AI Research Scientist & Engineer — Defense Tech Innovator

ARA; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) seeks scientists to develop AI, ML and computer vision software for defense/intelligence applications. You will work on GenAI, LLMs, VLMs, and related technologies, with data from satellites, UAVs, and other sources, in a collaborative team based in the Raleigh area.

Ideal candidates have strong AI/ML experience, be U.S. citizens, and able to obtain security clearance.

Qualifications

• BS degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or similar technical field with 5-7 years of experience or MS with 3-5 years of experience.
• Strong foundation and experience using AI/ML frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch) and libraries (jax, scikit-learn, hugging-face, ollama, langchain, langgraph, or similar).
• Experience in software development in Python and C/C++.
• Solid mathematical background in linear algebra and probability theory.
• Experience working with AWS cloud computing and Git in collaborative environments.

Responsibilities

• Research, develop, test and deploy artificial intelligence, machine learning and computer vision software.
• Process and integrate data from sources including satellites, UAVs, ground vehicles, wearables and smart devices.
• Communicate technical results effectively to team and stakeholders.
• Position is located in the Raleigh, NC metropolitan area.

Skills

TensorFlow

PyTorch

scikit-learn

hugging-face

LangChain

LangGraph

Python

C/C++

AWS

Git

Linear algebra

Probability theory

US citizenship

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

BS in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering

MS in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) seeks scientists to develop AI, ML and computer vision software for defense/intelligence applications. You will work on GenAI, LLMs, VLMs, and related technologies, with data from satellites, UAVs, and other sources, in a collaborative team based in the Raleigh area.

Ideal candidates have strong AI/ML experience, be U.S. citizens, and able to obtain security clearance.