AIML Research Scientist
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Job Location:
Howard County, MD - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 135000 - 216000
Posted on:
18 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Responsibilities
**Position is Contingent Upon Award**
Join Peraton in advancing the safety efficiency and modernization of the National Airspace System (NAS) through the FAAs Brand New Air Traffic Control System (BNATCS) contract. As a trusted partner to the Federal Aviation Administration Peraton helps deliver the systems and services that keep our nations skies safe and connected.
Were looking for innovative professionals who thrive in mission-critical environments and are passionate about shaping the future of air traffic management. This is your chance to make an impact on one of the worlds most vital transportation infrastructures working alongside leaders in aviation engineering data science and systems integration.
At Peraton you wont just support the mission youll define it.
Join a team dedicated to protecting the safety and integrity of U.S. air travel. Peraton is seeking a AI Research Scientist to join our team of qualified diverse individuals. The ideal candidate will influence national strategies and policies by guiding decisions on integrating next-generation technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI) satellite navigation and unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). Whether youre supporting safety validation efforts or leading teams on major FAA programs your work will directly impact the millions of passengers and aviation professionals who rely on safe efficient airspace operations every day. The AI Research Scientist will work with senior research scientists and managers to perform research and development of AI/ML technologies such as natural language processing and generative AI.
The AI/ML Research Scientist will work with project leads and managers to perform research and development of AI/ML technologies with primary focus on generative AI. Candidates are expected to work with R&D teams to customize and apply developed technologies to address problems of interest to customers. Candidates are expected to possess ability and experience to perform cutting-edge AI/ML research under the supervision of managers.
Qualifications
Required:
- U.S. Citizenship Required.
- Must have the ability to obtain / maintain a Public Trust clearance
- Bachelors degree and 8 years Masters degree and 6 years or PhD and 3 years in Engineering Computer Science Physics or a related technical field of experience
- Demonstratable AI/ML research experience academic research publications in peer-reviewed international AI/ML conferences are required unless similar qualifications can be demonstrated
- Expertise in one or more programming languages: C C Python Javascript
- Hands-on development experience in AI/ML model building and tuning
- Hands-on development experience of agentic AI
- Demonstratable proficiency in working with state-of-the-art large language models at the API level (During interviews on MS Teams candidates are expected to use VSCode to execute tasks through programmatic interactions with OpenAI tool/function calling API)
- Modern software development practices and toolsets (Git CI/CD toolchains)
Desired:
- Machine learning libraries such as TensorFlow PyTorch etc
- Anthropics Model Context Protocol (MCP)
- End-to-end machine learning model and generative AI agent development experience
- Linux containers such as Docker and orchestration tools such as Kubernetes
- Hands-on AI/ML development experience in cloud environments such as AWS Bedrock
- Full stack programming experience
- Azure cloud working experience
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Peraton Overview
Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the worlds leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider we deliver trusted highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land sea space air and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day our employees do the cant be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit to learn how were keeping people around the world safe and secure.
Target Salary Range
EEO
Key Skills
- Laboratory Experience
- Machine Learning
- Python
- AI
- Bioinformatics
- C/C++
- R
- Biochemistry
- Research Experience
- Natural Language Processing
- Deep Learning
- Molecular Biology
About Company
Peraton provides innovative solutions for the most sensitive and critical programs in government today, developed and executed by scientists, engineers, and other experts.
