Mid-Level AI Engineer

About nou Systems, Inc.

nou Systems, Inc. (nSI) is a 100% employee-owned company founded in 2012. We have built a reputation for excellence in innovative engineering, prototype development, and technical and professional services in multiple markets, including missile defense, cybersecurity, test range modernization, and space control. Our diverse and highly skilled team delivers state-of-the-art products from concepts and prototypes to fully developed and integrated solutions.

We value teamwork and collaboration, and our culture is firmly established in treating our employees like family. We offer significant advancement and personal career development opportunities within our dynamic high-tech company.

About the Role

We are pleased to announce the opening for an AI Engineer who will join our Technical Solutions division and become part of our rapidly growing technology company operating in missile defense, cybersecurity, test range modernization, biotechnology, and space control marketspaces. You will be part of a team designing machine learning solutions from the lab to the field.

This is a mid-senior level position requiring extensive hands-on experience with deep learning models.

Responsibilities

• Develop, train, and analyze AI/ML systems such as deep reinforcement learning (DRL) analytics, explainability (XAI), adversarial machine learning methods, and model interpretability tools
• Architect AI solutions and navigate difficult tradeoffs
• Help identify and design training data sets
• Implement and customize AI models from open literature
• Develop MLOps pipelines
• Visualize and communicate results in written documents and oral presentations
• Brief technical concepts and results to non-specialist audiences
• Bring in new work to the Technical Solutions division through proposals and conferences
• Help develop junior engineers and add value beyond your own technical contributions
• Support multiple teams and work effectively with other teammates
• Strategically plan projects and architect elegant solutions

Basic Qualifications

• A master's degree in computer science, math, physics, or a related field (or bachelor's degree plus 2 additional years of experience)
• Strong intellectual curiosity; our solutions often require creative implementations and combinations of state-of-the-art methodology
• Ability to identify, understand, and apply relevant research literature
• Must possess or can obtain an active Secret clearance

Required Experience and Skills

• Extensive hands-on experience with deep learning models
• Strong software development fundamentals in Python
• Ability to organize a team to work efficiently
• Technical ingenuity and intellectual curiosity
• Hands-on engineering ability and passion for building tangible products
• Resourcefulness and creative problem-solving
• Great written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to interface with customers
• Team player mentality and ability to lead a variety of AI projects as opportunity presents

Lacking any of these disqualifies you from this job.

Preferred Qualifications

• Excellent understanding of the statistical foundations of machine learning
• Ability to cleanly structure machine learning projects in Python
• Experience with deep learning models (supervised, unsupervised, and reinforcement learning) using PyTorch, Tensorflow, or Jax
• Experience with MLOps tools (PyTorch Lightning, Optuna, MLflow, etc.)
• Experience deploying and maintaining AI models in production
• Experience with DevOps tools (Git, Gitlab, CI/CD, Remote Computing, Docker)
• Experience with time series data, satellite imagery, and graph neural networks
• Experience leading AI projects that require multidisciplinary solutions
• Demonstrated experience explaining technical concepts and data analysis results to non-specialist audiences, both through written documents and oral presentations
• Experience participating in SBIR or STTR projects or similar research programs
• Experience working in a fast paced environment with rapid prototyping

Benefits

nou Systems, Inc. offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and diverse benefits that reflect our company culture of service, excellence, and a supportive work environment. Benefits may vary based on status but the majority of our positions include the following:

• Competitive Wages
• Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Medical plan with Health Savings Account eligibility
• Company-funded Life, Short-Term & Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Personal Time Off, Vacation, and Paid Holidays
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Norton LifeLock
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Personal Development, Technical Learning Opportunities, & Lunch-n-Learns
• Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach

Final compensation for this position is determined by a variety of factors, such as a candidate's relevant work experience, skills, certifications, and geographic location.

Equal Opportunity

nSI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment opportunities at nSI are based upon a candidate's qualifications and capabilities to perform the essential functions of a particular job and are free from discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. U.S. citizenship is required for most positions.