Senior Machine Learning Engineer

MITRE Corporation - Bedford, MA

Full-time - Mid Level

Bedford, MA

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

At MITRE, we are dedicated to addressing our nation's most pressing challenges while ensuring the well-being of our employees. As a Senior Machine Learning Engineer, you will be part of MITRE's Data Science department, where you will leverage your machine learning and advanced analytics skills to solve critical national problems. Our work spans various domains, including healthcare, transportation, and national security, and you will have the opportunity to engage in innovative applied research that directly impacts our sponsors' toughest issues. In this role, you will be expected to apply a wide range of data science techniques, including machine learning, generative AI, natural language processing, computer vision, reinforcement learning, statistical modeling, mathematical optimization, and data visualization. You will ensure that data science rigor is maintained throughout the machine learning lifecycle, promoting reproducibility and trustworthiness in your solutions. Your responsibilities will also include the development, testing, evaluation, and demonstration of machine learning solutions, as well as building and testing prototypes in both on-premises and cloud environments. We value innovation and lifelong learning, and we believe that staying current with the latest research and technologies is essential in this fast-paced field. As a successful candidate, you will combine a solid theoretical and technical background with the ability to formulate problems, design and evaluate solutions, implement hands-on solutions, and effectively communicate results to diverse audiences. Familiarity with advanced data science techniques and methods is a plus, and hands-on software development skills are a must.

Responsibilities

• Apply a variety of data science techniques to tackle customer challenges including machine learning, generative AI, natural language processing, computer vision, reinforcement learning, statistical modeling, mathematical optimization, and data visualization.
• Ensure reproducibility and trustworthiness throughout the machine learning lifecycle.
• Contribute to the development, testing, evaluation, and demonstration of data science and machine learning solutions.
• Build and test prototypes in on-premises environments (e.g., VMware, Linux-based platforms) and commercial cloud environments (e.g., AWS, Azure).
• Utilize state-of-the-art techniques using programming languages and development environments to enhance mission capabilities for MITRE sponsors.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in data science, Computer Science, Mathematics, or related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience with a bachelor's degree; or 3 years with a Master's degree; or a PhD with relevant hands-on experience using data science techniques, including statistical analysis, mathematical optimization, machine learning, deep learning, or reinforcement learning.
• Experience using existing AI frameworks (e.g., TensorFlow, Caffe, MXNet, Cognitive Toolkit, Torch).
• Proficient in Python and SQL.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a secret clearance.

Nice-to-haves

• Advanced degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Mathematics, or related field.
• Experience applying deep learning techniques.
• Knowledge of MLOps, particularly in the AWS environment.
• Possess an active US Government clearance.

Benefits

• Competitive benefits
• Exceptional professional development opportunities
• Culture of innovation that embraces diversity, inclusion, flexibility, collaboration, and career growth