Mercury · Data · Live in: Canada
Source: Himalayas
Posted 2026-09-04 · Verified 2026-09-18
In 1999, NASA lost contact with its Mars Climate Orbiter after a 9-month journey from Earth. It began its planned orbital insertion maneuver but went out of radio contact after passing behind Mars. While we may never know whether it was destroyed in the atmosphere or re-entered heliocentric space, we can draw the lesson that getting the details (in this case, units) right is critical, especially when shooting for the stars. While Mercury ’s cosmic journey may be more metaphorical, we have our own sky-high ambitions and the need to marry those with precise data analysis. To that end, we are hiring a Machine Learning-focused Data Scientist to support our Risk team. This team is responsible... Read the full ad