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Data Scientist
By / August 26, 2026
- Location: Austin, Texas
- Type: Contract
- Job #106369
Job Title: Data Scientist (US CITIZEN OR GC ONLY)
Location: Onsite in Austin, TX
Type: W2 contract, 4 months, very likely extension to at least 1 year
Pay: $64-$74.40/hour
Summary:
The Data Scientist applies statistics, machine learning, optimization, and programming to manufacturing data to improve safety, quality, throughput, cost, equipment reliability, and decision-making across plants. The role partners closely with Manufacturing IT, plant operations, engineering, quality, maintenance, and data engineering teams.
Main Responsibilities:
- Build reliable analytical datasets and pipelines using SQL, Python, Spark, and Databricks.
- Build AI application from ground up; impacting all of client's Manufacturing
- Perform exploratory analysis, statistical studies, root-cause analysis, forecasting, optimization, and experimentation.
- Develop, validate, document, and monitor predictive or prescriptive models for use cases such as downtime, scrap, defects, bottlenecks, anomaly detection, yield, and preventive maintenance.
- Evaluate data quality, lineage, coverage, missingness, bias, and operational readiness before modeling.
- Convert findings into practical recommendations that plant personnel and leaders can use in daily decisions
Required Skills and Education:
- 8-10 years of experience
- Data modeling
- Data pipeline
- Data analytics - able to build something out of messy data
- Bachelor's Degree required
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| Location | Troy, MI |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Salary | $64–$74.40 Per Hour |
| Company Size | 2,500 to 4,999 employees |
| Year Founded | 1978 |
| Website | https://epitec.com/ |
Benefits
Professional Development, 401K, Employee Referral Program, Life Insurance
About Company
Epitec is a leading staffing and recruiting services company with a mission to make staffing personal. We go beyond traditional hiring by truly understanding our candidates and matching them with the perfect opportunities. We offer competitive compensation, career growth, and support throughout the entire process. Working with top Fortune 500 companies, we are recognized for our excellence with numerous awards, including Best & Brightest and diversity recognitions. At Epitec, we're redefining the future of employment.
Skills
- Analysis Skillsunmatched
- Artificial Intelligence (AI)unmatched
- Data Analysisunmatched
- Data Managementunmatched
- Data Modelingunmatched
- Data Qualityunmatched
- Data Scienceunmatched
- Data Setsunmatched
- Forecastingunmatched
- Machine Learningunmatched
- Manufacturingunmatched
- Predictive Modelingunmatched
- Preventative Maintenanceunmatched
- Python Programming/Scripting Languageunmatched
- Quality Managementunmatched
- Root Cause Analysisunmatched
- SQL (Structured Query Language)unmatched
- Safety/Work Safetyunmatched
- Statement of Work (SOW)unmatched
- Statisticsunmatched
- United States Citizenunmatched
- Use Casesunmatched
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