AI/ML Engineer

Riverside Research is an independent National Security Nonprofit dedicated to research and development in the national interest. We provide high-end technical services, research and development, and prototype solutions to some of the country’s most challenging technical problems.

All Riverside Research opportunities require U.S. Citizenship.

Position Overview:

Riverside Research is seeking a Senior Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning Engineer to support existing contracts to prototype and develop automation solutions to NASIC’s most difficult Scientific & Technical Intelligence problems. As a highly valued and sought-after Riverside Research employee, you will be part of a highly skilled and integrated team that analyzes intelligence data to discover opportunities for automated solutions.

Live or relocate to a commutable distance to Wright Patterson Airforce Base and surrounding areas.

Responsibilities:

AI/ML algorithm development for prototype applications in remote sensing:

• Develop prototype AI/ML algorithms and associated software tools using Python and the Python/TensorFlow API
• Train AI/ML models and tune their hyperparameters for a given dataset and algorithm objectives
• Visualize hyperparameter optimization spaces with Tensor board for selection of optimal parameters for a given parametric (functional) TensorFlow model

AI/ML Dataset Generation, Curation, And Management:

• Provide customized solutions to data quality control that ensure accurate functional mappings for AI/ML algorithms on complex remote sensing datasets
• Develop databases / data lakes / data warehouses for organizing both structured and unstructured datasets

AI/ML Algorithm R&D:

• Apply machine learning and general computer vision best practices and methods to analyze and exploit large, complex remote sensing datasets from a variety of remote sensing phenomenology
• Keep up with the SoTA practices for AI/ML, perform relevant R&D, and implement new and innovative ideas in machine learning and high-performance computing to solve long-standing remote sensing “big-data” exploitation problems

Software Development, Documentation, And Coding Best Practices:

• Contribute and adhere to the AI team’s standards for reviewing and unit-testing code, lead or participate in team-wide code reviews, and adhere to standardized documentation practices
• Utilize Python PEP8 standards

Qualifications:

• Must have minimum of Secret with able to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI clearance.
• 2 years and a Bachelor’s Degree in either Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Computer Science, or related field of study
• Must demonstrate proficiency in Python-based end-to-end AI/ML model development lifecycle using a recent deep learning platform (TensorFlow preferred)
• Awareness of version control, branches, merge conflict resolution, and git in general
• Proficient in collaborative Office 365 tools such as MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Ability to work closely with subject-matter experts to develop tools, algorithms, and datasets needed for developing relevant and useful AI/ML prototype algorithms
• Self-driven, strong analytic, inferencing, critical thinking, and creative problem-solving skills
• Communicates highly technical results and methods clearly and succinctly

Desired Qualifications:

• Advanced degree (MS/PhD) in Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, a Physical Science or Engineering with 10 years of experience is strongly desired
• Active TS/SCI Security Clearance
• Experience with DoD intelligence production processes and workflows
• 3+ years operational experience in radar signal processing analysis, overhead imagery analysis, orbital mechanics, and/or electronic warfare data analysis
• 2+ years experience using data visualization tools and libraries in Python
• Visualizations/Web Development Skills (e.g., Tableau, MEAN stack – MongoDB, ExpressJS, AngularJS, NodeJS)
• Experience with large (1 GB +) image data and formats such as HDF5, JSON, GEOTIFF, TFRecords, etc.
• Experience in development of distributed, web-based systems, service-oriented architectures, front-end user interfaces, and back-end databases are a plus
• Experience with interpretability of deep learning computer vision models including visualization and reasoning about model latent spaces and activation maps to assess model effectiveness / weaknesses
• Familiarity in differences of supervised learning vs. unsupervised learning techniques

Global Comp:

$80,000 – $130,000 This represents the typical compensation range for this position based on experience, location and other factors.