Technical SETA SME - Natural Language Processing

M1 Technology LLC; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

M1 Technology, LLC seeks a Technical SETA SME - Natural Language Processing to join our Bethesda, MD team. This role requires TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance and deep expertise in NLP, AI/ML and data architectures for mission-critical NLP deployments.

The candidate will contribute to systems engineering in complex, data-driven environments, guide NLP pipeline development, and ensure governance, quality, and risk mitigation across AI-enabled analytics for national security applications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in physics, mathematics, computer science or relevant engineering fields.
• Eight (8)+ years of work experience in physics, mathematics, computer science or relevant engineering fields.
• Systems engineering and integration experience in complex, data-intensive environments.
• Knowledge of AI/ML including NLP, predictive analytics and LLMs.
• Experience with NLP methodologies: text classification, NER, topic modeling, information extraction or transformer-based architectures.
• Experience developing/evaluating NLP pipelines: preprocessing, tokenization, model training, fine-tuning, optimization for mission environments.
• Understanding of data architectures and pipelines for large-scale analytics/intelligence production.
• Familiarity with AI governance, data quality, bias mitigation, and mission assurance in NLP/LLM deployments.
• Experience creating program plans, work breakdown structures, and milestone schedules.

Skills

Systems engineering

NLP knowledge

AI/ML familiarity

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in physics, mathematics, CS, or engineering

Master's or PhD in relevant field

Tools

Hugging Face

PyTorch

TensorFlow

spaCy

Job description

M1 Technology, LLC is seeking a Technical SETA SME - Natural Language Processing to join one of our subsidiaries in Bethesda, Maryland.

Clearance Requirement:

TS/SCI with Polygraph

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in physics, mathematics, computer science, or relevant engineering fields (electrical, computer, systems, software)
• Eight (8) or more years of work experience in physics, mathematics, computer science, or relevant engineering fields (electrical, computer, systems, software), including:
• Systems engineering and integration experience in complex, data‑intensive environments
• Knowledge of AI/ML (computer vision, NLP, predictive analytics, LLMs)
• Demonstrated experience with NLP methodologies such as text classification, named entity recognition, topic modeling, information extraction, or transformer‑based architectures
• Experience developing or evaluating NLP pipelines, including text preprocessing, tokenization strategies, model training, fine‑tuning, and optimization for mission environments
• Understanding of data architectures and pipelines for large‑scale analytics/intelligence production
• Familiarity with AI governance, data quality, bias mitigation, and mission assurance in operational NLP/LLM deployments
• Experience creating program plans, work breakdown structures, and milestone schedules

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree or PhD in physics, mathematics, computer science, or relevant engineering fields (electrical, computer, systems, software) with FOUR (4) or more years of work experience
• Experience in the Intelligence Community (IC), including requirements, CONOPS, and transition
• Experience managing a multi-disciplinary R&D or T&E team
• Experience as a Project Manager or Deputy Project Manager
• Experience with NLP development tools or frameworks such as Hugging Face, PyTorch, TensorFlow, spaCy, or similar libraries
• Ability to proactively manage multiple, concurrent tasks
• Excellent writing, slide development, and editing skills, including the ability to develop succinct, comprehensive, and understandable documents using complex data from multiple sources for technical and non-technical audiences
• Strong organizational, problem-solving, and time-management skills; detail oriented