machine learning models to deploying them in production systems and working hands-on with hardware.

Responsibilities

• Assist in collecting, cleaning, and pre-processing both structured and unstructured data.
• Contribute to exploratory data analysis (EDA) and prototype predictive / classification / anomaly detection models.
• Collaborate with software engineers to wrap models in APIs or modules for integration into applications.
• Help build user-facing interfaces or dashboards to expose analytics insights.
• Work with hardware platforms (e.g. sensor systems, edge computing devices) to deploy or test models in constrained settings.
• Troubleshoot problems across layers : database, back-end, front-end, deployment, and hardware interfaces.
• Rapidly learn new languages, frameworks, or platforms as needed to support evolving mission requirements.
• Document system designs, data flows, and assist in knowledge transfer within the team.
• Participate in iterative prototyping, testing, and validation cycles under tight timelines.

Minimum Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

FRDA is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, train, compensate, discharge or any other term or condition of employment will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.

Reasonable Accommodations : To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. FRDA, LLC is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, FRDA will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and / or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, employees and applicants should contact Human Resources.

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