Research Scientist position at GE Global Research

Job application URL:
https://xjobs.brassring.com/tgwebhost/jobdetails.aspx?partnerid=54&siteid=5346&jobid=1317900
Interested candidates can drop a note to me: raghava.mutharaju@ge.com


GE is the world’s Digital Industrial Company, transforming industry with
software-defined machines and solutions that are connected, responsive and
predictive. Through our people, leadership development, services,
technology and scale, GE delivers better outcomes for global customers by
speaking the language of industry.

At GE Global Research, we’re redefining what’s possible. From cutting-edge
research in molecular pathology for use in personalized cancer diagnostics
to programs in coal gasification and renewable power that drive clean
energy solutions, our work at Global Research is world-renowned. As part of
our team, you’ll find yourself among nearly 3,000 scientists and engineers
from every discipline in a dynamic atmosphere where you’ll be constantly
challenged to learn and grow. You’ll have access to leaders on all levels
of the organization and collaborate across the globe with the very best in
the field. If you have an insatiable intellectual curiosity and the ability
to articulate your vision, then join us and watch the work you do create
the next generation of products and processes that will impact the globe
for generations to come.

At GE Global Research we redefine what's possible, finding answers to some
of the world's toughest problems. Find out more at
http://www.ge.com/research or http://twitter.com/geresearchjobs, and
connect with our technologists at http://twitter.com/GEresearch

There is always an exciting new challenge on the horizon at GE Global
Research because what we imagine, we can make happen.

GE offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging
careers, and competitive compensation. GE is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion,
national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or
expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other
characteristics protected by law.



Essential Responsibilities:

The Knowledge Discovery Lab fosters a diversity of technology and research
areas of critical importance to the GE businesses. These core technologies
include, but are not limited to: text mining, semantic technologies,
massive-scale/big data processing and real-time complex event processing.
We apply these technologies in exciting areas that range from in-home
health monitoring of the elderly to real-time decisioning for the power
grid; from mining textual field service reports to reasoning over semantic
models. Technical backgrounds for the group include computer science,
computer and systems engineering, software development and parallel
computing.

As a Knowledge Discovery Researcher, you will work with multi-disciplinary
teams to research and develop new methods for information extraction, data
manipulation and modeling for application to a diverse set of industrial,
service and financial problems. You will demonstrate a strong technical
background and independently execute innovative projects in areas of data
mining, statistical and machine learning models, knowledge representation,
information extraction and fusion, and data compression.


You will:

Build innovative computational models for enabling better analytics, data
mining, and data manipulation technologies
Bridge novel semantics, domain knowledge, and machine learning technologies
to provide meaningful analysis of large-scale datasets
Design and construct solutions to enterprise-wide problems for industrial,
service and finance business problems
Develop strategic plans, manages projects and guides teams to create
innovative solutions
Demonstrate breadth as well as depth in problem solving
Innovate, patent, and publish as appropriate
Identify and respond to changing situations and opportunities
Execute technical assignments to foster new product designs for GE
businesses
Implement innovative software systems to solve key business challenges and
create new products
Acquire technical knowledge of technologies and proofs of concept
Be a part of a rapidly growing software research organization whose
technologies are vital to the company’s future


Qualifications/Requirements:

Doctorate Degree in Computer Science or related discipline OR Master’s
degree in Computer Science or related discipline with a minimum 3 years of
experience in developing analytics, data mining, natural language
processing, or reasoning frameworks
Experience with prototyping and developing expert system applications using
analytic software packages (Python, Matlab, R, etc.), object oriented
programming experience (Python, Java, C++, etc.), knowledge representation
and Semantic Web experience (Prolog, JENA, OWL/RDFS, SPARQL, etc).
Experience designing and developing scalable software architectures to
manage and manipulate massive-scale datasets, including architectures for
big data capture, representation, information extraction and fusion
Experience with big data computing concepts such as parallel computing,
distributed computing and/or cloud computing, and related technologies such
as Hadoop and/or other NoSQL technologies, Cassandra, Gleenplum and more
Experience with Java and database technologies, such as relational,
hierarchical and graph databases, triple stores, distributed data file
systems, data federation and query optimization
Demonstrated ability to implement high quality software in diverse areas
Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required; we will not sponsor
individuals at the Masters level for employment visas, now or in the
future, for this job opening
Must be willing to work out of an office located in Niskayuna, NY
Must be 18 years or older
You must submit your application for employment on the careers page at
www.gecareers.com to be considered

Additional Eligibility Qualifications:

GE will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United
States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the
successful completion of a background investigation and drug screen.


Desired Characteristics:

Experience with the design and implementation of data mining or artificial
intelligence applications
Experience with semantic technologies, ontologies and data integration
technologies
Experience with text mining technologies and natural language processing
Experience with various system development technologies including software
development frameworks (such as Spring), development tools (such as
Eclipse), and user interface development environments (such as HTML5)
Experience with one or more database applications and database design
Ability to translate customer needs into a project plan and deliverables
Ability to draw upon other technical areas to find solutions
Ability to break down a problem and efficiently work toward implementation
of solutions with minimal guidance
Ability to work across all functions/levels as part of a team
Ability to motivate and lead project teams with diverse skillsets
Demonstrated strong written and verbal communication skills

Job application URL:
https://xjobs.brassring.com/tgwebhost/jobdetails.aspx?partnerid=54&siteid=5346&jobid=1317900
Interested candidates can drop a note to me: raghava.mutharaju@ge.com

Regards,
Raghava.