Senior ML Engineer II — Space Optics, CV & Stock Options

Rocket Lab Corporation; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 153,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock purchase program

Medical plans

Dental and vision coverage

Paid vacation

Sick time

Holidays

401(k) matching

Employee discounts

EV charging subsidy

Onsite fitness centers

Merchandise discounts

Job summary

Rocket Lab is seeking a Senior Machine Learning Engineer II for our Optical Systems unit in Long Beach, CA. You will design, train, and deploy ML models for space-applications, building end-to-end pipelines and collaborating across AI/vision teams.

The role requires deep learning expertise, Python proficiency, and a track record in CV or image analysis. Base pay in CA ranges from $153,000 to $229,500 USD, with extensive benefits and stock opportunities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 8+ years of experience, or Master’s with 6+ years, or a Ph.D. in Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, or related field.
• Strong background in machine learning including model selection, architecting, training, validation, testing, and deployment.
• Experience in building deep learning neural networks for computer vision, image processing, or video analysis (e.g., object detection, image segmentation, and tracking).
• Proficiency in Python.
• Experience with deep learning libraries (Keras, TensorFlow, PyTorch, etc).
• Software engineering fundamentals: version control, testing, CI/CD, containerization.
• U.S. citizenship is required, due to program requirements.
• Ability to obtain and maintain an U.S. Government Security Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Contribute your experience to developing solutions for real-world problems.
• 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 other researchers/engineers on artificial intelligence, machine learning, and computer vision.
• Preform rapid prototyping and enhanced development to be integrated into operational systems.
• Perform troubleshooting, bug fixes, and maintenance of existing and new systems.
• Stay current with ML research and evaluate new tools, frameworks, and techniques

Skills

Python

Deep learning

Computer vision

Model deployment

Data processing

Education

Bachelor's + 8+ yrs

Master's + 6+ yrs

PhD

Tools

Keras

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Job description

Rocket Lab is seeking a Senior Machine Learning Engineer II for our Optical Systems unit in Long Beach, CA. You will design, train, and deploy ML models for space-applications, building end-to-end pipelines and collaborating across AI/vision teams.

The role requires deep learning expertise, Python proficiency, and a track record in CV or image analysis. Base pay in CA ranges from $153,000 to $229,500 USD, with extensive benefits and stock opportunities.