NLP PEOPLE
University of Birmingham
University of Essex
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
A leading defense contractor in Great Baddow is seeking a Senior Research Scientist to lead AI/ML research projects. The ideal candidate will possess a PhD and have experience in applying AI/ML techniques. This hybrid role involves mentoring junior staff and collaborating with academic partners. Competitive benefits and a diverse work culture are offered.
Location: Great Baddow – Hybrid working 2 days onsite per week | UK, Europe & Africa: UK: Great Baddow
BAE Systems Digital Intelligence is home to 4,500 digital, cyber and intelligence experts. We work collaboratively across 10 countries to collect, connect and understand complex data, so that governments, nation states, armed forces and commercial businesses can unlock digital advantage in the most demanding environments.
Job Title: Senior Research Scientist | Requisition ID: 121740
Grade: GG11 | Referral Bonus: £5,000
BAE Systems Digital Intelligence Innovation and Technology is seeking to recruit a senior researcher to join our rapidly expanding Data and Decision Support Capability. The right candidate will join our Advanced Information Processing (AIP) group, specialising in developing novel inference algorithms and the application of AI/ML to sequential data and decision making. You will have the opportunity to deliver a wide range of AI/ML research topics for customers across space, defence, security and commercial sectors, and to maintain strong links with academic partners and grow technical research areas of interest to you. The Data and Decision Support Capability has teams working across AI/ML areas such as RF, EW, radar, sonar, distributed sensing-processing, data fusion, reinforcement learning, autonomy, image analysis and computer vision, generative AI, NLP, knowledge graphs and more. You will work with these colleagues in multi-disciplinary teams.
This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.
Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality and place of birth can affect eligibility. All applicants must at a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting, typically with 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required.
Division overview: Capabilities. At BAE Systems Digital Intelligence, Capabilities is the engine that keeps the business moving forward. It is the largest area of Digital Intelligence, containing our Engineering, Consulting and Project Management teams that design and implement defence solutions and digital transformation projects.
BAE Systems
Senior (5+ years of experience)
Tagged as: Industry, Machine Learning, NLP, United Kingdom
* The salary benchmark is based on the target salaries of market leaders in their relevant sectors. It is intended to serve as a guide to help Premium Members assess open positions and to help in salary negotiations. The salary benchmark is not provided directly by the company, which could be significantly higher or lower.