Microelectronics Security Data Scientist

Microelectronics Security Data Scientist Location US-OH-Dayton ID 2026-4316 Category Research & Development Position Type Full Time Salary Riverside Overview Riverside Research is an independent National Security Nonprofit dedicated to research and development in the national interest. We provide high-end technical services, research and development, and prototype solutions to some of the country's most challenging technical problems.All Riverside Research opportunities require U.S. Citizenship. Position Overview The Riverside Research Engineering and Support Solutions (ESS) directorate conducts Research and Development (R&D) of cyber-physical attacks against embedded systems. As a Microelectronics Security Data Scientist, you will collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team of research engineers and scientists on a wide range of microelectronics research projects. You will work directly with a team of hardware security research subject matter experts (SME), the senior Principal Investigator, Technical Lead, and Program Manager to support various project-specific research projects developing solutions to complex, open-ended hardware security problems. The position is in Dayton, OH and requires each employe to possess and maintain a security clearance. Remote work is not available for this position. Travel is not expected to exceed two to four times a year. Responsibilities Job Responsibilities - Conduct research in the application of data science, including deep learning and complex statistical data analysis, for problems within microelectronic hardware security - Perform all aspects of the data science lifecycle; gather requirements from non-data science technical staff, propose technical approaches, pre-process data, perform exploratory data analysis, model the data, critically evaluate performance of the model, and present findings - Develop whitepapers and presentations to communicate research findings - Contributes to proposals for new research in similar and/or related technology areas - Provide technical mentorship to junior researchers supporting your programs - Works collaboratively with customers, multi-disciplinary research partners and Riverside Research business, engineering, and technology teams on complex research and development projects Qualifications Required Qualifications A minimum of 5 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree, 3 years with a Masters degree, a PhD without experience, or equivalent work experience is typically required for an employee at this level. Secret clearance required to start, but must be able obtain Top Secret security clearance and all required program access approvals Expertise with machine learning in one or more of the following: Unsupervised Learning, Bayesian classifiers, Regression, Random Forests, Deep Learning, Graph Neural Networks, Belief Propagation, Statistical Inference, Dimensionality Reduction Proficient in Python and popular data science libraries (NumPy, Scikit-Learn, Matplotlib, etc.) Demonstrated experience across the full data science lifecycle, for classification/regression, clustering, basic text analytics, image recognition, or other related applications. Experience presenting technical material to both technical and non-technical audiences Ability to manage timelines, product delivery, and product quality for research projects Willing to work in a secure US Government facility Interest in solving open-ended research challenges Willing to travel 2-4 times per year Bachelor's Degree in a quantitative discipline (e.g., computer engineering, electrical engineering, statistics, computer science, mathematics, physics, or other STEM fields) an