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The MITRE Corporation Machine Learning (ML) Engineer for Robotics & Autonomous Systems in McLean, Virginia
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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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