Artificial Intelligence Engineer

Laser Photonics Corporation; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Laser Photonics Corporation is seeking an AI Software Engineer to develop and deploy AI/ML software for defense, radar, robotics, and autonomous systems. You will take models from data and development through optimization, integration, testing, and deployment.

The role focuses on Python/C++ development, ML/DL pipelines, radar data applications, and edge/embedded deployment on platforms like NVIDIA Jetson and Raspberry Pi.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/engineering or related field.
• Professional software/AI experience in ML or related systems.
• Strong Python and/or C++ programming skills.
• Hands-on ML/DL experience across pipelines.
• Experience with PyTorch, TensorFlow, or Scikit-learn.
• Experience developing/deploying AI/ML models.
• Understanding of data preprocessing, model training, evaluation, optimization.
• Experience in Linux environments.
• Experience with Git or similar version control.

Responsibilities

• Develop, test, and deploy AI/ML software applications using Python and/or C++.
• Build ML solutions for radar, computer vision, sensor processing, autonomous systems, defense.
• Create ML pipelines from data prep to deployment and evaluation.
• Work with radar data: preprocessing, feature extraction, model development, deployment.
• Develop AI for counter-UAS / anti-drone applications.
• Optimize models for real-time and edge AI; integrate with sensors and embedded systems.

Skills

Python

C++

Machine learning

Deep learning

Linux

Git

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Data Science, Mathematics, or a related field

Tools

Docker

OpenCV

CUDA

NVIDIA Jetson

Raspberry Pi

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Scikit-learn

Job description

AI Software Engineer – Radar & AI Systems

Location: Lake Mary, FL

Job Type: Full-Time | Onsite

About the Role

Laser Photonics Corporation is seeking an AI Software Engineer to develop and deploy AI/ML software for advanced defense, laser, robotics, computer vision, and autonomous systems.

This is a hands-on engineering role focused on taking AI models from data and development through optimization, integration, testing, and deployment. The ideal candidate will have experience with machine learning, software development, computer vision, and radar-based systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, test, and deploy AI/ML software applications using Python and/or C++.
• Develop machine learning and deep learning solutions for radar, computer vision, sensor processing, autonomous systems, and defense applications.
• Build AI/ML pipelines from data preparation and preprocessing through model development, evaluation, optimization, and deployment.
• Work with radar data, including signal/data preprocessing, feature extraction, model development, evaluation, and deployment.
• Develop AI solutions for counter-UAS / anti-drone applications.
• Develop and optimize models for real-time and edge AI applications.
• Integrate AI models with sensors, embedded hardware, software, robotics, and other engineering systems.
• Deploy AI models to edge and embedded platforms such as NVIDIA Jetson and Raspberry Pi.
• Optimize models for performance using techniques such as quantization and hardware acceleration.
• Develop software, APIs, and services that integrate AI/ML capabilities into larger systems.
• Perform testing, troubleshooting, validation, and performance optimization of AI software.
• Collaborate with Electrical, Mechanical, Optical, Software, and Systems Engineers.
• Maintain technical documentation and support the complete software development lifecycle.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Data Science, Mathematics, or a related field.
• Professional experience developing software, AI, machine learning, or related systems.
• Strong programming skills in Python and/or C++.
• Hands‑on experience with machine learning and deep learning.
• Experience with PyTorch, TensorFlow, Scikit-learn, or similar ML frameworks.
• Experience developing and deploying AI/ML models.
• Understanding of data preprocessing, model training, evaluation, and optimization.
• Experience working in Linux environments.
• Experience with Git or similar version-control systems.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with radar systems, radar data, micro-Doppler, signal processing, or radar-based machine learning.
• Experience with counter-UAS / C-UAS, defense, aerospace, or government applications.
• Experience with computer vision and image-processing systems.
• Experience with Edge AI and embedded inference.
• Experience with NVIDIA Jetson, Raspberry Pi, GPU/NPU acceleration, or similar platforms.
• Experience with robotics, autonomous vehicles, or sensor-based systems.
• Experience with C++, OpenCV, CUDA, or embedded software.
• Experience with Docker and containerized applications.
• Experience with AWS or other cloud platforms.
• Experience with MLOps, CI/CD, MLflow, or model deployment infrastructure.
• Experience with Generative AI, LLMs, NLP, RAG, or Hugging Face is a plus.

Ideal Candidate

We are looking for an engineer who can bridge the gap between AI/ML development and real-world

Candidates with hands‑on experience in radar, counter-UAS, computer vision, autonomous systems, robotics, embedded AI, defense, aerospace, or advanced engineering systems are strongly encouraged to apply.

Work Environment: Onsite in Lake Mary, FL