The Aerospace Corporation is the trusted partner to the nations space programs solving the hardest problems and providing unmatched technical expertise. As the operator of a federally funded research and development center (FFRDC) we are broadly engaged across all aspects of space delivering innovative solutions that span satellite launch ground and cyber systems for defense civil and commercial customers. When you join our team youll be part of a special collection of problem solvers thought leaders and innovators. Join us and take your place in space.
Information Systems and Cyber Division (ISCD)staff couple the latest in information system technologies such as elastic compute clouds containerization microservices real-time operating systems and visualization frameworks with expertise in cyber security software architecture software engineering data science Artificial Intelligence process improvement and software development to deliver responsive resilient high-performance software intensive systems to our Intelligence Community DoD and civilian customers.
The Data Science and Artificial Intelligence Department (DSAID) seeks a creative and enthusiastic Machine Learning Engineerto join a diverse team of engineers data scientists and programmers with a passion for researching prototyping understanding and building AI and data enabled tools across the space are a growing innovativeandcollaborative department that makes meaningful contributions toNationalSecuritySpace(AF NRO etc.)andCivil andCommercial customers(NASA MDA DHSetc.).
This position is for the Machine Learning Engineering section where we focus on translating cutting-edge AI research into robust scalable and production-ready machine learning solutions. We bridge the gap between theoretical ML solutions and real-world impact by optimizing and scaling ML models designing and building robust ML software architectures providing expertise in harnessing the latest advancements in compute hardware and implementing MLOps and Trusted AI best practices.
This is a full-time position based in Chantilly VA which requires 100% onsite work.
What Youll Be Doing
DSAIDs customers range from NationalSecuritySpace(AF NRO etc.) to civil (NASA NOAA etc.) andcommercial (commercial space autonomous vehicles etc.)
DSAID applies data science and AI knowledge across the space enterprise to Aerospace enterprise capabilities and towards corporate workforce development and strategic focus areas
Machine Learning Engineers learn and develop their skills by working on teams spanning disciplines experience levels and organizational boundaries.
Primary functions include:
Evaluation of technologies for use in scalable and resilient mission-critical applications in a production environment
Coordinated development and execution of AI/ML experiments
Coordinated development of proof-of-concept infrastructure configuration and software prototypes
Collaboration with small innovative teams to deliver features and products
Written and verbal presentation of results to team members and stakeholders
Reinforcing an environment of learning and progress with team members and others
Focus on accountability and innovation in leadership competency development
Duties responsibilities and activities may change or new ones may be assigned as needed
Machine learning engineers must maintain a commitment to ongoing learning in order to stay current with government missions and the ever-changing climate of data science and AI. This requires both ongoing education in relevant domains such as physics math and/or computer science as well as an understanding of the existing systems and future objectives of government missions.
What You Need to be Successful
Minimum Requirements for the Machine Learning Engineer- Senior Member of Technical Staff
Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science Computer Information Systems Electrical or Computer Engineering or related technical field(s)
5 or more years of experience in Data Scientist or Machine Learning Engineer or AI/ML Researcher role in any domain
Strong proficiency in at least two different programming languages (e.g. Python R C/C) and ML frameworks including familiarity with machine learning and deep learning libraries in Python
Hands on experience with container orchestration tooling(Docker Kubernetes etc.)
Experience with and understanding of software engineering concepts with an AI focus (MLOps/DevOps ML Development Lifecycle data structures etc.)
Working knowledge of Unix/Linux operating systems
This position requires ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance which is issued by the US government. U.S citizenship is to obtain a security clearance.
In addition to the above the minimum requirements for theMachine Learning Engineer- Engineering Specialist:
8 or more years of experience in Data Scientist or Machine Learning Engineer or AI/ML Researcher role in any domain
Demonstrated experience architecting designing or implementing enterprise-scale AI/ML solutions with multiple tenants and cloud integration
Hands on Experience with MLOps and Data Engineering tools (e.g. MLFlow Kubeflow Neptune Airflow DVC)
How You Can Stand Out
It would be impressive if you have one or more of these:
Advanced degree in Computer Science Computer Information Systems Electrical or Computer Engineering or related field(s)
Experience in designing or managing enterprise-level ML platforms and production-grade ML models at scale
Familiarity with High Performance Computing hardware for ML (GPUs TPUs) CUDA programming and advanced ML optimization techniques and architectures
Demonstrated ability to exercise judgement and critical thinking in a scientific discipline
Experience implementing and guiding teams toward software development best practices
Experience in SQL NoSQL Cypher and other big data querying languages
Experience with big data frameworks (Hadoop Spark Flink etc.)
Familiarity with data pipelining and streaming technologies (Apache Kafka temporal etc.)
Demonstrated contributions to open-source software repositories (github kaggle etc.)
Experience deploying ML models on cloud platforms (AWS Azure etc.)
Domain expertise relevant to one or more customer organization mission areas (USSF NRO etc.)
Active security clearance
Leadership Competencies
Our leadership philosophy is simple: every employee regardless of level and role can demonstrate leadership. At Aerospace our commitment is our people. To cultivate our talent and ensure that we have a strong pipeline of future leaders we want individuals who:
Ways We Reward Our Employees
During your interview process our team will provide details of our industry-leading benefits.
Benefits vary and are applicable based on Job Type. A few highlights include:
We are all unique from various backgrounds and all walks of life yet one thing bonds all of us to each otherthe belief that we can make a difference. This core belief empowers us to do our best work at The Aerospace Corporation.
Equal Opportunity Commitment
The Aerospace Corporation is an equalopportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race age sex (including pregnancy childbirth and related medical conditions) sexual orientation gender gender identity or expression colorreligiongeneticinformation marital status ancestry national origin protected veteran status physical disability medical condition mental disability or disability status and any other characteristic protected by state or federal law. If youre an individual with a disability or a disabled veteran who needs assistance using our online job search and application tools or need reasonable accommodation to complete the job application process please contact us by phone at 310.336.5432 or by emailat .You can also reviewKnow Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal.
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Aerospace operates the only federally funded research and development center (FFRDC) committed exclusively to the space enterprise. Our technical experts span every discipline of space-related science and engineering.