ML/AI Data Researcher — Defense R&D Prototyping

Northeastern; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition waiver

Retirement benefits

Generous 401(k) matching

Job summary

Northeastern University’s Defense Industrial Base Institute is seeking a Jr. Data Researcher to apply ML/AI methods within a multi-disciplinary team across academia, industry and government on federally funded projects.

You will support Principal investigators, develop prototypes, and extend the Navigator framework in collaboration with data scientists, with a focus on autonomous systems, robotics and decision support.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Data science, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, or a closely related field.
• 2–4 years of professional experience in software engineering, data science, or applied R&D with exposure to ML/AI system development.

Responsibilities

• Support R&D efforts to scale Navigator methodology for defense contracts.
• Test and validate AI/ML tools for sprints and projects.
• Provide SME support across application areas and sponsor meetings.
• Contribute to proposal scoping and internal system build-out.

Skills

Python

ML/AI workflows

C++/Java familiarity

PyTorch

GPU/accelerated computing

PostgreSQL

Graph databases (Neo4j/Memgraph)

Cloud platforms (Azure/AWS)

Docker/Kubernetes

Version control

Independent work

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Data science / CS / ECE / Applied Math

Master’s with ML/AI focus

Tools

PyTorch

PostgreSQL

Graph databases

Neo4j / Memgraph

PostGIS

Job description

Northeastern University’s Defense Industrial Base Institute is seeking a Jr. Data Researcher to apply ML/AI methods within a multi-disciplinary team across academia, industry and government on federally funded projects.

You will support Principal investigators, develop prototypes, and extend the Navigator framework in collaboration with data scientists, with a focus on autonomous systems, robotics and decision support.