Machine Learning (ML) Engineer for Robotics & Autonomous Systems

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Department Summary

MITRE's Artificial Intelligence Innovation Center's Robotics and Autonomous Systems Department is an innovative team of engineers focused on the development of cutting-edge autonomous systems, robotics capabilities, and AI solutions for a safer world.

The Robotics and Autonomous Systems Department has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Machine Learning Engineer . Your experience will allow you to influence research directions; evaluate the challenges and potential solutions for designing, developing, and fielding machine learning solutions; assess the adequacy and maturation of existing research programs and shape their technical and programmatic direction; and identify new areas where research and development are needed to strengthen the nation's growing machine learning capabilities.

The right candidate will enjoy a fast-paced team environment, a broad array of challenging problems, and an opportunity to work with advanced technologies from across the field of autonomy and will serve a critical role in enabling advanced autonomy capabilities both for our sponsors as well as internal efforts at MITRE.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Work on, or lead, a team to develop and implement ML and deep learning algorithms

• Develop and use modern software engineering techniques to develop ML-related software

• Maintain knowledge of advances of ML capabilities in industry and academia

• Develop, propose and execute research in the field of ML

• Develop and propose new research directions in ML-enabled systems in support of MITRE's internal research program and sponsor's research programs

• Evaluate ML solutions and compare to sponsor requirements and needs.

Basic Qualifications

• Must be a US citizen able to obtain and maintain a US government clearance

• MSc degree or higher in artificial intelligence or related discipline

• 6+ years of experience in defining, developing, and deploying ML solutions.

• Ability to articulate ML-specific challenges, discuss critical issues, and identify gaps.

• Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal) along with ability to foster relationship development with sponsors

• Proven ability to work independently to learn new technologies, techniques, processes, languages, platforms, systems

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Ability to work both independently and with a team.

• Experience with programming languages such as C++ and Python.

• Familiarity with the state of the art in the field.

Preferred Qualifications

• PhD degree in artificial intelligence or related discipline w/ 8+ years of experience in defining, developing, and deploying ML solutions

• Active DoD Secret clearance.

This requisition requires the candidate to have a minimum of the following clearance(s):

None

This requisition requires the hired candidate to have or obtain, within one year from the date of hire, the following clearance(s):

Secret

Work Location Type

Hybrid

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