ML Scientist II: GEOINT & Hyperspectral Imaging

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Richland, Seattle (WA, WA); On-site; USD 114,000 - 182,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Tuition assistance

401(k) retirement plan with company-mq

Paid time off and holidays

Job summary

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) is seeking a Data Scientist II to advance deep learning methods for detecting and classifying targets in EO imagery or HS I data as part of the AI and Data Analytics Division.

This role emphasizes independent task execution within a collaborative team, with opportunities to contribute to ATR, LWIR HSI targets, and limited data scenarios, while collaborating with software and ML engineers on deployable research code.

Qualifications

• Experience applying deep learning to EO detection and classification or HSI target detection and material classification.
• Experience developing deep learning methods using PyTorch or another deep learning framework.
• BS/BA and 2 years of data science experience -OR- MS/MA -OR- PhD.

Responsibilities

• Apply and adapt deep learning methods to detection and classification problems.
• Investigate research questions through algorithm development, mathematical analysis, experiments, or implementation.
• Design reproducible experiments and compare methods, examining detection performance, classification errors, false alarms, and limitations.
• Document methods and results and work with software and ML engineers to integrate tested research code and algorithms into usable tools.
• Plan and carry out research tasks, discuss progress and challenges with project leads, and contribute ideas to research plans and proposals.
• Share technical knowledge across the team and mentor junior colleagues or students as appropriate.
• Follow applicable quality, safety, and security requirements.

Skills

Deep learning EO/HSI

PyTorch

Education

BS/BA or MS/MA or PhD in data science

Job description

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) is seeking a Data Scientist II to advance deep learning methods for detecting and classifying targets in EO imagery or HS I data as part of the AI and Data Analytics Division.

This role emphasizes independent task execution within a collaborative team, with opportunities to contribute to ATR, LWIR HSI targets, and limited data scenarios, while collaborating with software and ML engineers on deployable research code.