Senior AI Research Engineer - Pioneering ML for Aerospace

AlleyCorp; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Archer is a leading aerospace AI company hiring a research-focused engineer. You will design and evaluate novel ML/DL algorithms, iterating from data collection and architecture to deployment in production environments.

Role requires strong ML expertise, transformer/multi-modal models, and experience with PyTorch or TensorFlow. You will collaborate with researchers to move prototypes toward scalable, real-world solutions.

Qualifications

• MS or PhD in CS/CE with strong AI/ML emphasis.
• Strong problem-solving skills for ill-defined problems.
• Solid software practices and version control.
• Deep learning frameworks: PyTorch or TensorFlow.
• Expertise in transformer architectures and related topics.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and evaluate ML/DL algorithms.
• Iterate model development from data to deployment.
• Prototype and validate solutions from literature.
• Conduct experiments to benchmark techniques and model behavior.
• Develop tools to support scalable, reproducible research.
• Present findings to leadership concisely.
• Stay current with AI/ML developments.
• Help transition research prototypes into production systems.

Skills

Strong AI/ML problem solving

Software craftsmanship

Debug and model requirements

Up-to-date ML research

Transformer architectures

Multi-modal models

Diffusion & distillation

Mixture of experts

Education

M.S or PhD in Computer Science or Computer Engineering

Tools

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Job description

Archer is a leading aerospace AI company hiring a research-focused engineer. You will design and evaluate novel ML/DL algorithms, iterating from data collection and architecture to deployment in production environments.

Role requires strong ML expertise, transformer/multi-modal models, and experience with PyTorch or TensorFlow. You will collaborate with researchers to move prototypes toward scalable, real-world solutions.