We are seeking a highly skilled Data Scientist with strong system administration expertise to join our multi-disciplinary team working on cutting edge aerospace projects. This role requires a blend of scientific data analysis, software development, and infrastructure management to support mission-critical applications in a UNIX/Linux environment.

You will be responsible for handling large datasets, optimizing data pipelines, and maintaining robust backend systems for data processing and analysis.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and optimize data processing pipelines for scientific analysis.
• Work with large datasets in a Linux environment, leveraging Python for data wrangling, visualization, and machine learning applications.
• Manage databases, ensuring proper clustering, replication, backup, and retention policies.
• Maintain and configure networking infrastructure and backend systems.
• Administer and troubleshoot UNIX/POSIX environments, including bash scripting, SSH, and Docker.
• Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines and version control using Git.
• Deploy and manage containerized applications with Docker and Docker Compose.
• Work with Proxmox (preferred) for virtualization and system management.

Requirements

System Administration Skills:

• Strong database management experience, including SQL and cluster replication.
• Advanced knowledge of UNIX/Linux, including bash scripting and SSH.
• Experience with Docker, Docker Compose, and container orchestration.
• Familiarity with networking and back-end development.
• Proxmox experience is a plus.

Data Science Skills:

• Expert proficiency in Python for data analysis, visualization, and development.
• Strong knowledge of data wrangling, processing, and pipeline construction.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and Git version control.

Education

• Bachelors or Masters Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Maths or similar. 
• Experience: we are looking for aptitude! Show us your skills.

About Us

Dawn Aerospace is a passionate and innovative space transportation startup operating in France, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and the United States. We provide turnkey propulsion systems for a variety of satellite classes, including NanoSat, MicroSat, ESPA, and ESPA Grande.

Our technology is already onboard 17 satellites in orbit, with a customer base spanning over 25 clients across 10+ countries, including France, Germany, the Netherlands, the USA, Italy, Spain, India, Japan, Canada, Indonesia, and Korea.