The Arena ยท 10 hours ago
Machine Learning Engineer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid Level
3+ years expThe Arena is a company that builds advanced maritime sensing and artificial intelligence systems for national security missions. They are seeking a Machine Learning Engineer to work across the full lifecycle of models used in maritime sensing, focusing on training, optimizing, and deploying machine learning systems.
Staffing & Recruiting
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Train and optimize deep learning models using PyTorch
Build cloud-based training pipelines (AWS/Azure/GCP)
Convert acoustic waveforms into spectrograms and other signal-derived features
Develop models for detection, classification, and target motion prediction
Apply transformer architectures to real-world time-series and acoustic problems
Deploy models to both cloud and edge environments
Build MLOps workflows using GitHub Actions, Docker, and modern tooling
Collaborate with domain experts on ML architecture, preprocessing, and evaluation
Qualification
Required
U.S. Citizenship (clearance required)
3+ years ML engineering or applied ML experience
Strong Python + PyTorch skills
Hands-on cloud training experience (non-negotiable)
Experience with time-series, sensor, or acoustic data
Ability to build training, inference, and data pipelines
Familiarity with CI/CD (GitHub Actions preferred)
Comfortable working in fast, high-ownership engineering teams
Preferred
Familiarity with CI/CD (GitHub Actions preferred)
Benefits
Equity participation
401(k), medical, dental, vision, life, disability
Unlimited PTO, parental leave, paid holidays
Fully remote role
Company
The Arena
We help defense-tech startups turn talent strategy into an unfair advantage. Most recruiting is reactive.
2-10 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageLeadership Team
Andrew Garcia
Co-Founder
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