AI/ML Data Engineer - Edge AI & Data Pipelines (Hybrid)

MAG Aerospace; Fairfax (VA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Remote work options

Occasional field exercises

Job summary

MAG Aerospace seeks an Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning Data Engineer to lead data-driven AI solutions supporting tactical operations. You will handle multi-modal data, edge CV, RAG, and conversational AI while managing data pipelines in challenging environments.

US citizen with Secret clearance preferred; hybrid work with proximity to Fairfax, VA. Responsibilities include building data-centric AI systems, deploying edge models, and maintaining data governance across datasets and

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in ML, AI, and data engineering.
• Strong Python and ML framework skills (PyTorch, TensorFlow, JAX).
• Experience with modern AI paradigms (transformers, diffusion models, neural ODEs).
• Hands-on LLM deployment/optimization (vLLM, TGI, llama.cpp).
• Proficiency with Spark, Airflow, dbt; SQL and NoSQL databases.
• Vector databases (Pinecone/Weaviate/pgvector) knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Develop data-centric AI solutions including computer vision pipelines.
• Implement RAG systems, agentic workflows, and fine-tuned LLMs.
• Design edge-optimized models using TensorRT/ONNX.
• Build ETL/data pipelines for feature engineering and model training.
• Create BI dashboards for operational insights.
• Implement multi-modal sensor fusion algorithms.
• Maintain data lakes/warehouses and real-time streaming.
• Develop conversational AI interfaces using open-source LLMs.
• Enforce data quality, governance, and lifecycle validation.
• Optimize AI workloads for embedded platforms; CUDA acceleration.
• Profile memory/power on edge devices; support embedded systems.

Skills

ML/Data engineering

Python

PyTorch

TensorFlow

JAX

Transformers

Diffusion models

Neural ODEs

LLM deployment

Apache Spark

Airflow

dbt

SQL

NoSQL

Pinecone

Weaviate

pgvector

OpenCV

Video processing

MLOps

LangChain

AutoGPT

CrewAI

Defense AI

llama.cpp

vLLM

TGI

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/EE

Master's degree preferred

Tools

TensorRT

ONNX

quantization

llama.cpp

vLLM

TGI

Job description

MAG Aerospace seeks an Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning Data Engineer to lead data-driven AI solutions supporting tactical operations. You will handle multi-modal data, edge CV, RAG, and conversational AI while managing data pipelines in challenging environments.

US citizen with Secret clearance preferred; hybrid work with proximity to Fairfax, VA. Responsibilities include building data-centric AI systems, deploying edge models, and maintaining data governance across datasets and