Senior Computational Scientist – AI/ML for National Defense

ECS; Springfield (VA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Everforth ECS seeks a Senior Computational Scientist to lead development, scaling, and deployment of advanced mathematical, statistical, and AI/ML models at Springfield, VA and Fairfax, VA locations. You will bridge theory with HPC engineering, designing robust algorithms and secure pipelines supporting national security missions.

You will guide end-to-end data science efforts, mentor junior staff, and contribute to dashboards and scalable infrastructure.

Qualifications

• PhD or MS in a quantitative field and experience leading computational science initiatives.
• Experience with AI/ML modeling, HPC engineering, and defense-related projects.
• Strong programming in Python/C++/Java/Matlab and experience with Linux/Unix environments.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines (GitLab) and containerization (Docker/Kubernetes).
• AWS cloud services expertise and GPU/CPU parallel programming (CUDA/cuDNN).
• Ability to translate complex math into executive briefings (BLUF).
• Experience with time-series, spatial, RDF/relational databases, and data governance.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and validate complex computational models and simulations.
• Apply advanced ML, deep learning, and statistical physics methods to large-scale datasets.
• Optimize, parallelize, and scale software across hybrid GPU/CPU clusters.
• Lead end-to-end data science initiatives from design to production deployment.
• Collaborate with domain experts to translate mission needs into computational requirements.
• Publish white papers and proposals when possible; mentor junior scientists.

Skills

US Citizenship

TS/SCI with CI Poly

Python

C++

Java

Matlab

AI/ML modeling

Linux/Unix

CI/CD (GitLab)

Docker/Kubernetes

AWS

CUDA/CuDNN

MCP & prompt engineering

LLM applications

Executive briefings

Model evaluation metrics

Time-series/Spatial/RDF/Relational DBs

Communication with stakeholders

Education

PhD in Computational Science/Applied Physics/Electrical Engineering

Master's degree in a quantitative field

Tools

Python

C++

Java

Matlab

Job description

Everforth ECS seeks a Senior Computational Scientist to lead development, scaling, and deployment of advanced mathematical, statistical, and AI/ML models at Springfield, VA and Fairfax, VA locations. You will bridge theory with HPC engineering, designing robust algorithms and secure pipelines supporting national security missions.

You will guide end-to-end data science efforts, mentor junior staff, and contribute to dashboards and scalable infrastructure.