Lead Machine Learning Engineer
AeroVironment, Inc.1 day ago
Centreville, VA, USAStaff+
Base Salary
$158k - $241k/yr
Responsibilities
- Lead the design and development of computer vision and machine learning algorithms for object detection, classification, localization, and tracking.
- Implement ML algorithms and validate designs through purpose-designed experiments.
- Analyze trained-model errors and develop strategies to improve algorithm performance.
- Select datasets and data representations and supervise data acquisition when needed.
- Advise on software infrastructure and DevOps processes supporting machine learning.
- Define requirements, develop concepts and prototypes, complete detailed designs, and perform testing, evaluation, validation, and verification.
- Select hardware for specific ML applications and manage hardware, data, personnel, and deadlines.
- Coordinate activities across teams and mentor more junior engineers.
- Monitor relevant academic literature, commercial products, and open-source projects.
- Support defense and commercial applications across stationary and mobile sensor platforms.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics, physics, or a related science or engineering discipline.
- At least 5 years of relevant machine learning and/or computer vision experience; the posting also states a minimum of 10–12 years of relevant experience.
- Familiarity with C/C++ or Python.
- Proficiency with PyTorch, scikit-learn, pandas, OpenCV, and Linux.
- Familiarity with ML standards such as ONNX.
- Demonstrated ability to design, implement, and troubleshoot complex systems.
- Expertise visualizing and manipulating large datasets and selecting hardware for ML applications.
- Experience with Department of War and Intelligence Community organizations on advanced technology, research, or AI/ML initiatives is desired.
- Familiarity with classified environments and office productivity tools is desired.
- U.S. citizenship is required, along with an active Secret-level DoD security clearance and the ability to obtain a TS/SCI clearance.
- Willingness and ability to travel occasionally, up to 20%.
- Strong leadership, communication, problem-solving, analytical, interpersonal, teamwork, and initiative skills.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
- 401(k) with company matching.
- 9/80 work schedule.
- Paid holiday shutdown.
- Office-based work with occasional travel of up to 20%.
- U.S. citizenship and ITAR/EAR eligibility are required; export-license-dependent offers may be conditional on AeroVironment obtaining the required license.
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About AeroVironment, Inc.
AeroVironment builds small unmanned aircraft systems, loitering munitions (e.g., Switchblade), and related software, sensors, and services for U.S. and allied defense agencies. The public company (NASDAQ: AVAV), founded in 1971 and headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, sells hardware, training, and lifecycle support, with widely fielded systems such as Raven, Puma, and Wasp. It also offers autonomy and robotic technologies used in reconnaissance, targeting, and force protection missions.