Mid-Level AI Engineer

nou Systems, Inc.; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Wages

Health Insurance

401(k)

ESOP

Paid Holidays

Tuition Reimbursement

Lunch-n-Learns

Job summary

nou Systems, Inc. is seeking an experienced AI Engineer to design, train, and analyze AI/ML systems for defense and space-control marketspaces. You will work on DRL analytics, XAI, adversarial ML, and model interpretability, while shaping data strategy and MLOps pipelines.

The role requires strong Python development, hands-on deep learning experience, and the ability to lead a team across diverse projects. A mid-senior level professional with excellent communication skills will thrive here.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in computer science, math, physics, or a related field (or bachelor’s degree plus 2 additional years of experience).
• Strong intellectual curiosity and the ability to apply state-of-the-art research literature.
• Active Secret clearance is required or obtainable.
• Ability to lead and mentor junior engineers and work across multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Architect AI solutions and navigate difficult tradeoffs.
• Identify and design training data sets for ML solutions.
• Implement and customize AI models from open literature.
• Develop MLOps pipelines to production.
• Communicate results in written and oral form to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Lead collaborations with other teams and contribute to proposals and conferences.
• Support multiple AI projects and contribute beyond individual effort.

Skills

Python

Deep learning

MLOps

Git & CI/CD

Team leadership

Secret clearance

SBIR/STTR experience

Education

Master's degree in CS/Math/Physics

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD pipelines

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Jax

Job description

nou Systems, Inc. (nSI) is a 100% employee-owned company! We value teamwork and collaboration, and this transition allows us to take that commitment to a new level. nSI empowers our customers by supplying products, services, and expertise with powerful, data driven insights that transform defense systems and improve capabilities. We are pleased to announce the opening for an AI Engineer who will join our Technical Solutions division and become part of our rapidly growing technology company operating in missile defense, cybersecurity, test range modernization, biotechnology, and space control marketspaces. You will be part of a team designing machine learning solutions from the lab to the field.

Responsibilities:

You will develop, train, and analyze AI/ML systems such as deep reinforcement learning (DRL) analytics, explainability (XAI), adversarial machine learning methods, and model interpretability tools. You will strategically plan projects and architect elegant solutions. You’ll work on a mix of projects, some of which will include other data scientists, others of which will require you to help educate non-data-science teams on the value and limitations of machine learning solutions. You will:

• Architect AI solutions and navigate difficult tradeoffs.
• Help identify and design training data sets.
• Implement and customize AI models from open literature.
• Develop MLOps pipelines.
• Visualize and communicate your results in written documents and oral presentations.
• Brief technical concepts and results to non-specialist audiences.
• Bring in new work to the Technical Solutions division through proposals and conferences.
• Help develop junior engineers. You will add value beyond your own technical contributions.
• You’ll support multiple teams and must be able to work effectively with other teammates.

Basic Qualifications:

• A master’s degree in computer science, math, physics, or a related field (or bachelor’s degree plus 2 additional years of experience).
• Strong intellectual curiosity. Our solutions often require creative implementations and combinations of state-of-the-art methodology.
• Ability to identify, understand, and apply relevant research literature
• You must possess or can obtain an active Secret clearance.

This is a mid-senior level position. We are looking for extensive hands on experience with deep learning models. We expect strong software development fundamentals in Python and the ability to organize a team to work efficiently. This position requires technical ingenuity, intellectual curiosity, hands on engineering ability, and a passion for building tangible products. We appreciate engineers who are resourceful and creative problem solvers. We are looking for great written and verbal communication skills and the ability to interface with customers. We are looking for someone who is a team player and is glad to lead a variety of AI projects as opportunity presents. Lacking any of these disqualifies you from this job.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Excellent understanding of the statistical foundations of machine learning.
• Ability to cleanly structure machine learning projects in Python.
• Experience with deep learning models (supervised, unsupervised, and reinforcement learning) using PyTorch, Tensorflow, or Jax.
• Experience with MLOps tools (PyTorch Lightning, Optuna, MLflow, etc.)
• Experience deploying and maintaining AI models in production.
• Experience with DevOps tools (Git, Gitlab, CI/CD, Remote Computing, Docker)
• Experience with time series data, satellite imagery, and graph neural networks.
• Experience leading AI projects that require multidisciplinary solutions.
• Demonstrated experience explaining technical concepts and data analysis results to non-specialist audiences, both through written documents and oral presentations.
• Experience participating in SBIR or STTR projects or similar research programs
• Experience working in a fast paced environment with rapid prototyping

nou (pronounced ‘new’) Systems:

Since its founding in 2012, nou Systems has built a reputation for excellence in innovative engineering, prototype development, and technical and professional services in multiple markets, including missile defense, cybersecurity, test range modernization, and space control. Our diverse and highly skilled team delivers state-of-the-

We offer significant advancement and personal career development opportunities within our dynamic high-tech company. Our culture is firmly established in treating our employees like family.

Benefits of working at nSI:

• Competitive Wages*
• Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Medical plan with Health Savings Account eligibility
• Company-funded Life, Short-Term & Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Personal Time Off, Vacation, and Paid Holidays
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Norton LifeLock
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Personal Development, Technical Learning Opportunities, & Lunch-n-Learns
• Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
• Final compensation for this position is determined by a variety of factors, such as a candidate’s relevant work experience, skills, certifications, and geographic location.

nSI is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Employment opportunities at nSI are based upon a candidate’s qualifications and capabilities to perform the essential functions of a particular job and are free from discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit www.nou-systems.com/workingatnou . U.S. citizenship is required for most positions.