AI/ML Research Engineer — Adversarial & Safe AI, On-Site

Aimlroles; University Park (TX); On-site; USD 122,000 - 231,000; Full time

Job summary

Penn State's Applied Research Laboratory seeks a researcher to advance AI/ML techniques in a CSS environment. You will develop novel models and evaluate mission-focused solutions, collaborating with interdisciplinary teams and publishing results to sponsors and internal stakeholders.

The role emphasizes transferable research, reproducible experiments, and potential collaboration with DoD partners. On-site requirement in State College, PA with possible travel.

Qualifications

• Strong foundation in machine learning concepts including supervised, unsupervised and reinforcement learning.

Responsibilities

• Conduct advanced research in AI/ML, software engineering, computational systems, or related fields.
• Develop novel methods, models, and technologies addressing AI challenges for sponsors.
• Communicate results through technical reports, publications, and presentations to stakeholders.

Skills

ML fundamentals

PyTorch

TensorFlow

JAX

Python

NumPy

Pandas

SciPy

Data preprocessing

Model validation

Documentation

Version control

Software engineering practices

Communication

Experiment design

GPU acceleration

Education

Master’s or Doctorate in CS/AI/ML

Tools

PyTorch

TensorFlow

JAX

Docker

ML pipeline tools

Job description

Penn State's Applied Research Laboratory seeks a researcher to advance AI/ML techniques in a CSS environment. You will develop novel models and evaluate mission-focused solutions, collaborating with interdisciplinary teams and publishing results to sponsors and internal stakeholders.

The role emphasizes transferable research, reproducible experiments, and potential collaboration with DoD partners. On-site requirement in State College, PA with possible travel.