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Voyager is an innovative defense, national security and space technology company committed to advancing and delivering transformative, mission-critical solutions. We tackle the most complex challenges to unlock new frontiers for human progress, fortify national security, and protect critical assets to lead in the race for technological and operational superiority from ground to space.
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Job Summary:
The Company is currently seeking a Machine Learning Engineer who can develop cutting edge Deep Learning technologies applied to pressing problems in the domain of Computer Vision, Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), and Geospatial Exploitation. You will have considerable responsibility, and your role will have direct impact on relevant issues facing the United States government customers.
Responsibilities:
• Research, conceive, design, prototype and/or implement advanced Deep Neural Network Architectures as well as other relevant Machine Learning models
• Apply deep learning algorithms to train neural networks for object detection and classification • Develop domain-aware pre-processing algorithms, and other methods to increase model generalization
• Apply signal pre-processing techniques on SAR data
• Create physics simulations of various phenomenologies and develop methods to account for bias between simulated and real-world data
• Develop appropriate objective functions and sound performance assessment plans
• Present work at meetings and conferences
• Develop and deliver production-quality code (mainly Python)
Required Qualifications:

• Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a US Government clearance (requires US citizenship)
• 0-5 years applicable experience
• Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related field

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong background in Machine Learning (preferably Deep Neural Networks)
• Need to be flexible in a small business environment
• Familiarity with radar sensing phenomenology
• Open Source frameworks is a huge plus
• Ability to program in multiple languages (Python, Matlab, C/C++).

Please click "Apply" to submit your application.
The good faith base salary range for this role is $120,000.00 to $170,000.00 at the time of this posting. Where you fall within the range depends on your experience, skills, and location. This range reflects base salary only and does not include benefits or bonus/incentive. This range may be adjusted in the future.
Voyager offers a comprehensive, total compensation package, which includes competitive salary, a discretionary annual bonus plan, paid time off (PTO), a comprehensive health benefit package, retirement savings, wellness program, and various other benefits. When you join our team, you're not just an employee; you become part of a dynamic community dedicated to innovation and excellence.
Voyager is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran
To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) (22 CFR Parts 120-130) and the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) (15 CFR Parts 730-774), applicants for this position must be a U.S. Person: a US Citizen, a lawful permanent resident of the U.S., or a protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. § 1324b(a)(3). Applicants must be eligible to obtain any required export authorizations from the U.S. Department of State or the U.S. Department of Commerce.
The statements contained in this job description are intended to describe the general content and requirements for performance of this job. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all job duties, responsibilities, and requirements. This job description is not an employment agreement or contract. Management has the exclusive right to alter the scope of work within the framework of this job description at any time without prior notice.
California pay range
$120,000-$170,000 USD