Senior Spatial AI/ML Engineer TS/SCI Clearance

Vantor (Maxar Intelligence); Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 214,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match

Mental health resources

Student loan repayment assistance

Adoption reimbursement

Pet insurance

Job summary

Vantor is seeking an experienced AI/ML engineer to join our team focused on geospatial intelligence and mission-critical projects. The role spans data acquisition, model development, and pipeline evaluation across hardware and software.

Applicants must hold an active TS/SCI clearance, be a U.S. citizen, and understand government data and shared objectives. Salary bands reflect location and market conditions, with strong benefits.

Qualifications

• Must be a U.S. citizen with active TS/SCI and CI polygraph.
• B.S. in Statistics, Math, Data Science, CS, Engineering, Physics, or related field.
• 5+ years designing, developing, testing, deploying AI/ML models across diverse modalities.
• 2+ years time series analysis, spatial trajectory analytics, and/or state estimation.
• Proficiency in Python and ML stack (PyTorch/TensorFlow) and geospatial libraries.
• Experience with remote sensing data and government collection platforms.
• Strong communication and documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Architect, develop, and integrate novel data science and AI/ML solutions.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary AI/ML teams to design and evaluate models using multi-INT data.
• Engineer and transform diverse data modalities for AI/ML pipelines.
• Design geospatial AI/ML solutions across hardware and software stacks.
• Stay current on AI/ML advancements and apply to government missions.
• Support program execution with SME guidance and delivery strategies.
• Communicate progress, risks, and results to government clients and leadership.

Skills

Python

Data science

Geospatial analysis

Time series analysis

CI/CD practices

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Education

B.S. in Statistics, Math, Data Science, Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, or related field

Tools

PyTorch

TensorFlow

NumPy

Pandas

GDAL

GeoPandas

Shapely

Git & CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Vantor is seeking an experienced AI/ML engineer to join our team focused on geospatial intelligence and mission-critical projects. The role spans data acquisition, model development, and pipeline evaluation across hardware and software.

Applicants must hold an active TS/SCI clearance, be a U.S. citizen, and understand government data and shared objectives. Salary bands reflect location and market conditions, with strong benefits.