JSM Consulting Inc. · 6 hours ago
155863 Operational AI/ML Engineer
Austin, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
1+ years expJSM Consulting Inc. is seeking an Operational AI/ML Engineer to join their Traffic Technology team. The role involves developing and deploying AI/ML solutions to enhance the safety and operations of the TxDOT roadway system, as well as collaborating with various teams to gather requirements and deliver successful AI applications.
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Responsibilities
Gather and document AI solution requirements from business stakeholders
Develop AI proof-of-concepts and transition successful prototypes into production systems
Design and implement scalable AI pipelines for enterprise applications
Train, fine-tune, and validate AI/ML models for optimal performance
Write clean, efficient software code and scripts for AI workflows
Conduct rigorous testing and quality assurance of AI models and outputs
Ensure compliance with organizational IT governance, security, and audit standards
Act as liaison between Traffic Technology team, business stakeholders, and automation developers
Facilitate requirements gathering and ensure clarity in AI solution design
Communicate progress, risks, and issues to project sponsors and leadership teams
Ensure automation projects comply with TxDOT's IT governance, security, and audit requirements
Promote reusable components and standardized AI development practices
Conduct post-implementation reviews to capture lessons learned and improve delivery methods
Collaborate with data engineers, business analysts, and infrastructure teams
Provide guidance on AI best practices and assist in troubleshooting
Support knowledge sharing and continuous improvement within the team
Qualification
Required
Hands-on experience with Computer Vision and Traffic Technology systems
Proficiency With Tools/frameworks Such As OpenCV (image/video processing), YOLO or similar object detection frameworks, TensorFlow and/or PyTorch
Strong Knowledge with AWS Background
Strong experience to Handle Traffic Data - Traffic Camera Video Vision Module
AI Models on Video Data
Hands-on experience building or working with computer vision systems that can automatically identify and locate objects within images or videos
Hands-on experience in developing and deploying object detection models using YOLO and TensorFlow
Designed computer vision pipelines for real-time object detection in video streams
Python - 1-3+ years production experience, this is your primary language
AI/ML Production - Built and deployed 1-3+ ML models serving real users, not just experiments
Cloud Platforms - Experience with AWS, Azure, GCP, or OCI for deploying and managing ML workloads
DevOps - Docker and Kubernetes experience
Databases - SQL (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL/vector databases
Scripting - Proficient in both Bash and PowerShell for automation
Command Line Interface (CLI) - 1-3+ years production experience working in CLI terminal
Preferred
Experience with real-time traffic video analytics
Exposure to smart intersections, ITS, or smart city initiatives
CI/CD Experience: Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or similar automation pipelines
Computer Vision: Production CV experience with PyTorch/TensorFlow, OpenCV, object detection, segmentation, or real-time inference
Additional Languages: Go or Rust experience for performance-critical components
Feature stores (Feast, Tecton) or advanced feature engineering
Model optimization: quantization, pruning, knowledge distillation
Edge deployment or resource-constrained model deployment
Experiment frameworks for A/B testing ML models
Contributions to open-source ML projects
Real-time streaming data processing (Kafka, Kinesis)
Company
JSM Consulting Inc.
We focus on improving our client’s assets performance and optimizing the operations through our industry best practices and asset management capabilities.
11-50 employees
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