Senior AI Researcher

ARS is seeking a full-time Senior AI Researcher to support and provide insights and solutions to customers. The Senior AI Researcher will assist with all aspects of the AI/ML lifecycle specifically the application of Dev*Ops in a dynamic M&S environment applying sound digital engineering and management practices, agile software and open architecture strategies and interoperability standards.

Why Work with us?

Applied Research Solutions (ARS) is respected as a world-class provider of technically integrated solutions as we deliver premier talent and technology across our focused markets for unparalleled, continuous mission support. Awarded a Best Places to Work nominee since 2020, ARS recognizes that without our career- driven, loyal professionals, we would not be able to deliver state-of-the-art results for our mission partners. We firmly believe that prioritizing our employees is of the upmost importance. We provide a culture where our employees are challenged to meet their career goals and aspirations, while still obtaining a work/life balance. ARS employees are motivated through our industry competitive benefits package, our awards and recognition program, and personalized attention from ARS Senior Managers. 

The Senior AI Researcher will be responsible for deriving and implementing solutions to real-world problems with a broad technical understanding of the various applied application domains that encompass concepts specifically related to autonomous vehicle sensing and perception operations in a collaborative information sharing environment

A strong candidate will have experience with broad aspects of developing and applying AI/ML algorithm training techniques such as Bayesian HPO to facilitate rapid RL/ML agent learning.  The Senior AI Researcher will contribute to the ARS AI/ML program's strategic growth by consistently providing excellent technical and analytical leadership and measurable results across multiple AI/ML projects.

Responsibilities Include:

• Contribute to multiple AI/ML programs in various phases of their lifecycles—Dev*Ops of planning, data, development,  and deployment
• Implement mature applied mathematical techniques such as Bayesian Estimation, Neural Networks, and Reinforcement Learning to solving real world autonomous vehicle operations
• Be conversant on the current AI/ML developments, practices and principals
• Generate and propose analytical approaches that fit technical and business requirements and constraints
• Curate, tag, and wrangle data
• Be a proficient algorithm developer; MATLAB, and/or C++ skills are critical
• Demonstrate flexibility, scalability regarding your development environment and platform
• Coordinate with others to ensure optimized hardware/software/resource utilization
• Ensure solutions meet and comply with all security and contractual requirements
• Demonstrated experience writing technical proposals.
• Other duties as required

Qualification/Technical Experience Required:

• U.S. Citizen
• Able to obtain at least a Secret clearance
• PhD or MS in Applied Mathematics with undergraduate work in the field of Computer Engineering
• A minimum of 10 years working within a DOD/Government Environments
• Thorough understanding of state of the art and trends in the AI/ML field
• Ability to wrangle data, competence in a variety of languages and optimize algorithms
• Competence in a variety of languages; examples: Python, MATLAB, Java, C++, LISP, R
•  Program Management experience related to capturing requirements and scoping solutions
•  Ability to work independently and as a team member
•  Demonstrated initiative with product or algorithm development
•  Exceptional verbal and written communication skills

All positions at Applied Research Solutions are subject to background investigations. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background investigation including criminal history and identity check.

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