Space Data Scientist & ML Engineer - AI for National Security

The Aerospace Corporation; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 143,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care

Paid holidays and vacations

Telework options

401(k) plan matching

Job summary

The Aerospace Corporation is hiring a Machine Learning Engineer to advance data science and AI capabilities across national security and civil space programs. You will develop ML models, lead experiments, and collaborate with engineers, data scientists, and customers to deliver resilient, high-performance software systems.

On-site roles are available in El Segundo, Chantilly, CO, enabling close collaboration with diverse teams and stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM field (Data Science, CS, Electrical/Computer Engineering, Physics, Mathematics)
• 2 years of industry experience in Data Science or Machine Learning
• Proficiency in Python
• Development of ML models and inference pipelines
• Software development with ML/DL libraries in Python
• Experience with ML/AI, software engineering and statistics
• Familiarity with Unix/Linux
• Ability to obtain and maintain US security clearance (US citizenship required)

Responsibilities

• Developing and executing ML and data science experiments (NLP, CV, time series, RL)
• Evaluating ML technologies and models for mission-critical applications
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver features
• Presenting results to customer stakeholders
• Fostering an environment of learning and progress
• Duties may evolve with organizational needs

Skills

Python programming

Data science

Machine learning

Unix/Linux

Communication

Team collaboration

Security clearance readiness

Cloud native development

Education

Bachelor's degree in Data Science/CS/EE/Physics/Math

Tools

Python ML libraries

Containerization

Cloud compute platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Job description

The Aerospace Corporation is hiring a Machine Learning Engineer to advance data science and AI capabilities across national security and civil space programs. You will develop ML models, lead experiments, and collaborate with engineers, data scientists, and customers to deliver resilient, high-performance software systems.

On-site roles are available in El Segundo, Chantilly, CO, enabling close collaboration with diverse teams and stakeholders.