Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning Research and Development Engineer

$109,300 - $191,000/Yr

Pennsylvania State University - Reston, VA

Full-time - Mid Level

Reston, VA

Educational Services

About the position

The Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning Research and Development Engineer position at The Pennsylvania State University involves designing, developing, and researching machine learning systems and algorithms to solve complex problems using large sets of multivariate data. The role requires technical leadership and collaboration with other staff and sponsors, primarily in a classified environment. Candidates will engage in data collection, modeling, visualization, and statistical analysis to support decision-making processes.

Responsibilities

• Designing, developing, and researching machine learning systems, models, and schemes
• Studying, transforming, and applying state-of-the-art machine learning prototypes to sponsor specific domains
• Searching and selecting appropriate data sets before performing data collection and data modeling
• Visualizing data for deeper insights
• Generating and presenting technical research reports and briefings
• Performing statistical analysis in support of pattern of life and anomaly detection
• Performing data fusion and correlation
• Building high quality software prototypes integrated with various research and pre-production software environments

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in an Engineering or Science discipline
• 5+ years related experience
• Experience in data science/algorithm development
• Proficiency in data science / Machine Learning languages including Python
• Research, development and implementation of novel machine learning models
• Ability to present complex technical topics to a wide range of audiences

Nice-to-haves

• Master's degree in a related engineering discipline
• Training and optimizing ML algorithms on GPU hardware architectures, specifically NVIDIA based
• Working with geo-spatial data
• Statistics, multivariable calculus, and linear algebra
• Exploratory data analysis and visualization
• Familiarity with data science / Machine Learning tools such as Pandas, PyTorch/TensorFlow, NumPy, MatPlotLib, PostGreSQL, FastAPI
• Experience with software development tools including Git, Docker, Kubernetes, SSH
• Active TS/SCI Clearance

Benefits

• Competitive salary range of $109,300.00 - $191,000.00
• Diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives
• Opportunities for professional development and research collaboration