Lead ML Engineer

JR United Kingdom; London; Remote; GBP 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the Autonomous UAV sector is seeking a Lead Machine Learning Engineer to join their team in London. The role involves a balanced mix of hands-on technical work and leadership responsibilities, requiring significant industry experience and a strong educational background. Candidates with prior knowledge in UAV or autonomous systems and proficiency in programming languages such as Python and C++ will thrive in this dynamic environment. This position offers flexible working arrangements, competitive salary, and meaningful contributions to impactful projects.

Benefits

10% Pension

25 days holiday

Qualifications

• Experience of ideally 5+ years within ML development and deployment.
• Previous tech & team leadership of small to medium size teams is a MUST.
• Educational background in Computer Science, Engineering, or Robotics.

Responsibilities

• Lead a growing team of Engineers in designing, developing and deploying ML models.
• Focus on developing real-time intelligence UAV solutions.
• Strategic decision making in a flat structure environment.

Skills

Python

C++

Java

Rust

ML Development

ML Deployment

Team Leadership

UAV / Drone / Autonomous Systems

Education

Bachelors in Computer Science, Engineering, Robotics or similar

Masters or PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, Robotics or similar

Tools

TensorFlow

TensorFlow Lite

TensorRT

PyTorch

Scikit-Learn

AWS

GCP

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Lead ML Engineer - UAV Defence Scale-up - London

Darwin Recruitment have partnered exclusively with a true leader in the Autonomous UAV sector across Europe.

We've already helped them to scale-up their AI teams and they are not slowing down!

They now have a fantastic opportunity for a Lead Machine Learning Engineer to lead a growing team of Engineers with the focus of designing, developing and deploying ML models that underpin their real time intelligence UAV solutions.

This will (at least initially) be a 50/50 hands on vs leadership/strategy role. Previous tech / team leadership of small to medium size teams is a MUST.

Flat structure without all the politics that get in the way, you will be able to truly have a seat at the table and influence strategic decision making.

Experience of Interest:

• Bachelors, Masters or PHD in Computer Science, Engineering, Robotics or similar.
• Industry experience of ideally 5+ years within ML development and deployment.
• Tech & Team leadership of small to medium size teams.
• Experience of the UAV / Drone / Autonomous Systems sector.
• Python, C++, Java or Rust.
• TensorFlow, TensorFlow Lite, TensorRT, PyTorch, Scikit-Learn.
• Familiarity with Cloud environments (AWS, GCP etc.).

This is a chance to join a business with real purpose, where you work has a real-world impact!

You can work from anywhere in the UK, with fully remote or hybrid options available (no sponsorship available).

Pay depends on location and experience, however we're looking at a range from £100,000 to £120,000 + 10% Pension + 25 days holiday.

For the full details you can reach out to Richard James, UAV Business Manager at Darwin Recruitment - [emailprotected] / [phone]

Darwin Recruitment is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.