Data Scientist

About Us

www.asylonrobotics.com

Asylon automates security operations using robots, software, and AI in order to help its customers protect their people, property, and assets. Asylon was founded in 2015 by three MIT aerospace engineers who have worked on a variety of projects in the aerospace industry from the V-22 Osprey to commercial jet engines to defense systems on Navy destroyers. With our team’s strong background in aerospace, Asylon develops products consistent with the quality standards demanded by commercial and military customers. Today, Asylon is a dynamic team that is passionate about robots and committed to building and operating safe, high quality products that solve the greatest challenges facing the robotics and security industries.

We are building a diverse team that creates novel solutions and provides previously unrealized services via robotics. The Asylon team is perfect for those who wish to apply their expertise to revolutionize the robotics industry while expanding their own skillsets.

Product

Robotic Perimeter Security

Asylon develops field deployable infrastructure for automated robots in order to augment the security teams of our clients. We believe that the true advantages of robotics and automation come when we can have robots and humans working together to increase security and help save lives. We see robots as a means to deliver actionable, timely, and persistent intelligence. DroneCore, our full stack aerial and ground robotics solution, is revolutionizing the way the security industry operates by providing capabilities to security teams that they have never had before.

Position

Asylon is hiring a full-time Data Scientist to join our Philadelphia team. This position will develop, test, and oversee the data infrastructure of Asylon’s DroneCore systems, including data ingestion, data pipelines, data catalogs, and model learning.

Due to the nature of the projects worked on in this position, applicants must be a U.S. Person as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.62. This includes U.S. Citizens, lawful permanent residents, refugees, or asylees.

Asylon is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We recruit, hire, employ, train, promote, and compensate individuals based on job related qualifications and abilities. At Asylon we have a longstanding policy of providing a work environment that respects the dignity and worth of each individual and is free from all forms of discrimination, including harassment, because of race, color, sex, gender, age, religion or religious creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

We are an inclusive organization and actively promote equality of opportunity for all with the right mix of talent, skills and potential. We welcome all applications from a wide range of candidates. Selection for roles will be based on qualifications, merit, and business need alone.

Primary duties include:

• Develop, test, and oversee data ingestion requirements, data pipelines, and data catalogs for data of different modalities, including videos, images, dense time-series data, and sparse metrics.
• Develop new models to perform prediction and classification tasks, as well as refine and specialize existing models.
• Spearhead the development of new data-driven, customer facing features.
• Analyze collected data and produce business insights to improve Asylon processes and products.

Required Skills and Experience:

• 5+ years professional experience
• Background in data science, computer science, mathematics, statistics, or related field
• Data visualization
• Linux
• Large, distributed datasets
• Creating data pipelines and catalogs
• Image and video classification
• Passion for robotics!

Bonus Points:

• Distributed systems
• Cloud computing platforms (Azure, GCP, AWS, etc)
• Kubernetes experience
• Experience with best practices in data governance, including security, ethics, and compliance.
• Leadership experience and experience building a data team
• Python

We Offer:

• Competitive Salary and Equity Packages
• 401(k) and 401(k) matching
• Flexible vacation/sick time

Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $120,000.00 - $135,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Application Question(s):

• Answer only "yes" or "no". Are you a U.S. Person as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.62? This includes U.S. Citizen, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.

Education:

• Master's (Preferred)

Experience:

• Robotics: 1 year (Preferred)
• Data science: 5 years (Preferred)

Ability to Relocate:

• Norristown, PA 19401: Relocate with an employer provided relocation package (Required)

Work Location: In person