Jr. Data Engineer

Role Overview

Join Cutsforth as a Jr. Data Engineer (Remote) to design and maintain scalable data pipelines and help deploy AI/ML models that turn complex operational datasets (e.g., machine health and time-series data) into actionable insights.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain data pipelines and ML workflows for operational and analytical needs
• Write clean, efficient, well-documented Python for data processing, model development, and automation
• Analyze complex datasets (including time-series and machine health) to generate meaningful insights
• Build, validate, and monitor AI/ML models in production, proactively addressing performance issues
• Communicate findings and recommendations to technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Participate in cross-functional planning to align data engineering work with business goals
• Stay current with advancements in AI/ML techniques and tools, especially for power, oil, and gas environments
• Document processes, models, and systems to support knowledge sharing

Required Qualifications

• 2–5 years of experience in data engineering, data science, or a related technical role
• 2+ years hands-on AI/ML modeling, including building and deploying models to production
• Strong Python skills for data engineering and machine learning workflows
• Experience designing and managing end-to-end ML pipelines (ingestion → feature engineering → training → deployment)
• Ability to collaborate effectively across cross-functional teams
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or related field

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a relevant technical discipline
• Experience with machine health datasets / condition monitoring applications
• Background in power, oil, and gas (operational data, equipment telemetry, industrial IoT)
• Familiarity with time-series modeling, forecasting, and anomaly detection
• Experience with Azure ML and orchestration tools

Other / Compliance

• Must successfully pass a background check for cybersecurity access requirements and maintain a cybersecure work environment

Employment & Location

• Full-time, exempt salaried role
• Remote position; 1 week of training required at the Washington office
• Must reside in the United States
• Remote applicants not accepted in California, Illinois, and New York (at this time)
• No visa sponsorship

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary: $84,299–$117,636 (dependent on years of experience)
• Medical/Vision/Dental, HSA, 401(k) match, short- & long-term disability, life insurance
• 80 hours PTO annually and 8 paid holidays