Data Engineer

Beyond New Horizons, LLC (BNH) has an exciting opportunity for a data engineer to join the Engineering Solutions team supporting the Test Operations and Sustainment contract at Arnold Engineering Development Complex at Arnold AFB, TN. This engineer will be working as a member of an integrated team responsible for maintaining and sustaining the United States Air Force Test Operations and Sustainment efforts.

The successful candidate will be highly organized, have effective verbal and written communication skills, be able to work with discretion and confidentiality, proven time management skills, be proactive, and be willing to continually learn new duties and skills.

• Development and implement data-engineering strategies and programs.
• Utilize test data sources to optimize data analytics at AEDC and suggest ways which insights obtained might be used to inform testing sustainment and operational strategies.
• Automate manual processes, optimizing data delivery, re-designing infrastructure for greater scalability.
• Utilize machine learning tools to select features, create, and optimize classifiers. 
• Integrate AI solutions into data platforms both on premises and in the cloud.
• Define & develop approaches and demonstrate abilities to mine and analyze data from databases to drive optimization and improvement of data collected at AEDC.
• Identify and assess the effectiveness of data engineering, data sources and data gathering techniques.
• Utilize applicable experience in “big data”, analytics, algorithmic, custom data models, algorithms and/or machine learning approaches to help extract data that will help drive engineering decisions.
• Coordinate with different multidisciplinary teams to implement models and monitor outcomes.
• Define & develop processes and tools to monitor and analyze model performance and data accuracy.
• Define & develop the infrastructure required for optimal extraction, transformation, and loading of data from a wide variety of data sources using SQL and ‘big data’ technologies.
• It is a condition of employment to wear company issued PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) in accordance with supervisory direction and company policy.  
• Identify and complete projects associated to data-engineering. 
• Performs other related duties as required.

• Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related technical discipline, and a minimum of two (2) years of professional experience in information technology, data analysis, or data science; OR A High School Diploma or equivalent and a minimum of six (6) years of experience in the same technical fields.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain an active security clearance and maintain authorized user access to the AEDC local area network.
• S. Citizenship is required due to federal government contract compliance requirements and the necessity to access secure federal databases and networks on Arnold Air Force Base.

• Experience with data scripting language software like Python, Java, C++, or Ruby.  
• Experience with writing SQL queries and with relational databases in general such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, and SQL Server
• Experience with NoSQL databases such as MongoDB or Cassandra.
• Experience with data extraction tools and processes, data ingestion, ETL, data mining, API’s and data warehousing. 
• Experience with development lifecycle methodologies such as Agile DevSecOps. 
• Experience with AI solutions.
• Demonstrated experience in a data engineering role. 
• Knowledge of a variety of machine learning techniques and their real-world advantages/drawbacks.
• Coding knowledge and experience with multiple languages
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• The ability to participate in and foster a work environment that is based upon openness, trust, communication, teamwork, empowerment, innovation, and satisfaction.

Beyond New Horizons (BNH) is a fully populated joint venture of Astrion and Fluor Federal Services, Inc. formed to provide unmatched Test Operations and Sustainment services for the Arnold Engineering and Development Complex.

We chose our name to serve as an enduring reminder of our commitment to AEDC’s rich aerospace research and development legacy anchored in AEDC’s Towards New Horizons founding study and the unprecedented opportunities to greatly expand AEDC’s capabilities and capacity Beyond those existing today. Leveraging the capabilities of our parent companies, BNH specializes in testing and evaluation for military and space systems combined with proven capability in large-scale Government program management, integration, engineering, and construction services for specialized and technically advanced high-hazard facilities.

U.S. Citizenship is required. At this time BNH will not sponsor any applicants for employment authorization or offer any immigration related support for this position (i.e. H1b, F1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, F-1 CPT, J-1, E-2, E-3, L-1, or other forms of work authorization that require immigration support from an employer).

The minimum and maximum full-time annual salaries for this role are listed below, by location. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations and refers to the amount BNH is willing to pay at the time of this posting. Salaries for part-time jobs will be adjusted based upon the number of hours agreed to work.

L07: $84,000 - $112,000; L08: $104,500 - $139,000/ per year at Arnold Airforce Base.

BNH is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, veteran status, and any other grounds for discrimination prohibited by applicable law.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.