AI/ML IV&V Data Engineer — Multi-Modal Datasets

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

Job summary

Penn State seeks a skilled AI/ML Verification and Validation Engineer to curate multi-modal data, build robust data pipelines, and maintain labeling standards. You will perform IV&V on datasets and model outputs, collaborating with researchers and engineers in an Agile research setting.

The role emphasizes data governance, provenance, and access-controlled data catalogs, with on-site work in State College, PA or Reston, VA. A DoD-aligned background is beneficial.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in CS/DS/IS/Engineering.
• Proficiency in Python and SQL for data manipulation and pipelines.
• Familiarity with data annotation tools and workflows (CVAT, Label Studio).
• Understanding of ML concepts and data quality impact on models.

Responsibilities

• Label, annotate, and curate multi-modal datasets supporting AI/ML development.
• Design data pipelines for ingestion, transformation, quality control, and cataloging of data.
• Develop and maintain labeling standards and data governance processes.
• Conduct IV&V of datasets and model outputs for data integrity and label accuracy.
• Collaborate with scientists and program stakeholders to identify data requirements and prioritize datasets.
• Build and maintain data catalogs, metadata schemas, and access-controlled repositories.
• Use Python, SQL, and annotation platforms to automate labeling workflows and analytics.
• Document data provenance, lineage, and limitations to support reproducibility.
• Collaborate within an Agile development environment on a large research team.

Skills

Python

SQL

CVAT

Label Studio

Data pipelines

Data governance

Agile

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Information Science, Engineering

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

DVC

LakeFS

Job description

Penn State seeks a skilled AI/ML Verification and Validation Engineer to curate multi-modal data, build robust data pipelines, and maintain labeling standards. You will perform IV&V on datasets and model outputs, collaborating with researchers and engineers in an Agile research setting.

The role emphasizes data governance, provenance, and access-controlled data catalogs, with on-site work in State College, PA or Reston, VA. A DoD-aligned background is beneficial.