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Rocket Lab · 9 hours ago

Senior Machine Learning Engineer I

Chantilly, VA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

5+ years exp

Rocket Lab is an end-to-end space company delivering responsive launch services and spacecraft manufacturing. As a Senior Machine Learning Engineer I, you will collaborate on high-impact ML, AI, and computer vision projects, contributing to innovative solutions for mission-critical challenges in space.

AerospaceManufacturingSoftwareSpace Travel

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Collaborate with researchers on projects related to machine learning, artificial intelligence, and computer vision

Perform rapid prototyping and enhanced development to be integrated into operational systems

Contribute your strong programming ability and experience to develop robust solutions for real-world problems

Validate, optimize, and deploy advanced exploitation algorithms

Perform troubleshooting, bug fixes, and maintenance of existing and new code to ensure stability and robustness

Perform other duties as assigned

Ability to support travel or off-site work, as needed

Qualification

PythonDeep learning librariesMachine learningAI approachesC++MATLABAWSDockerAgile development

Required

Bachelor's degree in computer science, electrical or computer engineering, mechanical engineering, physics, or other field

5+ years of software experience

Active TS/SCI U.S. Government Security Clearance

Proficiency in Python

Experience with deep learning libraries (PyTorch, TensorFlow, etc.)

Strong background in both classical and modern (deep learning) machine learning including model selection, architecting, training, validation, testing, and deployment

Understanding of a variety of machine learning tasks, e.g. Object Detection, Segmentation, Re-Identification, Tracking, Super Resolution

Ability to apply modern AI approaches to solve real-world problems

Preferred

Machine learning experience with imagery or 3-D data

Master's degree or PhD in computer science, electrical or computer engineering, mechanical engineering, physics, or other science or engineering field

Classical machine learning methods

Experience with AWS, docker, Agile development

Experience curating quality, real-world datasets for training deep learning models

Proficiency in C++, MATLAB