AI Systems Engineer & ML Expert — Onsite

SimIS Inc; Alexandria (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision

Short-Term Disability and Long-Term DI

Life Insurance

401(k) Savings Plan

Flex Spending Accounts

Tuition Assistance Program

Professional Development

PTO

11 Federal Holidays

Job summary

SimIS, Inc. seeks an AI Subject Matter Expert to provide Systems Engineering and technical assistance (SETA) support to the Test and Evaluation Science and Technology (T&E/S&T) Program, the Department's only S&T program dedicated to advancing DoD Test Range capabilities in support of AI and machine learning-enabled systems.

This role evaluates machine learning model performance and robustness ahead of fielding decisions, advises on test methodologies for emerging AI capabilities, and supports

Qualifications

• Master's degree or 10 years of relevant experience required; PhD desired.
• Field: Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related with specialization in robotics/autonomy, automatic target recognition, machine learning, system architecture, AI testing, or machine vision.
• Experience with DoD S&T, DoD Acquisition, or DoD testing.
• Familiarity with MRTFB.
• Familiarity with CTEIP.
• Familiarity with the T&E Science and Technology (S&T) Program.
• Demonstrated depth of knowledge in robotics/autonomy, ML, AI testing, or machine vision.
• Hands-on experience developing or programming machine learning algorithms.
• Broad knowledge of technologies relevant to one or more T&E/S&T Test Technology Areas.
• Familiarity with the Systems Engineering process; DAU Systems Engineering certification desired.

Responsibilities

• Assist DoD test and evaluation activities for AI-enabled systems.
• Evaluate ML model performance and robustness.
• Advise on test methodologies for AI capabilities.
• Support investment strategy across AI standards, cloud, autonomy, and robotics.

Skills

DoD S&T familiarity

ML algorithms

Robotics/autonomy

Systems engineering

T&E familiarity

Education

Master's degree in EE/CS/CE or related field

PhD desired

Job description

SimIS, Inc. seeks an AI Subject Matter Expert to provide Systems Engineering and technical assistance (SETA) support to the Test and Evaluation Science and Technology (T&E/S&T) Program, the Department's only S&T program dedicated to advancing DoD Test Range capabilities in support of AI and machine learning-enabled systems.

This role evaluates machine learning model performance and robustness ahead of fielding decisions, advises on test methodologies for emerging AI capabilities, and supports