AI​/ML Engineer - Defence Consultancy. Nursling LilyLifestyle

AI / ML Engineer

+ 50,000 - 72,000 DOE

+ Excellent Benefits

+ Southampton

+ Hybrid Working Patterns

You will join a high technology defence consultancy as an AI/ML Engineer and work alongside their customers to solve their complex and unique challenges.

You will be an experienced researcher or developer with a strong interest in state‑of‑the‑art AI and Machine Learning technologies.

The AI/ML Engineer is responsible for delivering novel solutions to our customers' challenging problems (Technically Complex or Novel Research), leading teams of engineers in delivering a mixture of small, early‑stage research projects and algorithmic components of larger, multi‑disciplinary development programmes.

You'll be primarily "hands on" and actively providing technical expertise across a broad range of AI/ML disciplines, including Computer Vision, Reinforcement Learning, LLMs and NLP.

Due to the sector you will need to be eligible for SC Clearance.

• Proven experience in AI/ML R&D (e.g. computer vision, reinforcement learning, NLP, also including Large Language Models).
• Significant experience conceiving novel applications of AI/ML techniques, particularly adapting and applying academic research.
• Strong understanding of and experience in software engineering - Experience of working in, and leading, agile teams and delivering complexity s includes experience developing with widely used software tooling and development languages (including Python).