Transportation Data Scientist

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Transportation Data Scientist to join high-impact a high‑impact team applying AI/ML to transform safety, freight, and mobility outcomes. This role is located in McLean, VA through 100% full onsite presence. The Transportation Data Engineer will design, build, and evaluate AI/ML models using multimodal transportation data to advance mobility and transportation safety.

Responsibilities of the Transportation Data Scientist include:

• Design, develop & deploy AI/ML models for transportation use cases
• Build & integrate multi-source datasets addressing data quality issues
• Evaluate model performance & robustness & provide recommendations to improve scalability, reliability & trustworthiness
• Engage stakeholders via workshops/briefings, translate needs into roadmaps, proposals, & implementation strategies
• Collaborate cross-functionally to align with federal objectives, contribute to technical reports, monthly progress, risk mitigation & iterative model refinement

Qualifications of the Transportation Data Scientist include:

• Bachelor's degree in CS, Data Science, AI, EE, Transportation Engineering, or a related field (Master's preferred)
• 5+ years of professional data science/ML experience
• Hands-on experience with TensorFlow, PyTorch, scikit-learn, Pandas, NumPy & applied AI techniques
• Proven ETL/data integration with multimodal data, experience managing data quality in production-style workflows
• Strong model evaluation skills & testing under variable data conditions
• Active Public Trust clearance

Compensation for the Transportation Data Scientist includes:

• Salary: $95,000-$130,000 **depending on experience**
• Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k Plan, Holidays, PTO, sick leave as required by law