Machine Learning​/AI Associate

Position:
Machine Learning/AI Associate

Location: Cincinnati, OH or Seattle, WA

Remote Status: Hybrid

Job : 163-569

# of Openings: 1

The Machine Learning / Artificial Intelligence Associate (GIS & Broadband Focus) is a quantitative, technical role supporting CQA's AI, machine learning, and geospatial analytics programs. The associate will help build and train ML models using broadband infrastructure data, geospatial datasets, satellite imagery, and national‑scale telecom‑related datasets.

• Build, train, and validate ML models using geospatial datasets, imagery, and broadband infrastructure data.
• Support computer vision initiatives, including object detection.
• Implement scalable model pipelines.
• Apply ML techniques to broadband cost modeling and network planning.

• Manage, clean, and process large geospatial datasets.
• Develop spatial ETL workflows.
• Assist with geospatial database development and API integrations.
• Conduct spatial statistical analyses.

• Support enhancements to CQA's geospatial and broadband analytical products.
• Contribute geospatial insights to research reports.
• Document processes and develop internal GIS/AI best practices.

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree in GIS, Computer Science, Data Science, Machine Learning, Geography, Geomatics, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related field.

• Familiarity with GIS concepts and spatial data formats.
• Experience with ML fundamentals and Python ML frameworks.
• Ability to work with large spatial datasets.
• Understanding of ETL and data engineering.
• Strong communication skills.

• Experience with ArcGIS, QGIS, GDAL, PostGIS.
• Experience with computer vision.
• Knowledge of broadband datasets or telecom infrastructure.
• Familiarity with cloud computing.

• Occasional travel to Seattle, Cincinnati or client locations.
• Must be eligible to work in the United States and have lived in the U.S. for the past three (3) years.
• Must be able to pass a U.S. Public Trust background investigation for access to the client site and computing systems; all candidates will be subject to a background check and pre-employment drug screening.

• Full-time, Permanent
• Salary: $75,000 to $85,000 base
• Bonus Pay and Profit Sharing
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• 401(k) matching
• Health insurance; company‑paid Dental, Vision, Life, and LTD insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Health savings account
• Vacation (10 days, increasing with years of service);
  Sick (5 days)
• 10 Paid Holidays
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Tuition reimbursement

Cost Quest is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on any protected basis. If you have a disability and need assistance during the application and selection process, please contact Betsy Thrush at  for accommodations.

Cost Quest Associates is a broadband consulting firm offering specialized consulting services, GIS data, and application products. Our team utilizes GIS solutions to design, develop, and implement economic models, applications, and geographic data to support the broadband telecommunications ecosystem. We serve Fortune 100 companies and federal and state government departments, delivering advanced broadband analysis and policy support.

Cost Quest services government clients and the broadband industry with valuation, appraisal, public policy, engineering cost, and business planning services. We excel in custom broadband telecommunications economics work and the creation of niche datasets and applications that enable informed decision‑making and efficient capital allocation for providers and regulators.

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