Defence ML Engineer – Edge AI & Production

Experis (Austria); Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Unknown is seeking a Machine Learning Engineer to work on defence and national security projects in Newcastle upon Tyne. You will develop, train and evaluate ML/DL models, optimise performance for constrained environments and drive production-ready deployments across client sites in the UK.

The role involves handling complex datasets, applying feature engineering, and contributing to applied research while collaborating with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced setting.

Qualifications

• Strong Python programming skills and solid software engineering practices.
• Hands-on experience training and tuning deep learning models using PyTorch, TensorFlow or similar frameworks.
• Strong understanding of machine learning algorithms, mathematics, statistics and model evaluation.
• Experience with model deployment, productionisation and retraining.
• Expertise in at least one area such as computer vision, audio, time series forecasting, reinforcement learning or few-shot learning.
• Exposure to edge computing, embedded AI, model optimisation, explain ability or AI security would be beneficial.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced technical environment.
• Experience in defence or national security is advantageous, but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Develop, train and evaluate machine learning and deep learning models
• Optimise model performance, inference and deployment in constrained environments
• Take models from experimentation and proof of concept through to production
• Work with complex datasets, feature engineering and model validation
• Contribute to applied research and the development of future defence-relevant capabilities
• Collaborate with technical teams and share knowledge across the business

Skills

Python

Deep learning

Model deployment

Edge computing

Explainable AI

AI security

Collaboration

Communication

Tools

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Job description

Unknown is seeking a Machine Learning Engineer to work on defence and national security projects in Newcastle upon Tyne. You will develop, train and evaluate ML/DL models, optimise performance for constrained environments and drive production-ready deployments across client sites in the UK.

The role involves handling complex datasets, applying feature engineering, and contributing to applied research while collaborating with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced setting.