Senior ML Engineer II - Space Optics & CV Solutions

Rocket Lab; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Rocket Lab in Tucson, AZ is seeking a Senior Machine Learning Engineer II to advance space-domain AI for Optical Systems. You will design, train, and deploy deep learning models for EO/IR image processing and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team.

The role requires 8+ years of relevant experience with Python, ML frameworks, and software engineering fundamentals. U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain security clearance are required. ITAR compliance applies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in a STEM field with emphasis on computation and ML.
• Experience with building and deploying ML models for real-world systems.
• Strong math background and programming skills in Python.

Responsibilities

• Design, train, and deploy machine learning models for Optical Systems applications.
• Build and maintain ML pipelines for data ingestion, feature engineering, training, and inference.
• Collaborate with researchers/engineers on AI, machine learning, and computer vision.
• Perform rapid prototyping and integration into operational systems.
• Troubleshoot, bug fixes, and maintenance of existing and new systems.
• Stay current with ML research and evaluate new tools, frameworks, and techniques

Skills

Machine learning

Deep learning

Python

Computer vision

Model development

CI/CD

Containerization

Version control

Keras

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Linear algebra

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or related

Master's degree in a relevant STEM field

Ph.D. in CS/EE/Physics or related field

Tools

Docker

Job description

Rocket Lab in Tucson, AZ is seeking a Senior Machine Learning Engineer II to advance space-domain AI for Optical Systems. You will design, train, and deploy deep learning models for EO/IR image processing and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team.

The role requires 8+ years of relevant experience with Python, ML frameworks, and software engineering fundamentals. U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain security clearance are required. ITAR compliance applies.