Systems Engineer

Why Badger Meter?

Badger Meter is a leading global water technology company, with a mission to preserve and protect the world’s most precious resource. For more than 100 years, cities and businesses have utilized our innovative and trusted solutions to enhance operational efficiency and conserve water while making it more affordable, clean and resilient. Just like every drop counts, at Badger Meter every employee counts because our contributions have a lasting impact on the world!

Here at Badger Meter, we believe that our approach to diversity, equity, and inclusion is the very foundation of our success. Our commitment is reflected in our core values, where we strive to create an environment that celebrates differences, encourages innovation, and ensures that every voice is celebrated and appreciated.

We understand that a diverse team brings a variety of perspectives and ideas, which ultimately fosters creativity and excellence. Badger Meter provides opportunities for career growth and development for every employee by creating a supportive and inclusive workplace where they can make meaningful contributions while preserving the world’s most precious resource.

What You Will Contribute:

The Engineer I, Systems Integration is an early career position that supports the development and integration of data-driven solutions. This position assists with creating and validating machine learning models, building data pipelines, and supporting infrastructure development. The Engineer I will help monitor dashboards, troubleshoot issues, and contribute to the design and implementation of predictive systems. The ideal candidate demonstrates a strong willingness to learn, effective problem-solving skills, and the ability to work in a multidisciplinary team. This position operates under the mentorship of senior engineers and offers opportunities to gain hands-on experience with advanced analytics, cloud platforms, and IoT-enabled systems.

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES:

- Assist with monitoring dashboards, product support/issue investigations, customer troubleshooting, etc.

- Assist with ingress and cleaning of data, conduits between data sources and our storage, development of our infrastructure

- Assist in design and implementation of solutions involving model creation and data pipelines

- Support development, testing, and validation of ML algorithms

- Collaborate with software engineers and systems engineers to integrate predictive models into production systems

- Develop tools and scripts for data preprocessing, model evaluation, and system diagnostics

- Learn and navigate Badger Meter systems and procedures

- Gain familiarization with Badger Meter product portfolio

- Participate in code reviews, documentation, and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) processes.

- Create technical documentation, including JIRA tickets, integration plans, test procedures, and user guides.

QUALIFICATIONS:

- 1-3 years experience required

- Bachelor’s Degree in Machine Learning, Data Science, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related field

- Foundational knowledge of machine learning concepts, data analysis, and statistical modeling.

- Proficiency in Python and familiarity with ML libraries such as scikit-learn, TensorFlow, or PyTorch.

- Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git) and basic software development practices.

- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.

- Experience with data engineering tools (e.g. pandas, polars, SQL) and cloud platforms (e.g. AWS, Azure)

- Experience with creating, tuning, deploying, and assessing machine learning algorithms

- Experience working with time series datasets and techniques, including feature extraction, anomaly detection, forecasting, and pattern recognition in temporal datasets. - preferred

- Familiarity with data acquisition and analysis from manufactured products, including IoT-enabled devices, embedded systems, or production line equipment- preferred

- Demonstrated strong initiative and motivation- preferred

- Demonstrated ability to effectively solve problems- preferred

Competitive Total Rewards at Badger Meter:

- Competitive Pay

- Annual Bonus

- Eligible for Annual Pay Increases

- Comprehensive Health, Vision, and Dental Coverage

- 15 days Paid Time Off + 11 Paid Holidays

- Two Ways to Save for Retirement: Badger Meter contributes 25 cents for every dollar you contribute to the plan, up to 7% of your eligible compensation. In addition to the match, the company will also contribute 5% of your eligible compensation to your Defined Contribution account on an annual basis. Additional access to a certified financial planner to help ensure your money is working for you, at no cost!

- Employer Paid benefits including: Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Basic Group Life Insurance, Short Term Disability, and more

- Educational Assistance – Tuition Reimbursement up to $5,250

- Voluntary benefits including: Additional Life Insurance, Long Term Disability, Accident and Critical Illness coverage

- Health Savings Account (HSA) & Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options

An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. This company considers candidates regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. Applicants can learn more about their rights regarding equal opportunity in employment by viewing the federal "EEO is the Law" poster and the “EEO is the Law” poster supplement at http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/ofccpost.htm

Badger Meter complies with all aspects of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), as amended by the ADA Amendments Act, and all applicable state or local disability laws. This means that we will reasonably accommodate qualified employees with a disability if accommodation would allow them to perform the essential functions of their job, unless doing so would create an undue hardship.

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