Airbus

(Senior) Machine Learning & Data Engineer (m/w/d) – KI für Autonome Systeme

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2 days ago
Backnang, Germany or Stuttgart, GermanySenior

Responsibilities

  • Build and evolve an MLOps platform using tools such as Kubernetes, MLflow, and GitLab.
  • Develop reliable training, evaluation, and deployment pipelines for multi-cloud environments and isolated internal clusters.
  • Integrate, assess, and deploy internally developed or open-source ML models into end-to-end autonomy stacks.
  • Ensure reproducibility and traceability across the model lifecycle through data and model versioning, experiment tracking, and model registries.
  • Develop systematic model evaluation and testing environments with DevOps and simulation teams.
  • Support model optimization and inference-performance improvements for target hardware.
  • Collaborate with ML developers, software and systems engineering, infrastructure operations, and simulation teams to bring ML into production.

Requirements

  • Completed STEM degree, such as computer science, mathematics, electrical engineering, aerospace engineering, or artificial intelligence.
  • Professional experience in MLOps or ML Engineering with models and platforms used in production systems.
  • Practical understanding of model training, evaluation, and improvement, including experience with PyTorch and formats such as ONNX.
  • Very strong Python skills; C++ knowledge is desirable.
  • Experience with Kubernetes, CI/CD, and MLOps tools such as GitLab, Kubeflow, MLflow, KServe, and artifact registries.
  • Experience with at least one of the following is desirable: edge-inference optimization, TensorRT, quantization, hardware-in-the-loop environments, simulation and synthetic data, or distributed training on GPU clusters.
  • Strong systems thinking, clear communication, teamwork, and willingness to help shape a developing platform.
  • Fluent German and English skills.

Benefits

  • Permanent, full-time employment at Airbus Defence and Space.
  • Attractive salary and flexible working hours.
  • Professional development opportunities within the Airbus Group.
  • Hybrid working model with up to 40% mobile work.
  • Opportunity to work on autonomous systems and European technological sovereignty in a start-up-style environment backed by an established aerospace company.
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