Data Scientist

Job Description:

The Airbus India Innovation Centre (AIC) is at the forefront of the company’s digital transformation, particularly within the Innovation and Engineering departments. As we move towards Industrialisation of AI, the department focuses on applying Advanced Analytics, Machine Learning, and Deep Tech to solve critical aerospace challenges—ranging from generative design and predictive maintenance to autonomous systems.

In this fast-paced environment, the Innovation Team acts as an internal incubator for disruptive technologies. Our projects follow a rigorous lifecycle from Proof of Concept (PoC) to full industrial deployment. To support these goals, AIC seeks to onboard a Data Scientist to explore ill-defined complex business problems around data using scientific methods and to transform them into insights solutions based on state of the art machine learning, AI and statistics with the focus on forward-looking applications. The Data Scientist will work closely with AI lead and Product Managers to ensure data integrity throughout the product life cycle.

Job Description:

• Understand and translate business needs into statistical, machine learning, or AI problem spaces.

• Collaborate with IT and Data Analysts to extract and integrate structured and unstructured data from various sources.

• Work closely with Data Engineers to design scalable data pipelines and ensure efficient data flow for model training and evaluation.

• Analyze data properties and apply scientific methods to propose or develop solutions using statistical, machine learning, or AI techniques.

• Design and execute controlled experiments to identify and validate optimal solutions.

• Implement solutions using state-of-the-art algorithms and software engineering best practices.

• Create monitoring protocols to ensure models align with evolving business needs.

• Contribute to the development and reusability of industrial-grade AI solutions.

• Share best practices, insights, and techniques with the wider data community.

• Ensure compliance with all external and internal regulations and standards.

• Develop solutions responsibly in line with Airbus ethical AI principles

Key Competencies: Competency & Skill Level

Competency Scale:

Basic Level: Basic level of expertise, performs routine and/or recurrent tasks, implies partial supervision.

Autonomous Level : Ability to solve problems autonomously, no supervision required in these tasks. Can deal with unforeseen issues.

Advanced Level: High Level of knowledge and wide experience which is internally recognised. Could be a mentor/coach/advisor to support skill development of other colleagues

Education and Experience:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative technical field (Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or Aerospace Engineering). A Master’s or Ph.D. in a quantitative field (e.g., Physics, Mathematics, Aerospace Engineering, or Computer Science) is an advantage.

• Industry Tenure: 8+ years of experience in >

  This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

  Company:

  Airbus India Private Limited

  Employment Type:

  Permanent

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  Experience Level:

  Professional

  Job Family:

  Digital

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