Xometry

Senior Principal, ML/AI

Xometry
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6 months ago
Bethesda, MD, USAStaff+
H1B sponsor

Base Salary

$150k - $196k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Lead multiple large, cross-functional ML/AI solutions with significant and lasting business impact.
  • Define and drive an 18–24-month ML/AI technical roadmap balancing innovation with reliable business value delivery.
  • Influence engineering, product, operations, manufacturing, and business roadmaps while advising on priorities, resourcing, and ML/AI best practices.
  • Remove technical, operational, data-related, and resource roadblocks for teams and projects.
  • Shape ML/AI infrastructure, data, model, tooling, framework, governance, and operationalization decisions.
  • Identify opportunities for ML/AI-driven revenue growth, cost reduction, quality improvement, and operational efficiency.
  • Stay current with ML, AI, generative AI, 2D/3D modeling, and manufacturing technology developments and translate them into internal improvements.
  • Optimize inference latency, model retraining intervals, feature pipelines, compute costs, and manual-task automation.
  • Mentor individuals and technical teams and serve as a trusted subject-matter expert across the organization.

Requirements

  • Master’s or PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Applied Mathematics, Electrical Engineering, or a related field; a PhD is preferred for deep generative or 3D modeling work.
  • 12+ years of professional experience in machine learning, artificial intelligence, or data science, including several years leading major programs in a senior or principal capacity.
  • Experience architecting and delivering large-scale ML/AI solutions end to end, including data ingestion, feature engineering, model training, evaluation, deployment, monitoring, and operations.
  • Deep expertise in TensorFlow, PyTorch, data engineering, model infrastructure, MLOps, cloud platforms, and scalable production systems.
  • Experience with 3D modeling, geometry, computer vision, generative models, point-cloud or mesh processing, text-to-3D, image-to-3D, or CAD/CAM integration is highly desirable.
  • Strong exposure to generative AI techniques including large language models, multimodal models, diffusion, and GANs.
  • Demonstrated ability to influence cross-functional partners without direct authority and drive organizational change.
  • Strong communication and presentation skills, including explaining technical vision, roadmaps, trade-offs, and outcomes to senior leadership.
  • Track record of delivering measurable business impact through ML/AI, such as revenue growth, cost savings, or efficiency improvements.
  • Experience mentoring and guiding ML engineers, data scientists, and AI researchers and shaping team practices and career growth.

Benefits

  • 401(k) match
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Life and disability insurance
  • Paid time off including vacation, sick leave, floating holidays, and fixed holidays
  • Maternity and bonding leave
  • Employee Assistance Program and other wellbeing resources
  • Hybrid work arrangement
Xometry

About Xometry

1,001-5,000 employees

Xometry builds an AI-enabled marketplace that connects engineers and procurement teams with a vetted global network of manufacturers for on-demand CNC machining, 3D printing, sheet metal, and injection molding. The company earns fees by brokering instant-quote RFQs and managing production, logistics, and quality across its supplier base. Founded in 2013, Xometry is a publicly traded company (NASDAQ: XMTR) based in the Washington, DC–Baltimore area and serves buyers from startups to Fortune 1000 firms.

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