Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning Engineer 2

Captivation Software; Annapolis (MD); On-site; USD 130,000 - 270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Salary: $130,000 - $270,000 (D0

Up to 20% 401k contribution

Above Market Hourly Rates

$3,600 HSA Contribution

6 Weeks Paid Time Off

Company Paid Employee Medical/Dental/V

Job summary

Captivation Software seeks a mid‑level AI/ML engineer to design, test, and productize AI/ML algorithms supporting national security missions.

The role requires deploying ML models, evaluating performance, and maturing prototypes into scalable solutions while maintaining strict security standards. Five years of ML deployment experience and a Master’s/PhD are required, with U.S. citizenship and TS/SCI clearance.

Qualifications

• Five years of experience deploying machine learning algorithms.
• Master's or Ph.D. in advanced math, artificial intelligence, data science, computer science or deep learning from an accredited college or university is required.
• 5 additional years machine learning experience with a relevant Bachelor's degree may be substituted for a Master's degree.
• Must currently hold a Top Secret/SCI U.S. Government security clearance with a favorable Polygraph; therefore all candidates must be a U.S. citizen.

Responsibilities

• 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/ML algorithms through iterative design to meet verification and validation requirements.
• Research and implement a broad range of AI/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

Skills

Software engineering

AI/ML model evaluation

Data analysis

Education

Master's or Ph.D. in advanced math/AI/data science/CS/deep learning

Bachelor's degree plus 5 years ML experience as substitute for Master's

Tools

TensorFlow

PyTorch

scikit-learn

Job description

Build to something to be proud of.

Captivation has built a reputation on providing customers exactly what is needed in a timely manner. Our team of engineers take pride in what they develop and constantly innovate to provide the best solution. Captivation is looking for software developers who can get stuff done while making a difference in support of the mission to protect our country.

Description

Captivation Software is looking for a mid level AI/ML engineer who will be responsible for designing, creating, testing, and productizing AI/ML algorithms to solve business challenges

Responsibilities

• - 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

Security Clearance:

• - Must currently hold a Top Secret/SCI U.S. Government security clearance with a favorable Polygraph, therefore all candidates must be a U.S. citizen

Minimum Qualifications:

• - Five (5) years of experience deploying machine learning algorithms 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 is required.
• - 5 additional years machine learning experience with a relevant Bachelor's degree may be substituted for a Master's degree.

Required Skills:

• - Demonstrated abilities in software engineering and AI/ML model test and evaluation.

This position is open for direct hires only. We will not consider candidates from third party staffing/recruiting firms.

Benefits

• - Annual Salary: $130,000 - $270,000 (Depends on the Years of Experience)
• - Up to 20% 401k contribution (No Matching Required and Vested from Day 1)
• - Above Market Hourly Rates
• - $3,600 HSA Contribution
• - 6 Weeks Paid Time Off
• - Company Paid Employee Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance/Life Insurance/Short-Term & Long-Term Disability/AD&D