Research and Development Engineer conducts research and development activities for an organization. Applies research theories, principles, and models when conducting experiments and research activities. Being a Research and Development Engineer summarizes research results and communicates findings to internal and external bodies. Assesses the scope of research projects and ensures projects are on time and within budget. Additionally, Research and Development Engineer develops technical documentation for all projects. May require an advanced degree. Typically reports to a manager. The Research and Development Engineer work is generally independent and collaborative in nature. Contributes to moderately complex aspects of a project. To be a Research and Development Engineer typically requires 4-7 years of related experience. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)
Senior Data Engineer
Location: Various
Raleigh NC; Atlanta GA; Philadelphia PA; Charlottesville VA; others considered;
Hybrid, Remote, Travel required
Elder Research, Inc. (ERI) is a Data Science consulting firm specialized in providing analytic solutions to clients in Commercial and Government industries. The Commercial business unit is seeking to hire a Senior Data Engineer with strong engineering skills who will provide technical support across multiple project teams by leading, designing, and implementing the software and data architectures necessary to deliver analytics to our clients, as well as providing consulting and training support to client teams in the areas of architecture, data engineering, ML engineering and/or related areas. We are trusted advisors to our clients, building lasting relationships and partnering as preferred analytics providers. We use a variety of programming languages and tools to create analytic solutions, often fitting within our clients’ environment and needs.
We are looking to hire a Senior Data Engineer who can support robust and repeatable data manipulation, large-scale infrastructure for data ingestion, and data visualization for custom client applications. A Senior Data Engineer works collaboratively with Business Analysts, Data Scientists, Data Analysts, other Software/Data Engineers, and business stakeholders to create and deploy dynamic data applications that help our customers make meaningful business decisions.
Some of your responsibilities will include leading and implementing software engineering best practices, mentoring junior engineers, designing software architectures, wrangling and fusing large and disparate data sets, assisting in the deployment of models and algorithms, automating data pipelines in their entirety, and communicating model results through user-focused data visualizations. Candidates should have the ability and the willingness to tailor applications to a clients’ business goals using an iterative methodology. Candidates should also be able to consider both long-term stability and scalability while taking a user-focused approach to development and deployment. Excellent decision making skills are a must.
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About Elder Research, Inc.
Headquartered in Charlottesville, VA with offices in Arlington, VA, Baltimore, MD, and Raleigh, NC, Elder Research, Inc. (ERI) is a fast-growing solutions and consulting firm specializing in predictive analytics. At ERI, you’ll be part of a fun, friendly community. In keeping with our entrepreneurial spirit, we want candidates that are self-motivated with an innate curiosity and strong team work ethic. We work hard to provide the best value to our clients and allow each person to contribute their ideas and put their skills to use immediately.
ERI believes in continuous learning; each week the entire company attends a “Tech Talk” and an office lunch. Individuals often share what they have learned at informal bag lunch talks or afternoon chats. ERI provides a supportive work environment with established parental, bereavement, and PTO policies. By prioritizing a healthy work-life balance - with reasonable hours, solid pay, low travel, and flexible time off - ERI enables and encourages its employees to serve others.
ERI provides analytic solutions to hundreds of companies across numerous industries. Our team enjoys great variety in the type of work we do and exposure to a wide range of techniques and tools. If you are passionate about integrating data, technology, and analytics in a team-based environment to solve problems, then ERI may be a good fit for you.
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