Data Scientist: Agentic AI, RAG & Edge ML

Momentum Engineering; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 170,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

11 paid holidays

3 weeks PTO

Medical plan

Dental plan

Vision plan

Life insurance

STD/LTD

Job summary

Momentum Engineering Fort Meade, MD seeks a Data Scientist 4 to design and implement advanced AI/ML solutions across mission domains. You will develop Agentic AI, Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG), and customized ML capabilities for the MPO customer environment.

The role requires NSA Full Scope Polygraph clearance and expert Python skills, with experience in edge‑computing environments and model optimization for constrained resources.

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret/SCI clearance with NSA Full Scope Polygraph.
• Master’s degree with 9 years of relevant experience, Bachelor’s with 11 years, or Associate’s with 13 years related experience.
• Demonstrated experience designing and implementing sophisticated AI/ML solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement advanced AI/ML and data science solutions.
• Develop Agentic AI systems and customized RAG capabilities.
• Assess, evaluate, and implement appropriate ML models for mission needs.
• Train, evaluate, optimize, and deploy machine learning and large language models.
• Tailor AI/ML solutions for operational performance and resource constraints.
• Develop models suitable for low-memory and low-resource edge-device environments.
• Evaluate model performance and recommend improvements.
• Work with mission stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable AI/ML solutions.

Skills

Python

LLMs

Agentic AI

RAG

Edge computing

Model optimization

Education

Master's degree

Bachelor's degree

Associate's degree

Job description

Momentum Engineering Fort Meade, MD seeks a Data Scientist 4 to design and implement advanced AI/ML solutions across mission domains. You will develop Agentic AI, Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG), and customized ML capabilities for the MPO customer environment.

The role requires NSA Full Scope Polygraph clearance and expert Python skills, with experience in edge‑computing environments and model optimization for constrained resources.