ML/AI R&D Engineer — Autonomy & Sensing

KRI at Northeastern University LLC; New Jersey; On-site; USD 76,000 - 108,000; Full time

Job summary

The Kostas Research Institute (KRI) at Northeastern University is seeking a highly motivated R&D Engineer with expertise in ML/AI. You will contribute as a software engineer on projects involving machine learning, autonomy, sensing, and decision support systems, collaborating with a diverse team of academics and industry partners.

Applicants should have strong Python skills, ML/AI experience (PyTorch), and familiarity with distributed computing.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, or closely related field.

Responsibilities

• Software R&D activities including development, prototype modeling & simulation, design and experimentation.
• Test and validation of software systems and prototype deployment.
• Provide software development SME across application areas and contribute to proposals/publications.

Skills

Python

ML/AI development

C++/Java

PyTorch

Distributed computing

PostgreSQL

Neo4j/graph DB

Cloud computing

Version control

Rapid prototyping

Security clearance readiness

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s in EE/CE/CS/Applied Math

Tools

PyTorch

PostgreSQL

Neo4j/Memgraph

AWS/GovCloud/Azure

Job description

The Kostas Research Institute (KRI) at Northeastern University is seeking a highly motivated R&D Engineer with expertise in ML/AI. You will contribute as a software engineer on projects involving machine learning, autonomy, sensing, and decision support systems, collaborating with a diverse team of academics and industry partners.

Applicants should have strong Python skills, ML/AI experience (PyTorch), and familiarity with distributed computing.