Research Engineer (Machine Learning)

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