Satellite AI/ML Engineer: RL & Planning Systems

MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; Herndon (VA); Hybrid; USD 116,000 - 169,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match

Mental health resources

Student loan repayment assistance

Adoption reimbursement

Pet insurance

Job summary

Vantor is seeking an AI/ML Software Engineer to join an onsite team in Herndon, VA or Westminster, CO. You will design and implement scalable RL and optimization systems for autonomous satellite planning, partnering with engineers and operators to translate mission requirements into deployable AI solutions.

The role emphasizes hands-on development in Java/Spring Boot, CI/CD, and containerized deployment, with a focus on high-fidelity simulation and multi-objective optimization under real-world

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS or related field required.
• 5+ years of software development experience with modern AI-assisted technologies.
• Strong Java programming skills in a Spring-boot micro-service environment.
• Experience with automated testing, CI/CD, version control, and containerized deployment.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable reinforcement learning, optimization, and decision-making algorithms for satellite tasking and planning.
• Build high-fidelity simulation environments for training autonomous planning strategies.
• Develop multi-objective optimization pipelines balancing coverage, latency, and resources.
• Collaborate with engineers and product teams to translate mission requirements into deployable AI systems.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

CI/CD

Automated testing

Machine learning

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Docker

Git

Job description

Vantor is seeking an AI/ML Software Engineer to join an onsite team in Herndon, VA or Westminster, CO. You will design and implement scalable RL and optimization systems for autonomous satellite planning, partnering with engineers and operators to translate mission requirements into deployable AI solutions.

The role emphasizes hands-on development in Java/Spring Boot, CI/CD, and containerized deployment, with a focus on high-fidelity simulation and multi-objective optimization under real-world