AI/ML Data Curation & IV&V Engineer

The Pennsylvania State University; State College (Centre County); On-site; USD 92,000 - 201,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

75% tuition discount

Retirement plans

Paid time off

Job summary

Penn State University’s Applied Research Laboratory seeks an AI/ML Engineer to join the IV&V and Data Curation Center of Excellence in the Information Science Division. You will build, curate, and govern data for ML models using multi-modal datasets including imagery, geospatial, AIS, signals, and text.

Responsibilities include developing data pipelines, annotating data, and enforcing data governance and labeling standards while collaborating with researchers and program stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Information Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Proficiency in Python and SQL for data manipulation, analysis, and pipeline development.
• Familiarity with data annotation tools and workflows (CVAT, Label Studio, or equivalent).
• Understanding of machine learning concepts, including data quality impacts on training, evaluation, and deployment.

Responsibilities

• Label, annotate, and curate multi-modal datasets to support AI/ML model development and evaluation.
• Design and implement data pipelines for ingestion, transformation, quality control, and cataloging of data.
• Develop and maintain annotation standards, labeling guidelines, and data governance processes.
• Conduct IV&V of datasets and model outputs to ensure data integrity and fitness for intended use.
• Collaborate with researchers and program stakeholders to identify and prioritize data requirements.
• Build and maintain data catalogs, metadata schemas, and access-controlled repositories.
• Use Python, SQL, and annotation platforms to automate labeling workflows and perform analysis.
• Document data provenance, lineage, and limitations to support reproducibility and responsible AI.
• Work within an Agile development environment as part of a large research team.

Skills

Python

SQL

ML concepts

Data governance

Annotation workflows

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Info Science/Engineering

Tools

CVAT

Label Studio

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS / Azure

DVC / LakeFS

Job description

Penn State University’s Applied Research Laboratory seeks an AI/ML Engineer to join the IV&V and Data Curation Center of Excellence in the Information Science Division. You will build, curate, and govern data for ML models using multi-modal datasets including imagery, geospatial, AIS, signals, and text.

Responsibilities include developing data pipelines, annotating data, and enforcing data governance and labeling standards while collaborating with researchers and program stakeholders.