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Senior Machine Learning Engineer

Washington D.C. OfficeFull-time$161k2026-08-28 → 2026-11-10
HybridNo visa sponsorshipU.S. persons only (export control)Security clearance required

Core

Develop novel geospatial and time series analytics models for Defense and Intelligence applications using satellite data.

Role type

Senior Machine Learning Engineer (Defense/Intelligence)

Builds

Production ML models for change detection, object detection, and generative AI at continental/global scales

Domain

Remote sensing, geospatial analytics, Defense and Intelligence

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Neural network implementation and optimization, Computer vision, Time series analysis, Embeddings-based techniques, Large-scale data wrangling, Geospatial libraries, PyTorch/TF, Python, Docker/Kubernetes, AWS/GCP

Preferred skills

Remote sensing/satellite imagery domain knowledge, Coordinate reference systems, Model compression, GPU optimizations, Distributed training pipelines

Responsibilities

Spearhead development of novel algorithms for Defense/Intelligence, Optimize model performance for high-throughput inference, Innovate computer vision and embeddings techniques, Integrate ML pipelines with software platforms, Establish testing and monitoring frameworks

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC