Top Senior Level Jobs in Des Moines, IA

Creates, edits, and manages digital terrain databases for Army live, virtual, and constructive simulation federates. Processes aerial imagery, develops topographic and thematic map data, maintains historical geospatial datasets, configures terrain production tools, and collaborates with military and geospatial organizations. Supports CPX operations, federate execution, workstation instruction, and over-the-shoulder operational assistance. The role is based in Des Moines, Iowa, requires a Secret clearance, and involves frequent travel.

Develop scalable analytics assets and serve as the Power BI/Microsoft Fabric expert. Build and publish trusted datasets, semantic models, and dashboards; author Databricks workflows and production SQL; apply R for statistical analysis; ensure governance, versioning, and reproducibility; partner with stakeholders and Data Engineering to deliver high-impact insights, define KPIs, and communicate executive-ready recommendations.

Designs and manages municipal civil engineering projects, including public works plans, specifications, permits, schedules, estimates, and technical reports. Collaborates with construction observers, survey teams, CAD technicians, and project managers to deliver projects on budget and schedule. Engages with clients and attends municipal board or council meetings. The role requires civil or environmental engineering education, substantial design experience, strong communication skills, and an Iowa PE license or ability to obtain one.

Leads the design, integration, testing, deployment, and troubleshooting of manufacturing automation and digital manufacturing systems. Serves as system architect and technical lead across multidisciplinary teams, develops requirements and validation plans, manages suppliers, builds business cases, supports commissioning, trains manufacturing teams, and ensures quality-system compliance across global manufacturing sites.

Reviews institutional-grade commercial real estate appraisals across approximately 50 funds, evaluating valuation methodologies, assumptions, cap rates, discount rates, and supporting analysis. Communicates review findings, supports portfolio valuation oversight, collaborates with internal and external appraisal professionals, and contributes to process improvement and AI integration. The role requires commercial real estate appraisal expertise, Argus Enterprise proficiency, a Certified General Appraiser license, and progress toward the MAI designation.

Design, build, and operate scalable backend and ML infrastructure for search, retrieval, ranking, and recommendation. Own ML pipelines (Vertex AI Pipelines), vector generation/storage, model serving (KServe), REST/GraphQL APIs (FastAPI), observability, and data pipelines (Beam/Airflow). Collaborate with data science, product, and platform teams to deliver production ML features, debug production issues, and maintain documentation and engineering standards.

Prepares and manages commercial fixture quotations by analyzing specifications, calculating costs, gathering vendor pricing, coordinating with customers and project stakeholders, and resolving pricing issues. Maintains quote and order tracking systems, supports project managers, recommends suitable products, develops customer relationships, and ensures quotes are completed accurately and on time.

Analyze retailer POS and syndicated data from Circana, NielsenIQ, and IRI to evaluate item performance, assortment planning, store clustering, and category strategies. Develop presentations, insights, and recommendations for category management initiatives while partnering with sales, clients, CPG category management, and space technology teams. Use Excel, macros, CPG math, and data-mining techniques to diagnose business issues and support retailer deliverables.

Analyzes retailer POS and syndicated data to evaluate item performance, assortment planning, store clustering, and category initiatives. Develops insights, recommendations, presentations, and storytelling for CPG clients and sales teams. Partners with category management and space technology teams, monitors client KPIs and strategies, and conducts data mining using CPG math concepts. The hybrid role requires three office days weekly and involves client relationship management and project coordination.

Design building mechanical systems including HVAC, plumbing, heating, cooling, ventilation, fire protection, automation, and industrial processes. Produce Revit construction drawings, coordinate with multidisciplinary teams, support projects from concept through completion, and visit sites for measurements, data collection, and construction observation. The role requires a mechanical engineering degree, 5+ years of relevant experience, strong communication and collaboration skills, and effective workload management.