ML Engineer, TS/SCI (Poly) – LLM/NLP Focus

General Dynamics - IT; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with company match

Comprehensive health and wellness

Internal mobility opportunities

Paid education and certifications

Job summary

General Dynamics - IT is seeking an Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Engineer in McLean, VA, on customer site, to advance LLM/NLP capabilities. You will design, test and deploy AI/ML solutions, benchmark models, and collaborate with teams on data, architectures and governance.

A strong background in PyTorch/TensorFlow, Python, and cloud/Flask-based tooling is required, with TS/SCI clearance. You will contribute to semantic search, model evaluation, and explainable AI approaches while

Qualifications

• Bachelor or Master’s degree in an IT discipline or equivalent.
• 8+ years of experience in AI/ML engineering roles.
• Hands-on with PyTorch, TensorFlow or Keras and related frameworks.
• Experience diagnosing AI systems, LLMs or NLP benchmarks.
• Experience tuning neural networks on custom datasets for specific use cases.
• Proficiency in Python (and/or R) and solid SQL skills.
• Version control with GitHub and CI/CD with Jenkins.
• Security clearance TS/SCI with Polygraph is required.
• US citizenship and location on customer site in McLean, VA.
• Experience with Hugging Face Transformers, model hubs, and ONNX.
• Cloud development experience and knowledge of Flask, semantic search, and dashboards (Tableau).
• Ability to communicate modeling decisions clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Familiarity with Explainable AI (XAI) techniques and verification/test benches.

Responsibilities

• Develop and adapt Large Language Models (LLM) and NLP methodologies using AI/ML frameworks to enhance analytic workflows and address key intelligence questions.

Skills

Deep learning

NLP

Python

GPU computing

Model verification

Explainable AI

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT

Master's degree in IT

Tools

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Keras

Hugging Face

ONNX

Flask

GitHub

Jenkins

Tableau

Job description

General Dynamics - IT is seeking an Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Engineer in McLean, VA, on customer site, to advance LLM/NLP capabilities. You will design, test and deploy AI/ML solutions, benchmark models, and collaborate with teams on data, architectures and governance.

A strong background in PyTorch/TensorFlow, Python, and cloud/Flask-based tooling is required, with TS/SCI clearance. You will contribute to semantic search, model evaluation, and explainable AI approaches while