Data Engineer

Founded in 2015, Acubed is the Silicon Valley innovation center of Airbus. As a global leader in aerospace, Airbus aims to make things fly. Our mission is to provide a lens into the future for the industry, transforming risk into opportunity to build the future of flight now.

At Acubed, we strive to propel innovation to market faster, broaden the talent pool in emerging aerospace careers and simultaneously help drive a culture change across Airbus.

WAYFINDER

Our Wayfinder team is building scalable, certifiable autonomy systems to power the next generation of commercial aircraft. Our team of experts is driving the maturation of machine learning and other core technologies for autonomous flight; we are creating a reference architecture that includes hardware, software, and a data-driven development process to allow aircraft to perceive and react to their environment. Autonomous flight is transforming the transportation industry, and our team is at the heart of this revolution.

The Opportunity/Role Description

We are looking for a Data Engineer who specializes in managing and optimizing data pipelines, with a specific focus on AI/ML data and applications. The ideal candidate will have experience in designing and implementing data infrastructure, ensuring high-quality labeled datasets, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to support our computer vision initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Manage data releases, tracking data provenance, evaluating data quality, providing data insight reporting.
• Contribute to scalable data and labeling pipelines for computer vision projects.
• Manage and optimize data storage solutions to ensure efficient data retrieval and processing.
• Monitor and troubleshoot data pipeline issues, ensuring timely resolution and minimal disruption to project timelines.
• Collaborate with machine learning engineers and other data/infrastructure engineers to understand data requirements and ensure the availability of high-quality labeled datasets.
• Stretch: Develop and maintain tools and processes for data labeling, including annotation workflows, quality control, and validation procedure.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s in Computer Science, Data Engineering, and 2+ years of experience in a related field.
• Strong Python and SQL; Good software development fundamentals a must.
• Experience as a Data Engineer, working with data pipelines.
• Proficiency with:
• Data modeling
• ETL processes and data pipeline operations
• OLTP databases (e.g. Postgresql)
• OLAP databases (e.g. ClickHouse)
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a collaborative team environment.

Strong Plus

• Experience with evaluation of ML models.
• Experience developing evaluation frameworks.

Nice to have

• Bonus points for experience with:
• Data pipelines for computer vision applications.
• Data labeling.
• Workflow orchestration tools, particularly Dagster.
• Distributed computing frameworks (Apache Spark, Dask).
• Containerization technologies (e.g. Docker).
• Job scheduling systems (e.g. Slurm).

Compensation:

The estimated salary range for this position is $124,227 to $157,001 annually. Enjoy comprehensive benefits: health insurance, paid time off, holidays, 401(k), Flexible Spending Account, Health Savings Account, Airbus Employee Share Ownership Plan, flight training, and more.

Experience flexibility with our hybrid work model, which includes three days in the office to foster collaboration and innovation while allowing for remote work options. Additionally, employees can work remotely—inside or outside the U.S.—for up to 31 days per year.

Why Join Us?

Be a part of a dynamic team that values creativity, collaboration, innovation and problem solving. At Acubed, your contributions will directly impact our digital future. We welcome diverse perspectives and are committed to fostering an inclusive environment.

Acubed is committed to creating a fair and equitable workplace for all. We seek applicants of all backgrounds and identities, across race, color, ethnicity, national origin or ancestry, age, citizenship, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or parental status, or disability. Applicants will not be discriminated against based on these or other protected categories or social identities.

Acubed Requirements

All job offers at Acubed are contingent upon the candidate passing references, background and export control checks.

* Please Note that Acubed does not offer sponsorship of employment-based nonimmigrant visa petitions for this role.