Machine Learning Engineer
Core
Building and optimizing Large Language Models (LLMs) and NLP capabilities for mission-critical U.S. Department of Defense applications using the DSAIL platform.
Role type
Senior Machine Learning Engineer (NLP/LLM)
Builds
Secure, reliable AI systems for national security operations
Domain
Defense / National Security / Large Language Models
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Python, NLP, LLM deployment, model fine-tuning, feature engineering, data preprocessing, container orchestration (K8s/Docker), academic paper digestion
Preferred skills
LLM governance, guardrail development, knowledge representation, defense project consulting
Technologies
Python, NumPy, Pandas, Scikit Learn, Langraph, LlamaIndex, Docker, K8s, Ollama, Transformers
Responsibilities
Integrate ML models into existing systems, optimize data processing and model performance, implement DSAIL capabilities to address LLM limitations
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC