Applied Researcher

We are the movers of the world and the makers of the future. We get up every day, roll up our sleeves and build a better world - together. At Ford, we’re all a part of something bigger than ourselves. Are you ready to change the way the world moves?

Ford’s Electric Vehicles, Digital and Design (EVDD) team is charged with delivering the company’s vision of a fully electric transportation future. EVDD is customer-obsessed, entrepreneurial, and data-driven and is dedicated to delivering industry-leading customer experience for electric vehicle buyers and owners. You’ll join an agile team of doers pioneering our EV future by working collaboratively, staying focused on only what matters, and delivering excellence day in and day out. Join us to make positive change by helping build a better world where every person is free to move and pursue their dreams.

In this position...

Applied ML and AI researcher to able to read and implement latest paper developments in AI/ML research to solve practical problems.

We are the movers of the world and the makers of the future. We get up every day, roll up our sleeves and build a better world - together. At Ford, we’re all a part of something bigger than ourselves. Are you ready to change the way the world moves?

What you'll do...

Critical Thinking:Able to influence the strategic direction of the company by finding opportunities in large, rich data sets and crafting and implementing data driven strategies that fuel growth including cost savings, revenue, and profit.

Modeling:Assessments, and evaluating impacts of missing/unusable data, design and select features, develop, and implement statistical/predictive models using advanced algorithms on diverse sources of data and testing and validation of models, such as forecasting, natural language processing, pattern recognition, machine vision, supervised and unsupervised classification, neural networks, etc.

Data Expert: Experience successfully going cold into datasets and have a process to understand, clean, and format the data. Experience with crafting ETL processes to source and link data in preparation for Model/Algorithm development. This includes domain expertise of data sets in the environment, third-party data evaluations, and data quality. Partner with data engineering to deliver quality code and models at scale for millions of vehicles.

Storytelling: Understand and communicate mathematical solutions as business problems solutions to product and non-technical partners.

Technical leadership: Help to grow a team of data scientists and analysts through project leadership such as technical coaching, mentorship and establishing team wide best practices. Able to read and implement latest paper developments in AI/ML research to solve practical problems.

You'll have...

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Engineering or equivalent.
• 3+ years of experience of practicing statistical methods and applied research e.g. time series analysis, neural networks, GANs, Gaussian regression, experimentation, causal inference, etc.
• 3+ years’ experience with Python, Pandas, Git, Jira (or equivalent), SQL, Cloud platforms.
• 3+ years’ Experience with cloud platforms such as GCP (preferred), Azure Data Lake, GCP Big Query, Databricks, Spark, SQL and NO-SQL databases, etc.

Even better, you may have...

• PhD degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Engineering or related field or a combination of education and equivalent experience.
• Demonstrated successful application of analytical methods and machine learning techniques with measurable impact on product/design/business/strategy.
• Expert in Python, Pyspark, Pandas, GCP.
• Familiarity working with Ford and connected vehicle data and deep knowledge of automobiles, connected vehicle data & relevant infrastructure.
• Self-motivated with excellent verbal and written skills.
• Highly credible in organizational, time management, decision making and problem-solving skills.
• Familiarity working with big data to develop scalable, production-ready solutions.

You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!

This position is a salary grade 6-8 and ranges from $83,280-162,540.

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSR

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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This position is hybrid. Candidates who are in commuting distance to a Ford hub location may be required to be onsite four or more days per week. #LI-Hybrid

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