Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Radar & Remote Sensing
Remote / Online - Candidates ideally in
Chantilly, Fairfax County, Virginia, 22021, USA
Listed on 2026-08-25
Chantilly, Fairfax County, Virginia, 22021, USA
Listing for:
Jobtailor
Remote/Work from Home
position Listed on 2026-08-25
Job specializations:
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Software Development
Machine Learning/ ML Engineer, Python, AI Engineer (Applied/Software)
Job Description & How to Apply Below
- Own the radar and ML technical stack across radar/SAR simulation, machine learning, scientific software, and compute infrastructure
- Act as a technical liaison between radar engineering, machine learning, software engineering, and operations teams
- Develop and maintain radar and SAR simulation pipelines, including synthetic data generation, scene/return modeling, and validation workflows
- Design, build, and refine end-to-end ML models and pipelines for radar-related tasks
- Perform preprocessing, training, evaluation, and deployment-ready packaging
- Utilize and analyze radar, 3D model, EO/IR, and sensing‑adjacent defense datasets
- Create radar products and technical deliverables, including APIs, data schemas, containers, documentation, and integration guidance
- Design, configure, and optimize local compute environments, GPU/eGPU setups, remote compute, storage, networking, containerization, and benchmarking
- Support ML inference/training on constrained or embedded compute, including RFSoCs and FPGAs
- Collaborate with RF/hardware partners on RF code processing, radar outputs, and deployable radar hardware productization
- Help deploy and maintain web applications and internal tools on classified or restricted networks
- Contribute to technical writing, SBIR proposals, and system documentation
- Active TS/SCI clearance
- US Citizenship is required
- Deep experience in Synthetic Aperture Radar, non-imaging radar, remote sensing, or signal processing
- Solid understanding of radar/SAR fundamentals, including I/Q and complex‑valued data, simulation techniques, image formation algorithms and radar‑to‑image pipelines, and coherent vs. incoherent processing
- Proven experience with radar or remote sensing simulations
- Strong proficiency with scientific Python libraries, including Num Py, PyTorch, Sci Py, Matplotlib, Jupyter, and related scientific stacks
- Ability to build end-to-end ML pipelines encompassing data preprocessing, training, evaluation, versioning, packaging, and hand‑off to other engineers
- Hands‑on experience with GPU compute, including PyTorch, CUDA, NVIDIA tooling, remote GPU servers, and local GPU compute
- Ability to explain radar/ML concepts to non‑radar engineers and produce clear technical deliverables
- Adherence to software engineering principles and best practices, including clean code, testing, and version control
- Exceptional communication skills and ability to produce high‑quality technical documentation and deliverables
- Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer
- Must be able to lift up to 10–15 pounds at a time
Demonstrates expertise in Synthetic Aperture Radar and machine learning, with a strong ability to develop and maintain radar simulation pipelines and end-to-end ML models. Proficient in scientific Python libraries and GPU compute, with a focus on producing clear technical documentation and deliverables.
Highest‑signal resume keywords- Synthetic Aperture Radar Expertise
- End‑to‑End ML Pipeline Development
- Scientific Python Proficiency
- GPU Compute Experience ATS Optimization Keywords Hard Skills
- Radar Simulation
- Machine Learning Models
- Data Preprocessing
- Image Formation Algorithms
- Version Control
- Testing Best Practices
- Synthetic Data Generation
- Scene/Return Modeling
- Coherent Processing
- Non‑Imaging Radar
- Exceptional Communication Skills
- Technical Writing
- Active TS/SCI Clearance
- US Citizenship
- Remote Sensing
- Signal Processing
- Radar Fundamentals
- RF Code Processing
- Embedded Compute
- Technical Deliverables
- SBIR Proposals
- Compute Infrastructure
- Data Schemas
- Integration Guidance
- Num Py
- Py Torch
- Sci Py
- Matplotlib
- Jupyter
- CUDA
- NVIDIA Tooling
- Remote GPU Servers
- Containerization
- APIs
Position Requirements
10+ Years
work experience
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