Research Computer Scientist - RF & EW AI Architect

Southwest Research Institute; Warner Robins (GA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Southwest Research Institute’s Spectrum Innovation section in Warner Robins, GA seeks a senior ML engineer to architect and deploy deep learning models for electronic warfare and RF signal analysis. You will build data pipelines with synthetic data, validate models, and benchmark third-party ML frameworks, communicating progress to customers and leadership.

Ideal candidates have a strong background in ML and signal processing, experience with PyTorch or TensorFlow, and a demonstrated ability to

Qualifications

• Requires a Bachelor’s or Masters in Electrical/Computer Engineering, CS, Data Science or related field.
• 4–8 years hands-on DL model design, training, and deployment using PyTorch or TensorFlow.
• 3 years building end-to-end data pipelines including synthetic data generation.
• 3 years professional experience in technical communication and presentations.
• 1 year applying ML to DSP/RF/electronic warfare domains.
• Valid driver’s license required.

Responsibilities

• Design, train, optimize, and profile custom deep learning architectures for RF signal characterization and EW countermeasures.
• Develop, preprocess, and validate multi-sensor RF/EW datasets via synthetic generation, HWIL lab collections, and signal processing transformations.
• Benchmark, review, and stress test ML architectures to deliver evaluation reports and recommendations.
• Prepare and deliver progress briefings, demonstrations, and milestone updates to teams and sponsors.
• Collaborate with systems and embedded engineers to containerize models for edge compute.

Skills

ML & signal processing

Data pipeline development

PyTorch or TensorFlow

Technical communication

DSP / RF expertise

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical/Computer Engineering / CS / Data Science

Tools

PyTorch

TensorFlow

HWIL data collection tools

Job description

Southwest Research Institute’s Spectrum Innovation section in Warner Robins, GA seeks a senior ML engineer to architect and deploy deep learning models for electronic warfare and RF signal analysis. You will build data pipelines with synthetic data, validate models, and benchmark third-party ML frameworks, communicating progress to customers and leadership.

Ideal candidates have a strong background in ML and signal processing, experience with PyTorch or TensorFlow, and a demonstrated ability to