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Computer Vision AI Engineer
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Interface with other functional groups (Contracts, Program Management, Supply Chain, Manufacturing ... Bachelor's degree in Systems, Computer or Electrical Engineering or equivalent required. Five to ...
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Computer Programmer
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San Diego, CA · On-site
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Senior Microsoft Power Applications Developer | Active | Secret Clearance Required | San Diego, CA |
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Senior Staff CAD Engineer
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$27.50 - $30/hr
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| Aspect | Contract Computer Engineer | Contract Software Developer |
|---|---|---|
| Required Credentials | Bachelor's in Computer Engineering or related field, certifications like Cisco or CompTIA | Bachelor's in Computer Science or Software Engineering, coding certifications often preferred |
| Work Environment | Hardware-focused settings, network infrastructure, embedded systems | Application development, coding, software testing |
| Employer & Industry Usage | Tech firms, manufacturing, telecommunications | IT companies, software firms, startups |
| Common Search & Comparison Intent | Understanding roles involving hardware and network systems | Roles focused on software development and coding |
Contract Computer Engineers typically work on hardware, networking, and embedded systems, requiring specific engineering credentials. In contrast, Contract Software Developers focus on coding and application development. Both roles are contract-based, but they serve different technical needs within the tech industry.
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SUPERVISORY INTERDISCIPLINARY COMPUTER ENGINEER/COMPUTER SCIENCE
San Diego, CA • On-site
$169K/yr
Other
Posted 13 days ago
U.S. Department Of Defense rating
7.8
Based on 529 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz
25th of 46 rated military and defense
Job description
This position may be extended or made permanent without further competition.Qualifications:Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-14 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Leading interdisciplinary teams in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and data science to include planning acquisition strategies, developing software project plans, and/or providing technical oversight on contracts; strategizing modern DevSecOps practices, AI-priority area (e.g., modeling and simulation).
Desired skills:
At least two programing languages, and skill in locating, deconflicting, and analyzing data for AI projects are also required.
Desired Competencies:
- Project Management
- Performance Management
- Written Communication
- Programing Languages
- Data Management
- Modeling and Simulation
Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website:
0854 - https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/files/all-professional-engineering-positions-0800.pdf
1550 - https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1500/computer-science-series-1550/
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.Education:0854 -
A. Degree: Engineering. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by ABET; or (2) include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics: (a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics.
OR
B. Combination of education and experience -- college-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying engineering, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering. The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by one of the following:
1. Professional registration or licensure -- Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT) 1 , or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. Absent other means of qualifying under this standard, those applicants who achieved such registration by means other than written test (e.g., State grandfather or eminence provisions) are eligible only for positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of their registration. For example, an applicant who attains registration through a State Board's eminence provision as a manufacturing engineer typically would be rated eligible only for manufacturing engineering positions.
2. Written Test -- Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE)2 examination or any other written test required for professional registration by an engineering licensure board in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico.
3. Specified academic courses -- Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and that included the courses specified in the basic requirements under paragraph A. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described in paragraph A.
4. Related curriculum -- Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in an appropriate scientific field, e.g., engineering technology, physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a bachelor's degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. Ordinarily there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence, or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience, e.g., in interdisciplinary positions.
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Bachelor's degree in computer science or bachelor's degree with 30 semester hours in a combination of mathematics, statistics, and computer science. At least 15 of the 30 semester hours must have included any combination of statistics and mathematics that included differential and integral calculus. All academic degrees and course work must be from accredited or pre-accredited institutions.
A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.Employment Type: OTHER
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Year founded
1949