Machine Learning Engineer

Overview

Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. is an industry-leading home, security and digital products company. We’re focused on exciting opportunities within the home, security and commercial building markets. Our driving purpose is to elevate every life by transforming spaces into havens. We believe our work and our brands can have incredibly positive impacts for not just our business and shareholders, but for people and the planet, too.

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We are seeking a talented and innovative Machine Learning Engineer to join our team of AI/ML engineers. This role focuses on developing, maintaining, and enhancing machine learning models. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in computer vision, deep learning, and deploying ML models in containerized environments.

POSITION LOCATION:

This position is eligible for a hybrid schedule based out of Deerfield, IL. Effective fall 2025, Fortune Brands will transition to a new world-class campus in Deerfield, bringing together associates from across our U.S. offices, brands, and functions. The campus will offer vibrant work spaces for collaboration, along with amenities for dining, onsite daycare, fitness and recreation.

• Develop and enhance Tensor Flow-based image classification models.
• Design and implement training pipelines for model iteration and improvement.
• Analyze model performance and implement techniques to improve accuracy and reduce false positives.
• Maintain and optimize existing ML inference services deployed in Kubernetes.
• Collaborate with Engineers to ensure seamless integration between machine learning components and API services.
• Monitor model performance in production and implement strategies to handle data drift.
• Work with labeled datasets from the review interface to improve model quality.
• Develop data preprocessing pipelines for image normalization and augmentation.
• Implement feedback loops utilizing corrections from subject matter experts and metrics.
• Research state-of-the-art computer vision techniques applicable to image recognition.
• Evaluate new approaches for improving identification accuracy and processing efficiency.
• Prototype and implement new features leveraging machine learning capabilities.
• Work with full-stack engineers to integrate ML components into the broader application.
• Partner with subject matter experts to understand domain-specific challenges.
• Document ML approaches, model versions, and performance metrics.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master's or Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or related field.
• 3+ years of experience in developing and deploying machine learning models.
• Strong background in computer vision and image classification.
• Proficiency in Python and machine learning frameworks (Tensor Flow required, ONNX or PyTorch a plus).
• Experience with containerized ML deployments (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Familiarity with REST APIs and microservices architectures.
• Knowledge of image processing techniques and computer vision algorithms.
• Understanding of ML model versioning, monitoring, and maintenance.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience with image recognition or similar identification systems.
• Background in developing systems that incorporate human feedback for model improvement.
• Familiarity with SQL or similar databases for storing model outputs and metadata.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines for ML model deployment.
• REACT development skills are anice to have

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