Lead Associate Artificial Intelligence​/Machine Learning; AI​/ML Systems Engineer

Responsibilities

Peraton is hiring a Lead Associate Systems Engineer with Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning (AI / ML) experience to facilitate the government customer's deployment of solutions as part of a large High Performance Computing (HPC) related program. This program is on the cutting edge and includes everything from HPC test planning and execution, architecture design and prototyping, and vendor outreach and collaboration support.

Program technical areas include commercial cloud technologies, high performance computing, and enterprise architecture. The program is tactically important to the national security of the United States and the work on these missions are frequently recognized for their results and the Lead Associate Systems Engineer will be directly involved in ensuring the government is successful in achieving their planned objectives of this growing, high-profile program.

The Systems Engineer will:

• Analyze user’s requirements, concept of operations documents, and high-level system architectures to develop system requirements specifications.
• Analyze system requirements and leads design and development activities. Guides users in formulating requirements, advises alternative approaches, and conducts feasibility studies.
• Provide technical leadership for the integration of requirements, design, and technology.
• Incorporate new plans, designs and systems into ongoing operations.
• Develop technical documentation.
• Develop system architecture and system design documentation.
• Guide system development and implementation planning through assessment or preparation of system engineering management plans and system integration and test plans.
• Interact with the government regarding systems engineering technical considerations and for associated problems, issues or conflicts.
• Be responsible for the technical integrity of work performed and deliverables associated with the Systems Engineering area of responsibility.
• Communicate with other program personnel, government overseers, and senior executives. Candidate must have excellent communication and collaboration skills with a variety of stakeholder groups, ability to proactively engage with these groups to understand requirements and inform system architecture decisions. #AJCM

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Position requires an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph. Most recent polygraph must have been within the last 5 years.
• REQUIRED EDUCATION/
  
  EXPERIENCE:
  • A High School Diploma or GED plus twelve (12) years of general systems engineering experience, OR
  • Bachelor’s degree in a qualified engineering field or a related discipline from an accredited college or university plus seven (7) years of systems engineering experience, OR
  • A Master’s degree in a qualified engineering field or a related discipline from an accredited college or university plus five (5) years of systems engineering experience, OR
  • A PhD in a Qualified Engineering Field or a related discipline from an accredited college or university plus three (3) years of systems engineering experience.
• Experience with Cloud Architecture/ Cloud Engineer/ Platform Engineering (especially in AWS)
• Experience with AI/ML system design and implementation. This should include:
  • High-level understanding of the AI lifecycle (development, training, inference, monitoring)
  • Experience with ML pipeline development, model deployment, and Dev Ops/MLOps
• Must have understanding System security and networking (particularly the implementation of system security on classified systems)
• Must have understanding of data engineering and data lifecycle management

• Experience with Amazon Safe Maker is a plus

Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Peraton offers enhanced benefits to employees working on this critical National Security program, which include heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage for you and your dependents, 25 days of PTO accrued annually up to a generous PTO cap and eligible to participate in an attractive bonus plan.

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