AI/ML Engineer - Junior

Tetra Tech; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) with company match

Tuition Assistance

Job summary

Halvik Corp is seeking an AI/ML Engineer to join the USPTO project. You will help develop and evaluate machine learning models, prepare datasets, implement AI solutions, and integrate intelligent systems into applications.

You will collaborate with other AI/ML engineers and professionals to solve business problems using modern AI techniques. The role emphasizes collaboration, model evaluation, and deployment within an Agile environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, AI, Data Science, Math, Engineering, or related field.
• 0–4 years of experience for Junior role.
• Experience with Python, JavaScript, Java.
• Experience with AI coding harnesses or agentic software development.
• Experience with LLM engineering, prompt design, RAG, or agentic frameworks.
• Experience with MLOps concepts, CI/CD, version control, model lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with clients, stakeholders and cross-functional teams.
• Assist in developing and evaluating ML models and datasets.
• Support integration of AI solutions and APIs.
• Work with AI-enabled dev tools and cloud platforms.

Skills

Python

JavaScript

Java

LLM engineering

MLOps

GitHub Copilot

Claude Code

Prompt engineering

RAG integration

SQL

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Azure DevOps

GitHub

Bedrock

Job description

Halvik Corp delivers a wide range of services to 13 executive agencies and 15 independent agencies. Halvik is a highly successful WOB business with more than 50 prime contracts and 500+ professionals delivering Digital Services, Advanced Analytics, Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning, Cyber Security and Cutting-Edge Technology across the US Government. Be a part of something special!

Position Overview

AI/ML Engineer to join team at USPTO. In this role, you will assist in developing and evaluating machine learning models, preparing datasets, implementing AI solutions, and supporting the integration of intelligent systems into applications. You will work closely with other AI/ML engineers and other professionals to solve business problems using modern artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques.

Core Responsibilities

• Collaboration: Work with clients, key stakeholders, as well as cross-functional teams.

• Technical Performance:
• Junior skills:
• Feature engineering and model optimization (assisting)
• Analyzing model performance with standard metrics
• Working with Python, ML libraries, AI APIs
• Basic NLP, computer vision, or generative AI tasks
• Prompt engineering and RAG integration
• SQL and data preparation
• Basic Git / version control
• Using AI-enabled dev tools (Claude Code, Copilot)

Minimum Requirements

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Experience:
  • Junior (0 to 4 years)

• Technical Proficiency:

• Experience with Python, Javascript, Java
• Experience with AI coding harnesses or related methods for agentic software development
• Experience with LLM engineering such as prompt design, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), or agentic frameworks
• Experience with MLOps concepts, including CI/CD pipelines, version control, and model lifecycle management.
• Experience collaborating in Agile development environments and using modern DevOps tools (e.g., Azure DevOps, GitHub).
• Experience with Amazon Bedrock or similar generative AI platforms
• Experience working with large language models and prompt engineering
• Experience with model evaluation and performance optimization
• Experience developing and integrating APIs
• Experience using AI-enabled development tools such as Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, or similar technologies

• Compliance: Obtain Public Trust

Preferred Expertise

• Experience with document-heavy or structured-data AI applications
• Experience with federal government IT systems or federal contracting
• Experience with semantic search or knowledge graph systems
• Familiarity with accessibility and compliance requirements (Section 508)
• Experience with Azure or AWS cloud platforms (beyond just Bedrock)
• Contributions to open-source ML projects
• Publications or presentations in AI/ML

Privacy Policy – Halvik Corp

Halvik offers a competitive full benefits package including:

Company-supported medical, dental, vision, life, STD, and LTD insurance

Benefits include 11 federal holidays and PTO

Eligible employees may receive performance-based incentives in recognition of individual and/or team achievements.

401(k) with company matching

Flexible Spending Accounts for commuter, medical, and dependent care expenses

Tuition Assistance

Charitable Contribution matching

Halvik Corp is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.

Halvik'spay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.