Synergy ECP
AI

Junior AI Engineer

Synergy ECP · Columbia, MD, US · $100k - $135k

Actively hiring Posted 3 months ago

Responsibilities

  • Support development, training, and evaluation of machine learning and AI models
  • Assist in building data pipelines to support model training and inference
  • Work with structured and unstructured datasets (text, logs, documents, etc.)
  • Contribute to experimentation frameworks and model benchmarking
  • Support integration of AI capabilities into production systems and APIs
  • Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented Python code
  • Participate in code reviews and collaborative engineering processes
  • Assist in MLOps activities (model versioning, monitoring, CI/CD integration)
  • Ensure compliance with security and governance requirements in federal environments
  • Document technical approaches and support customer briefings as needed

Basic qualifications

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, Mathematics, or related technical field
  • 0–3 years of experience in AI/ML, software engineering, or data engineering
  • Proficiency in Python
  • Experience with one or more ML libraries (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow, scikit-learn)
  • Data preprocessing and feature engineering
  • Model evaluation metrics
  • Git-based version control
  • Understanding of basic statistics and machine learning concepts
  • Strong problem-solving skills and willingness to learn
  • Ability to work in a collaborative team environment
  • U.S. Citizenship (if required for federal work)

Preferred qualifications

  • Experience working with NLP, LLMs, or generative AI systems
  • Familiarity with vector databases or embeddings
  • Exposure to MLOps tools (MLflow, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines)
  • Experience in AWS, Azure, or GovCloud environments
  • Knowledge of data governance and secure development practices
  • Prior internship or project experience in AI/ML
  • Active security clearance (if applicable)
  • Contribute meaningfully to at least one production AI deployment
  • Demonstrate ability to independently build and evaluate ML models
  • Follow secure development and data governance best practices
  • Collaborate effectively with senior engineers and stakeholders
  • Support mission-driven AI solutions aligned with federal customer needs
  • Work on high-impact AI solutions supporting national mission priorities
  • Gain hands-on experience in secure, production AI environments
  • Collaborate with senior AI and data engineering professionals
  • Opportunity for rapid growth into mid-level AI Engineer roles
  • Competitive compensation and benefits

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