Junior AI Engineer - ML & MLOps in Defense Tech

nou Systems, Inc.; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive wages

Medical insurance

Dental & Vision

401(k)

ESOP

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Professional development

Job summary

nou Systems, Inc. is seeking an AI Engineer to join the Technical Solutions division, building ML solutions from lab to field in missile defense, cybersecurity, and space control markets.

You will design training datasets, implement ML models, and develop MLOps pipelines while collaborating with multiple teams. The role emphasizes hands-on Python coding, communication skills, and a junior-level growth path.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field.
• Hands-on AI development experience (RL, XAI, LLM).
• 1–3 years of deep learning with PyTorch, TensorFlow, or Jax.
• Active Secret clearance or ability to obtain one.

Responsibilities

• Identify and design training data sets.
• Implement and customize ML models from literature.
• Develop MLOps pipelines.
• Visualize results in documents and presentations.
• Collaborate with multiple teams across projects.

Skills

Python

Deep learning

AI development

Secret clearance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM

Tools

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Jax

OpenAI Gymnasium

Ray RLlib

Git

GitLab

CI/CD

Docker

Job description

nou Systems, Inc. is seeking an AI Engineer to join the Technical Solutions division, building ML solutions from lab to field in missile defense, cybersecurity, and space control markets.

You will design training datasets, implement ML models, and develop MLOps pipelines while collaborating with multiple teams. The role emphasizes hands-on Python coding, communication skills, and a junior-level growth path.