ML Engineer — TS/SCI Clearance, AI Agent Systems

Elder Research; United States; On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Elder Research, a MANTECH subsidiary, is seeking a motivated Machine Learning Engineer to join our Chantilly, VA team. The role emphasizes building and deploying AI agents to automate workflows, connect models to services, and evaluate performance while maintaining ethical guidelines.

Active TS/SCI security clearance with CI poly is required. Candidates should have a minimum of 3 years experience, a Bachelor's degree, and strong Python/SQL skills, plus familiarity with API endpoints and

Qualifications

• Must have a Bachelor’s degree with at least 3 years of experience.
• Proficient in Python and SQL.
• Experience with API endpoints (REST and FastAPI) and agentic AI workflows.
• Familiarity with containerization (Docker/Rocky Linux) and AI/LLM tooling.

Responsibilities

• Build and deploy AI agents to automate and optimize workflows.
• Support R&D and customer-facing goals to accelerate transition of research into impact.
• Create software to enable AI agent communication and API integrations.
• Utilize open-source and proprietary models for agentic workflows.
• Develop approaches to securing agentic workflows and evaluating results for accuracy and impact.
• Ensure AI systems adhere to ethics, transparency, and fairness.

Skills

Python

SQL

Javascript

NLP

REST APIs

FastAPI

Langchain

OpenAI

Pydantic

Uvicorn

Streamlit

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Docker

Rocky Linux

FastAPI

LangGraph

Langchain

OpenAI Agents

Uvicorn

Streamlit

REST APIs

Pydantic

Job description

Elder Research, a MANTECH subsidiary, is seeking a motivated Machine Learning Engineer to join our Chantilly, VA team. The role emphasizes building and deploying AI agents to automate workflows, connect models to services, and evaluate performance while maintaining ethical guidelines.

Active TS/SCI security clearance with CI poly is required. Candidates should have a minimum of 3 years experience, a Bachelor's degree, and strong Python/SQL skills, plus familiarity with API endpoints and