PDS Tech Commercial Inc. is seeking a Data Insight Analyst l, in Goleta, CA.

Job Description:Seeking a Data Insight Analyst. The selected candidate will support our Space Components division, and report through the Operations and Manufacturing Engineering organization.
This position is located in Goleta, CA.
As an analyst, you will be curious, detail-oriented, and ethically conscious. You seek to ask questions about manufacturing, business processes, and how we can use data to find optimized solutions.
You are a strategic thinker that can translate manufacturing operations data to enable strategic business outcomes.
You want to drive change for our people, are candid and collaborative in taking on our most difficult analytics projects as well as the process and culture changes that accompany them.
You will collaborate across the Space Components division to uncover data-driven insights to solve business challenges and enable transformational change.
This contract position has a 9-month duration with contract-to-hire possibility.

Core Responsibilities:
Define, collect, and manipulate data sets to create structured hypotheses, identify patterns, and derive insights to drive decisions within manufacturing operations
Develop and automate data and analytical solutions for ongoing organizational needs
Create data visualizations using common visualization capabilities (Tableau)
Collaborate with stakeholders, teammates, and business leaders in the Space Components division to identify challenges and empower organizations with clear data
Communicate results to leadership audience to accurately describe problem statements and solution opportunities


Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree from STEM field with 3 years of relevant experience or master's degree in a related field with 1 year of relevant experience
Degree type: Mechanical, Aerospace, Electrical, Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering or similar
Willing to accept as little as 2 years of experience with a bachelor's degree with demonstrated business impact
Ability to extract and manipulate data from database (e.g. SQL)
Basic demonstrated understanding of manufacturing Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), such as Takt Time, Labor rate, Yield rate
Proficient in data visualization using Power BI, Tableau or similar visualization tool
Experience collaborating on projects with multiple teams, managing relationships, and communicating findings to audiences


Preferred Qualifications:
Experience interpreting manufacturing performance data and catalyzing process change based on insights
Ability to perform statistical process analysis and implement Statistical Process Control charts (SPC) to monitor manufacturing performance
Experience extracting data from ERP/MES system and developing SQL queries to process large datasets
Experience with U/X design principles
Ability to work both independently and collaboratively on a team
PDS Tech Commercial, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or other legally protected status.