Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML) Engineer

Base-2 Solutions

Maryland

On-site

USD 120,000 - 180,000

Full time

14 hours ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Company-paid health premiums

Company-paid dental premiums

Company-paid vision premiums

Short-term disability insurance

Long-term disability insurance

Life insurance up to $200k

401(k) with match

Paid time off (PTO)

Floating holidays

Flexible work schedules

Job summary

Base-2 Solutions is seeking an AI/ML Engineer who designs, creates, tests, and productizes AI/ML models to solve business challenges, with Top Secret/SCI clearance. Location Annapolis Junction, MD on-site.

The role requires expertise in model architecture, data pipelines, monitoring, retraining, and working with ML libraries; leadership may be expected for geographically diverse teams.

Qualifications

5+ years of applied ML in programs/contracts of similar scope.
Master's or PhD in a relevant field required.
Experience substituting a Master's with 5 extra years is acceptable.

Responsibilities

Design and implement AI/ML models and pipelines.
Run experiments, evaluate metrics, and iterate models.
Lead AI initiatives and coordinate with stakeholders.

Skills

Applied machine learning

Python

Java

Education

Master's or Ph.D. degree in advanced math, artificial intelligence, data science, computer science or deep learning

Bachelor's degree with 10 years experience equivalency

Tools

PyTorch

TensorFlow

scikit-learn

Job description

Required Security Clearance: Top Secret/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph
Location: Annapolis Junction, MD
Work Type: On-Site
Shift: First

Requisition ID: 4538
Standard Title:
Required Security Clearance: Top Secret/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph
Location: Annapolis Junction, MD
Work Type: On-Site
Shift: First
Referral Eligibility: Eligible
U.S. Citizenship Required? Yes

Position Summary

Base-2 Solutions is seeking an AI/ML Engineer who designs, creates, tests, and productizes AI/ML algorithms to solve business challenges. The AI/ML models they create should be capable of learning and making predictions as defined by the business logic developed to meet customer requirements. The AI/ML Engineer should be proficient in all aspects of model architecture, data pipeline interaction, and metrics application, interpretation, and presentation. The AI/ML Engineer needs familiarity with foundational concepts of application development, infrastructure management, data engineering, and data governance. Through an understanding of training, retraining, deploying, scheduling, monitoring, and improving models through iterative user and system feedback, the AI/ML Engineer designs and creates scalable solutions for optimal performance. The AI/ML Engineer may be responsible for leading geographically diverse teams and will often serve as a primary POC for AI-related matters, so must have exceptional analytical, problem-solving and communication skills.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

Experience with standard machine language frameworks, e.g. Pytorch, TensorFlow.
Select appropriate data sets.
Perform statistical analysis.
Run machine learning algorithms.
Use results to improve models.
Train and retrain systems when needed.
Experience in working with various ML libraries and packages.
Run standard test and evaluation protocols.
Provide system integration oversight.
Oversee Test and evaluation of AI and ML algorithms through an iterative design process to meet verification and validation requirements.
Research and implement a broad range of AI and ML algorithms and tools.
Design or Select appropriate data and knowledge representation methods.
Recognize software architecture, data modelling, and data structures.
Transform and convert data science prototypes into scalable solutions.
Verify data and model output quality.
Identify differences in data distribution that affect model performance.

Required Qualifications

Five (5) years experience in applied machine learning in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required.
A Master's or Ph.D. degree in advanced math, artificial intelligence, data science, computer science or deep learning from an accredited college or university.
Five (5) additional years of machine learning experience with a relevant Bachelor's degree may be substituted for a Master's degree.

Preferred Qualifications

Expert knowledge with multiple programming languages, including: Python Java R.

Required Education and Experience Equivalency

Master's or Ph.D. degree in advanced math, artificial intelligence, data science, computer science or deep learning from an accredited college or university with Five (5) years experience in applied machine learning in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.
Relevant Bachelor's degree with Ten (10) years experience in applied machine learning in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.

Required Certifications

None specified.

Required Security Clearance

Active Top Secret/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph

Pay & Benefit Highlights

Compensation

Competitive fixed salary or hourly pay (based on experience, skills, location, and internal equity).
Employee referral bonuses up to $10,000 per hired referral.
Additional bonus opportunities for exceptional performance and contributions to business development and company growth (role-dependent).

Health

100% company-paid medical premiums for employees and eligible dependents.
Choose from multiple plan options with CareFirst, Kaiser, and UnitedHealthcare, including PPO, POS, HMO, and HSA-compatible plans.
100% company-paid dental premiums for employees and eligible dependents.
100% company-paid vision premiums for employees and eligible dependents.

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