Research Engineer (Machine Learning)
Anduril Industriesabout 1 month ago
Los Angeles, CA, United States
Remote
Full-time
Junior Level (1-3 years)
Job Description
Requirements
- BS in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Electrical Engineering, or related field,
- 5+ years experience developing and benchmarking ML algorithms,
- Experience pushing and maintaining ML algorithms in production,
- Strong Python skills with experience in ML frameworks such as PyTorch,
- Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance,
- (Desirable) Experience fine-tuning transformer-based model,
- (Desirable) Experience deploying deep-learning based models to edge devices or air gapped environments,
- (Desirable) Prior experience in defense tech or start-up
What the job involves
- Anduril’s Lattice software platform integrates together many sensors into a single cohesive view of the world, providing needed context for our users,
- AI Engineers on Anduril’s Frontier AI team build edge-compatible, generative AI systems into the Lattice software platform to provide features and products that improve autonomy and reduce cognitive burden on the warfighter,
- Specific applications include but are not limited to automating mission planning, battle-space understanding, voice-control of assets, and enabling higher-levels of autonomy,
- Distill and fine-tune transformer architectures so they can be deployed onto edge devices or compute denied environments,
- Propose and prototype LLM-based Agentic systems that help solve real world problems, leveraging the latest state-of-the-art techniques in the field,
- Develop and maintain mission relevant benchmarks,
- Work cross-functionally with different business lines across Anduril to help discover and scope new research problems
Required Skills
Benchmarking
Machine Learning
Deployment of ML algorithms
Python
PyTorch
Transformer-based models
Algorithm Development
Deep Learning
Edge Device Deployment