Data Software Engineer Sr. Staff

Our new global headquarters is conveniently located in Irvine, CA near John Wayne Airport in the Park Place development. For our onsite and hybrid employees you will be able to enjoy amenities such as access to many restaurants and shops, running trails, a fitness deck, outdoor seating, dry cleaning, car wash, free garage parking, car charging stations, shuttle service for train commuters, outdoor games like bocce, horseshoes, gaming tables, pickle ball, and basketball. For more information on Park Place visit www.parkplaceirvine.com

Who We Are:    

Ever wonder who brings the entertainment to your flights? Panasonic Avionics Corporation is #1 in the industry for delivering inflight products such as movies, games, WiFi, and now Bluetooth headphone connectivity!

How exciting would it be to be a part of the innovation that goes into creating technology that delights millions of people in an industry that’s here to stay! With our company’s history spanning over 40 years, you will have stability, career growth opportunities, and will work with the brightest minds in the industry. And we are committed to a diverse and inclusive culture that will help our organization thrive! We seek diversity in many areas such as background, culture, gender, ways of thinking, skills and more.

If you want to learn more about us visit us at www.panasonic.aero
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The Avionics Way:    

The Avionics Way captures the essence of what makes our employees special, and by extension, our organization. It’s comprised of 5 core identifiers - Pioneers, Problem Solvers, Accountable, Collaborative, and Customer Focused - that together form a robust, working framework for our continued success. Beyond a philosophy, the Avionics Way is our guide to daily practices. It provides a clear, actionable model to help employees, at all levels, realize their ambitions through outsized contributions to their teams and the company. This model clearly defines expectations for performance at all levels of the organization, as well as establishes specific actions and modes of working that reinforce our philosophy on the path to achieving our goals.

As a Data Software Engineer Sr. Staff, you will be responsible for all aspects of data acquisition, data transformation, analytics scheduling and operationalization to drive high-visibility, cross-division outcomes. Investigate, evaluate, test and recommend technical solutions for future systems. They will support software developers, database architects, data scientists on data initiatives and will contribute optimal data delivery architecture. 

What you will be doing:

Data Operations

• Lead the creation of data environments and/or data sets to serve a wide range of data users, including but not limited to Data Scientists, Data Analysts, Business Analysts etc.
• Perform offline analysis of large data sets using components of a big data software ecosystem.
• Validate the solution of root cause analysis escalated by various technical staff in multiple organizations and with differing levels of expertise.
• Investigate, evaluate, test and recommend technical solutions for future systems.   

Data Management

• Own product data sets from the definition phase through to production deployment (end-to-end).
• Provide solutions for the design and implementation of Hadoop EMR Cluster/ Big Data Infrastructure.
• Deploy Hadoop/Big Data/Spark and database storage Infrastructures in AWS cloud.
• Monitor HDFS/Hadoop/Spark and related software releases, third-party utilities with emphasis on overall system performance.
• Lead and develop tools and procedures to monitor and automate system tasks on servers and clusters
• Lead and collaborate with other teams to design, develop, and deploy data tools that support both operations and product use cases.

Data Design

• Lead and design distributed, scalable, and reliable data pipelines that ingest and process data at scale and in real-time.
• Lead and design big data technologies and prototype solutions to improve data processing architecture.

The salary range of $133,000 - $233,000 is just one component of Panasonic’s total package. The final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to individual’s knowledge, skills, experience, and location. In addition, this role may be eligible for discretionary bonuses and incentives.

Base pay offered may vary depending on skills, experience, job-related knowledge and location. 

What we are looking for:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, or a related technical field.
• 12 years of professional experience as a data software engineer; or 16 years of related experience as a data software engineer in lieu of 4-year degree.
• 2 years of experience with AWS cloud or other cloud Big Data computing design, provisioning, and tuning.
• Related AWS certification, preferred.
• Previous experience as a Data Engineer / Database Administrator and/or Business Intelligence Analyst.
• Expertise in database concepts, object and data modeling techniques and design principles.
• Expertise in database architectures, software, and facilities
• Expertise with programming languages - Python (required), Scala, Ruby, R Database technologies - SQL, performance tuning concepts, AWS RDS, RedShift, MySQL
• Expertise with big data batch processing tools: Hadoop MapReduce, ElasticSearch, PIG, Hive, Cascading/Scalding, Apache Spark, AWS EMR
• Expertise with stream-processing systems: Kinesis, Kafika, MQTT
• Expertise with relational NoSQL databases including DyanamoDB
• Expertise in writing JSON, XML, YAML and other data definition schemas
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills necessary to effectively collaborate in a team environment and present and explain technical information and provide advice to management.
• Ability to work on advanced complex technical projects or business issues requiring state of the art technical knowledge or industry.
• Ability to work on significant and unique issues where analysis of situations or data requires an evaluation of intangibles. Exercises independent judgment in methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results.
• Ability to lead and mentor junior engineers and colleagues.

What we offer:

At Panasonic Avionics Corporation we realize the most important aspects in leading our industry are the bright minds behind everything we do. We are proud to offer our employees a highly competitive, comprehensive and flexible benefits program.

• Paid time off: Exempt Salaried employees receive unlimited PTO. This means that there is no fixed number, range, or limit to the amount of Personal and Vacation Days that may be taken for exempt employees. Non-exempt hourly employees accrue 14 vacation days per year 7 sick days 3 personal days. Accrual rate increases with tenure. All employees receive 11 company paid holidays per year plus a paid company-wide shut down in the U.S. between Christmas and New Year.    
• Insurance: Medical insurance offerings from Aetna and Kaiser (CA &HI). Options for Employee Only, Employee Spouse/Domestic Partner, Employee Children, or Family. Dental PPO and DMO options & Vision insurance through EyeMed or VSP.    
• 401K with 50% match on up to 8% contribution, full vested from day 1.
• Other offerings include: Wellness Program, Counseling services, FSA & HSA, Life Insurance for employee, spouse and child, AD&D Insurance, Long-term and Short-term disability, Critical Illness Insurance, Accident Insurance, Legal Assistance, Pet Insurance, Identity Theft Protection, Dependent Care FLSA, Education Assistance, Commuter Program, Employee Purchase Program, Service Award Program.    

Panasonic is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by law or company policy. All qualified individuals are required to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation. Pre-employment drug testing is required for safety sensitive positions or as may otherwise be required by contract or law. Due to the high volume of responses, we will only be able to respond to candidates of interest. All candidates must have valid authorization to work in the U.S. Thank you for your interest in Panasonic Avionics Corporation.

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Salary : $133,000 - $233,000