Sr Data Scientist

The driving force behind our success has always been the people of AspenTech. What drives us, is our aspiration, our desire and ambition to keep pushing the envelope, overcoming any hurdle, challenging the status quo to continually find a better way. You will experience these qualities of passion, pride and aspiration in many ways — from a rich set of career development programs to support of community service projects to social events that foster fun and relationship building across our global community.

The RoleWe are looking for a Senior Data Scientist to help build the next generation of Asset Performance Monitoring AI. We are looking for sharp, disciplined, and highly quantitative individuals who have a passion for playing with data,
in all its forms, including data mining, mathematical modelling, cognitive computing, expert systems, and emerging LLM-based and agentic AI techniques. You will leverage your skills and passion for machine learning, AI and cognitive computing to drive Emerson’s Asset Performance Monitoring strategy by developing ground-breaking software solutions.

Your Impact

• Design and develop new machine learning and AI applications for the manufacturing and process industries
• Collaborate with customers, product managers, designers, and developers to understand customer needs and translate them into product requirements and specifications
• Investigate new and developing technologies as they appear in industry and academia and determine how to leverage these new technologies into our software applications
• Contribute to Emerson’s intellectual property footprint in the space of AI
• Evangelize the capabilities of machine learning and artificial intelligence and represent Emerson as a subject matter expert at select venues
• Contribute to the roadmap of AI research and take the technical lead in AI research and development projects

What You'll Need

• MS in Science or Engineering, PhD preferred, with a strong quantitative focus, such as AI, Statistics, Computer Science, Data Science, or a related quantitative field.
• 5+ years of experience in data analysis and software development/programming, History of coming up with innovative and creative quantitative solutions, demonstrated through practical business impact.
• Experience with machine learning algorithms (regression, semi-supervised learning, deep learning, reinforcement learning, time series analysis, predictive modeling, data mining, cognitive computing)
• Experience in Python programming, including data science specific packages, such as Pandas, Numpy, TensorFlow, PyTorch, Scikit-Learn etc.
• Experience in C++ or C#
• Experience with LLM, generative AI and agentic AI workflow
• Track record of academic publications related to data science, AI and/or process optimization. A footprint of public code represented by e.g., a GitHub stack and contributions to open-source packages, is preferred.
• Experience delivering AI/machine learning applications to end-users
• Problem-solving ability and attention to details
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, writing, and presentation skills
• Demonstrated ability to convey complex information in a clear and concise manner
• You love seeing your work through to customer impact!

The salary range for this role is $127,000.00 - $158,700.00. This range represents what we in good faith believe is the range possible for base compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range based on several factors. This range may be modified in the future. This role is also eligible for bonus or variable incentive pay. Additionally, we offer a comprehensive benefits package including paid time off, charitable giveback day, medical/dental/vision insurance, and retirement benefits to eligible employees.