8h ago

Staff Engineer, AI

Herndon, VA

$175k-$230k / yearest.

full-timeleadaerospace

🛠 Tech Stack

💼 About This Role

You'll lead geospatial AI solution delivery within customer environments, shaping the mission-aligned roadmap for computer vision and applied AI. You'll own architecture from prototype to production, partnering with CV, MLOps, and Data QA teams to ensure reliable, actionable insights.

🎯 What You'll Do

  • Design and extend CV and MLOps components for reliable model training and deployment
  • Collaborate with Data QA to define annotation standards and improve data quality
  • Prototype and deploy AI capabilities in secure development environments
  • Communicate technical strategy and risks to leadership and stakeholders

📋 Requirements

  • 10+ years of software engineering experience
  • 4+ years developing and deploying applied AI/ML systems
  • Python proficiency with PyTorch or TensorFlow
  • Experience with remote sensing imagery and geospatial tools like GDAL or Rasterio

✨ Nice to Have

  • Masters or PhD in CS/EE/math/statistics
  • Experience with AI/ML in secure on-prem or air-gapped environments
  • Exposure to foundation models and multimodal approaches for geospatial imagery

🎁 Benefits & Perks

  • 🏖️ Unlimited PTO
  • 🏥 100% paid medical, dental, vision for employee
  • 💰 401(k) match
  • 💻 Mac or PC choice
  • 🎁 Awesome swag

📨 Hiring Process

Estimated timeline: 2-4 weeks · AI estimate

  1. 1Recruiter screen· 30 min
  2. 2Technical interview· 60 min
  3. 3On-site or virtual panel· 90 min
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