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Houston Astros | Senior Engineer, Performance Science | Full Time | ONSITE

The Houston Astros are looking for someone to take 3D time series pose estimation data and derive meaningful insights to help player performance and evaluation. Ideal candidates would have strong backgrounds in Python, Physics/Geometry/Algebra.

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Summary/Objective

The Houston Astros are currently seeking a Senior Engineer in the Performance Science Department. This role will be responsible for building and maintaining internal data pipelines from feature engineering to modeling performance.

Essential Functions & Responsibilities

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Technical Proficiency Build and maintain data pipelines that are optimized for speed and computational efficiency Perform code reviews that ensure code is written to best practice and documented correctly Educate junior staff members on the intricacies of object oriented or functional programming languages Develop a robust framework for propagating error of all performance science data sources Assess reliability and validity of all performance science data sources Domain Expertise Research, develop, and test methods and models based on kinetic and kinematic data for the purposes of player development, evaluation, and injury mitigation Educate both analysts and engineers in Performance Science on new research methods that are applicable to the field Develop physically meaningful features from time series data Review all technology vendors to have a full understanding the of the underlying mechanisms with which their data is captured Glue Work Perform ad hoc analysis as requested by coaching staff Stay up to date on latest methodologies to help us analyze spatial-temporal data Keep track of emerging technologies that might be of use in the future

Qualifications

At minimum, a BS in a STEM field (with post graduate degree as a plus) Strong background in physics, geometry, linear algebra Proficiency in time series analysis Proficient knowledge in a programming language (R, Python) Working knowledge of SQL Strong understanding of computer vision models is a plus Excellent verbal and written communication skills Track record of visualizing times series data in novel and intuitive ways Experience with Bayesian Statistics is preferred Working knowledge of baseball specific demands is preferred Previous experience in working sport is preferred


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