Candidate should live within driving distance of the following areas: Wichita, KS; Lawton OK; or Round Rock, TX
JobPurpose/Summary
The Machine Learning Engineerwillbuild and integrate machine learning solutions into our next-generation space and critical infrastructure defense capabilities.Theywillleveragea variety of machine learning approaches to processvery largestreams of unstructured data in real time in scalable and secure cloud-native environments.As the first dedicated internal Machine Learning Engineer for this product, they willplay acriticalrole inrequirements generation, team leadership, andinfluencing the future of our products.
This is a demanding product development role, not a researchposition.Success on year one involves the design, training,optimization,validationand implementation of high-performance inference pipelinesat scale.The role will play a key part in building and delivering initial machine learning capabilities for our MVP offering and may evolve over time to include involvement in hiring and mentorship as the team grows.
Duties andResponsibilities
- Lead the development+implementation ofreal-timefeature detection and anomaly detectionmodels
- Generate data characteristic requirements for real-time data processing pipelines
- Prepare technical documentation, reports, and specifications
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including project managers, technicians, and other engineers
- Perform testing, troubleshooting, and quality assurance on systems or products
- Ensure compliance with safety regulations, industry standards, and company policies
Qualifications
- 7-10YoEas a SWE or ML engineer building applied research and/or production technologies
- Expertiseon building production training and inference pipelines in python
- A strong familiarity and personal preference for one or more deep learning libraries (ex.pytorch)
- A comprehensive understanding of systems programming (a strongproficiencyin C would imply this)
- An understanding of how ETL processing works and familiarity with some of the common tools (kafka, spark, etc.)
- Experience building machine learning models for unstructured data types (text, imagery, RF, telemetry, etc.)
- Experience with hardware acceleration (GPUs, CUDA) for training and inference workloads
- Experience packaging and deploying trained inference models for use in production environments
- Minimum education requirement: High school diploma
- Eligible to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance - U.S. Citizenshiprequired.
Bonus Qualifications
- Experience integrating trained inference pipelines into scalable cloud-native infrastructure
- Experience building backend services and implementing API endpoints for scalable infrastructure
- Experience building technology for air-gapped production deployment environments
- Knowledge and experience with OCI technologies (docker,kubernetes,helmetc.)
- B.S. or M.S. in an area relevant to this role
Working conditions
- Employees may be called upon toparticipatein in-person meetings,training, or company functions atKnowmadicsoffices or other designated locations. Travel in support of business operations may also berequired, and employees are expected tocomply withthese obligations as part of their position.
- Candidateshould live within driving distance of the following areas:Waldorf, Md;Wichita, KS;Lawton OK; or Round Rock, TX
Physical requirements
May include sitting or standing for extended periods, working with computers and technical equipment, and occasionally lifting or moving materials or tools.
Direct reports
None