AI/ML Engineer

Description

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Position: AI/ML Engineer

Leidos National Security Sector is seeking an AI/ML Engineer to join the Air Force Technical Application Center (AFTAC) US National Data Center team. This role supports the integration of advanced AI/ML algorithms into legacy nuclear monitoring systems, contributing to national security through real-time geophysical data processing.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and integrate AI/ML algorithms into mission-critical software systems

• Build and curate datasets for training, tuning, and testing models

• Evaluate algorithm performance in real-time geophysical environments

• Collaborate with government and contractor teams across software and geophysical domains

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, or related field, with 2+ years of relevant experience. Additional experience, training, or certifications may substitute for degree

• U.S. citizen; Currently possessing an Active DoD Secret clearance and eligibility for Top Secret/SCI

• Proficiency in Python and shell scripting in Linux/Unix environments

• Strong analytical, scientific, and problem-solving skills

• Experience building datasets and evaluating AI/ML model performance

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of digital signal processing, time-series analysis, Fourier/spectral analysis, and seismic event classification

• Experience with seismic or geophysical data processing

• Familiarity with deep learning, neural networks, classification, and ensemble methods

• Experience with relational databases (e.g., Oracle/SQL)

• Exposure to Flask, C/C++, and version control tools (e.g., Git, ClearCase)

• Master's degree in Machine Learning, Data Science, Geophysics, or related field and/or 4+ years of experience

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EIO 2024

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If you're already scheming step 20 while everyone else is still debating step 2... good. You'll fit right in.

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.