Mission AI Engineer — Multimodal ML for Defense

Aptima-Inc; Dayton (OH); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Aptima, Inc. in Dayton, OH is seeking an AI/ML engineer to design, develop, and apply advanced AI/ML models for defense applications.

You will work with real-world datasets, implement models in Python using PyTorch and TensorFlow, and collaborate with researchers to deliver high-quality, production-ready solutions. The role emphasizes hands-on development, collaboration with DoD customers, and ongoing professional development in AI research areas such as NLP, LLMs, or CV.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of relevant work experience.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a US Government Security Clearance.
• Moderate proficiency with ML/AI workflows and production-ready code.
• Familiarity with NLP, LLMs or CV is a plus.
• Strong engineering fundamentals and ability to work in agile environments.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop AI/ML models for multimodal data.
• Develop data mining, statistical analysis, ML, computational modeling and DSP methods.
• Collaborate with software engineers in an agile environment to implement algorithms.
• Lead technical tasks across projects and proposals to ensure quality deliverables.
• Contribute to technical reports, proposals, and publications.

Skills

Leadership

Teamwork

Problem solving

Communication

Tools

Python

Java

C#

PyTorch

TensorFlow

LangChain

NLP

Computer Vision

Job description

Aptima, Inc. in Dayton, OH is seeking an AI/ML engineer to design, develop, and apply advanced AI/ML models for defense applications.

You will work with real-world datasets, implement models in Python using PyTorch and TensorFlow, and collaborate with researchers to deliver high-quality, production-ready solutions. The role emphasizes hands-on development, collaboration with DoD customers, and ongoing professional development in AI research areas such as NLP, LLMs, or CV.