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September 16, 2025
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Data Scientist

Austin, TX
Full-time
Hybrid
Entry Level
BASF is expanding its trinamiX brand group in the United States, focusing on innovative solutions in advanced sensing technologies. As a Data Scientist, you will develop machine-learning-based material classifiers and conduct research on deep learning architectures to create systems for the smartphone and automotive industries.
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Responsibilities

  • Training and evaluating deep convolutional and vision transformer neural networks to enhance the accuracy, generalizability, and speed of our material classifiers.
  • Conducting exploratory data analysis to develop models that align with product requirements.
  • Performing hyperparameter tuning to optimize model performance.
  • Collaborating with data engineers to design a robust and balanced dataset tailored to specific objectives.
  • Contributing new technical ideas to advance our liveness roadmap.
  • Performing code reviews and providing constructive feedback to fellow data scientists.

Qualification

Required

  • Hold a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science with a specialization in AI/ML or a related field
  • Bring over 2 years of experience in tackling machine learning challenges within a collaborative environment, particularly with real-world data, including image classification, object detection, segmentation, and embeddings
  • Possess experience in project management and coordination
  • Demonstrate strong proficiency in Python 3, PyTorch, and deep learning architectures
  • Exhibit analytical thinking, creativity, responsibility, initiative, and a hands-on approach
  • Be comfortable working in a Linux environment

Preferred

  • Experience with depth cameras and sensor data
  • Familiarity in Pytest, Pandas, NumPy, MATLAB, and/or C++

Benefit

  • Flexible work arrangements whenever possible
  • Highly competitive retirement savings plan with company match and investment options
  • Well-being programs that include comprehensive mental health support for you and your household family members
  • Family forming benefits (fertility, adoption and surrogacy reimbursement, maternity/parental leave, and more)
  • Back-up child and elder care with discount programs for families of all ages and stages
  • Mentoring and career development opportunities that allow you to share, learn, and thrive
  • Matching gifts program that allows you to deepen the impact of your contributions to qualified charities.
  • Employee crisis support for when the unexpected happens
  • Access to our BASF wine cellar, employee discounts, and much more!
BASF is a manufacturing company that offers chemicals for industries such as construction and coatings, automotive, and various sectors.
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Founded in 1865
Ludwigshafen, Rheinland-Pfalz, DEU
10001+ employees
https://www.basf.com/