Senior ML & AI R&D Engineer for Autonomous Systems

KRI at Northeastern University LLC; New Jersey; On-site; USD 114,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition waiver

Generous retirement matching

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Kostas Research Institute (KRI) at Northeastern University, LLC, seeks a motivated R&D Engineer with ML/AI expertise to work across autonomous systems, sensing, and decision-support projects.

You will contribute as a software engineer on a range of ML/AI projects, collaborate with academic and industry partners, and help turn research into deployable systems. Strong Python/PyTorch skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a related field and 5+ years experience in ML/AI software development.
• Strong Python skills and modern ML/AI development workflows.
• Experience with PyTorch, HPC, GPUs, and scalable ML systems.

Responsibilities

• Software R&D activities including development, prototyping, and experimentation.
• Test and validate software systems for prototype deployment.
• Provide SME across diverse applications and contribute to proposals/publications.

Skills

Python

C++/Java

ML/AI development

PyTorch

HPC/GPUs

SQL/PostgreSQL

Cloud computing (Azure/AWS)

Containerization/Kubernetes

Software engineering fundamentals

System architecture

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics

Tools

PostgreSQL/SQL

Neo4j/Memgraph

Azure/AWS

Kubernetes

Job description

Kostas Research Institute (KRI) at Northeastern University, LLC, seeks a motivated R&D Engineer with ML/AI expertise to work across autonomous systems, sensing, and decision-support projects.

You will contribute as a software engineer on a range of ML/AI projects, collaborate with academic and industry partners, and help turn research into deployable systems. Strong Python/PyTorch skills are essential.