Machine Learning Engineer

Elder Research, Inc.; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Elder Research Inc. in Chantilly, VA, seeks a highly capable Machine Learning Engineer to design, build, and deploy agentic AI solutions within secure government-focused environments.

You will develop software to connect models and agents via APIs, evaluate performance, and ensure ethical, transparent AI systems. This full-time role requires active TS/SCI clearance and a passion for applied research.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance required.
• Minimum 3 years of technical experience with a Bachelor's degree.
• Proficiency in Python and SQL.
• Familiarity with API endpoints (REST and FastAPI).
• Knowledge of agentic AI workflows and systems.
• Experience with Langchain, LangGraph, OpenAI Agents, Pydontic, UVicorn.

Responsibilities

• Build and deploy AI agents to automate and optimize workflows.
• Create software to connect models and agents via API calls and testing.
• Develop and monitor agentic AI systems in target environments.
• Evaluate results for accuracy, performance and impact.
• Ensure AI systems adhere to ethics, transparency and fairness.

Skills

Python

SQL

API endpoints (REST, FastAPI)

agentic AI workflows

Langchain

LangGraph

OpenAI Agents

Pydontic

UVicorn

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Langchain

LangGraph

OpenAI Agents

Pydontic

UVicorn

Job description

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Security Clearance Required - TS/SCI + CI Poly

Remote Type N/A

Time Type Full time

Description & Requirements

Elder Research Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of MANTECH international Corporation seeks a motivated, career and customer-oriented Machine Learning Engineer to join our team in Chantilly, VA.

Build and deploy AI agents to both automate and optimize labor intensive workflows, as well as empowering the human workforce to discover entirely new capabilities.

Support program with R&D and customer-facing goals, to speed the transition of novel applied research and solutions development into impact on contract.

Create software to support AI agent communication, connecting models and agents to external services via API calls, testing and debugging tasks, deploying into target environments, setting up monitoring, and ensuring reliable execution of agentic AI systems.

Utilize a combination of open-source models, agentic tools, and large proprietary commercial models.

Develop novel approaches to securing agentic workflows and to evaluating the results for accuracy, performance, and impact.

Ensure AI systems adhere to ethical guidelines, transparency, and fairness principles.

Solid understanding and hands-on experience with generative AI models including prompt engineering, chain-of-thought reasoning, and Natural Language Processing (NLP) tasks such as entity extraction, summarization, and semantic search.

Minimum Qualifications:

Active U.S. Government Security Clearance at the TS/SCI level with CI polygraph.

Minimum 3 years of experience with a Bachelor's degree

Proficiency in Python and SQL

Familiarity with developing & managing API endpoints (Rest and FastAPI)

Familiarity with developing agenticAI workflows/systems

Langchain, LangGraph, OpenAI Agents, Pydontic

UVicorn (webserver)

Preferred Qualifications:

Familiarity with Multi-agent orchestration

Familiarity with Cybersecurity (Mandiant)

Experience with Graph Analysis

Security Plus

Clearance Requirements:

• Must have an active TS/SCI + Poly

Physical Requirements:

• The person in this position must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time. Occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, or to communicate with co-workers, management, and customers, via email, phone, & or virtual communication, which may involve delivering presentations.

Elder Research considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to disability or veteran status or any other status protected under any federal, state, or local law or regulation.

If you need a reasonable accommodation to apply for a position with Elder Research, please email us at [e-mail] and provide your name and contact information.