AI/ML Engineer designing, building, and deploying advanced machine learning solutions for defense and national security. Collaborating with teams to integrate technology and ensure mission success.
Responsibilities
Design, develop, and deploy AI/ML models and pipelines that meet mission and performance objectives
Build, train, and fine-tune models using frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, scikit-learn, Hugging Face, and LangChain
Develop and operationalize MLOps pipelines (MLflow, Kubeflow, DVC, or custom training/inference orchestration)
Implement and optimize vector databases (Milvus, Pinecone, Chroma, FAISS) and retrieval architectures (RAG, graph, hybrid)
Write clean, efficient Python code for data ingestion, feature engineering, embeddings, and inference services
Experiment with fine-tuning and optimization of LLMs and task-specific models (LoRA, QLoRA, PEFT)
Contribute to agent-based applications using frameworks like LangGraph, AutoGen, CrewAI, or DSPy
Integrate AI services into real-world systems via APIs, event-driven workflows, or UI copilots
Collaborate with data engineers, software developers, and mission analysts to ensure AI models are production-ready and aligned with customer needs
Participate in peer reviews, contribute to shared repositories, and document models and experiments for reproducibility.
Requirements
Must be a U.S. citizen and be willing to obtain and maintain a secruity clearance
6-10+ years of professional experience developing and deploying AI/ML solutions in production environments
Professional experience within the Department of Defense (DoD/DoW) AI assurance, security, and deployment environments
Strong Python development skills with hands-on experience building AI/ML solutions
Direct experience with ML frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, scikit-learn, Hugging Face, or LangChain
Proven ability to build and deploy MLOps pipelines using MLflow, Kubeflow, DVC, or equivalent
Working knowledge of vector databases (Milvus, Pinecone, Chroma, FAISS) and retrieval-based architectures (RAG, hybrid, graph)
Professional experience fine-tuning and evaluating LLMs or smaller task-specific models using LoRA, QLoRA, or PEFT
Professional experience integrating AI capabilities into production systems or mission applications.
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