Applied AI Scientist

$120,001 - $120,001/Yr

SAIC - Amarillo, TX

Full-time - Entry Level

Remote - Amarillo, TX

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

SAIC is seeking a highly skilled and dynamic Senior Applied AI Scientist to join our Digital and AI Team. This role focuses on leading the design, integration, and operation of innovative AI solutions that enhance decision-making capabilities across the Department of Defense. The ideal candidate will possess strong technical, research, and leadership skills, and will work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team to address complex, user-centric problems in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Innovate and enhance CJADC2 systems, including operational analysis and design proposal.
• Oversee the development of emerging technology pipelines aligned with strategic growth.
• Lead proposal efforts, creating AI/ML solutions within the CDAO's fast-paced environment.
• Cultivate relationships with stakeholders, addressing their specific challenges and barriers.
• Guarantee ethical, transparent, and compliant AI solutions in accordance with legal standards.
• Remain abreast of AI/ML technological trends and competitive insights.
• Mentor and lead a team of engineers and developers, ensuring the delivery of quality AI/ML solutions.
• Collaborate with SAIC's technological leaders to apply AI/ML insights to DoD challenges.

Requirements

• Possess a minimum of an active Secret security clearance with SCI eligibility.
• Bachelors and a minimum of five years of experience with full lifecycle and secure and automated development of at least one of the following: data management, data analytics or Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML); Master's and 3+ years.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to effectively convey complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

Nice-to-haves

• Master's or doctoral degree in a related technical discipline.
• Possess an active Top Secret security clearance with SCI eligibility.
• Possess experience with data visualization packages in Python or similar programming languages.
• Possess experience with supervised and unsupervised deep learning algorithms like Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN), Recurrent Neural Networks (RNN), Gated Recurrent Unit (GRU) and advanced deep learning packages such as TensorFlow, Keras, Pytorch, Caffe, and Theano.
• Possess experience with one of the large cloud-computing infrastructure solutions similar to AWS, MS Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP) environment.
• Possess experience utilizing Agile development methodologies and Application Lifecycle Management.
• Possess experience working with programming languages such as Java, C++, JSON, PHP, Perl, Python, Ruby, Pig/Hive, and/or Elixir.
• Strong publication record.

Benefits

• Target salary range: $120,001 - $160,000
• Ongoing application acceptance with no deadline
• No COVID-19 vaccination requirement for employment.