42 ml research engineer jobs at 33 companies in Virginia

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AI/ML Engineer
McLean or Virginia
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GRVTY
GRVTY: Defense technology firm delivering automated intelligence and mission support.
6+ YOEActive TS/SCI with Polygraph required; 6+–8+ years experience depending on degree; expertise in RAG, LLM integration, Python, AI/ML libraries, Postgres schema design, and REST APIs; must work onsite in McLean, VA full time.
Python, Postgres, Docker, AWS, REST API, vector databases, LLMs
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Senior Research Engineer - Experimental Engineering
Yonkers or Washington or Colchester or Arizona or California or Connecticut or Illinois or Maryland or Massachusetts or Michigan or New Hampshire or New Jersey or New York or Texas or Vermont or Virginia or District of Columbia
$115k-$160k/yr RemoteFull Time
Consumer Reports
Consumer Reports: Independent nonprofit consumer organization providing product testing, journalism, ratings, research, and advocacy for consumers.
Senior research engineer with deep full-stack software engineering experience, strong applied AI/ML knowledge, prototyping and R&D experience, Python/FastAPI and frontend (React/React Native) familiarity, and ability to lead experiments and mentor engineers.
AI, Machine Learning, Python, FastAPI, React, React Native, RAG
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AI/ML Engineer
McLean, Virginia, United States
$180k-$250k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Finch AI
Finch AI: AI software helping government and commercial analysts extract trusted insights from massive unstructured datasets.
6+ YOEActive TS/SCI with polygraph required, 6+ years relevant experience (varies with degree), strong Python and AI/ML expertise, experience with RAG, LLM integration, REST APIs and Postgres, ability to perform independent technical research.
Python, Postgres, AWS, Docker, REST API, vector databases, LLM, RAG
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Senior Advanced AI Research Engineer
Mountain View or Albany or Arlington or Atlanta or Austin or Beaverton or Bentonville or Boston or Carmel or Charlotte or Chicago or Cincinnati or Cleveland or Columbus or Culver City or Denver or Des Moines or Detroit or Hartford or Houston or Irving or Kirkland or Miami or Milwaukee or Minneapolis or Morristown or Nashville or New York City or Oklahoma City or Overland Park or Philadelphia or Pittsburgh or Raleigh or Redmond or Sacramento or San Diego or San Francisco or Scottsdale or Seattle or St. Louis or St. Petersburg or Walnut Creek
$123k-$338k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Accenture
AccentureNYSE: ACN: Global professional services delivering 360° value.
5+ YOEBachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, or related field; 5+ years Python or Node.js/TypeScript and AI/ML systems experience; research-to-production expertise preferred.
Python, Node.js, TypeScript, FastAPI, asyncio, Kubernetes, OpenTelemetry, Microsoft Excel
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AI/ML Engineer, Mid (Clearance Required)
Reston, Virginia, United States
$133k-$208k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Noblis
Noblis: Nonprofit science, technology, and strategy organization for government missions.
3+ YOEActive TS/SCI with polygraph, degree with relevant years of experience, experience deploying ML/LLM models to production, proficiency with PyTorch, Docker, Kubernetes, Python, JavaScript, AWS, and implementing MLOps/DevOps practices.
PyTorch, Ray, Docker, FastAPI, Kubernetes, Python, JavaScript, AWS, MLflow, Kubeflow, SageMaker Pipelines, TensorFlow, scikit-learn, Apache Spark, Dask, Azure Machine Learning, Google Vertex AI, SageMaker
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Research Software Engineer, AI/ML
Blacksburg, Virginia, United States
$110k-$130k/yr HybridFull Time
Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech: Public land-grant research university serving the commonwealth.
Master's degree or equivalent experience; Linux, software or web service development, and containerization experience required. LLM, HPC, AI applications, CI/CD, monitoring, and observability experience preferred.
Linux, vLLM, SGLang, llama.cpp, Grafana, Prometheus
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Cleared AI/ML Engineer
Chantilly, Virginia, United States
$114k-$159k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Accenture Federal Services
Accenture Federal ServicesNew York Stock Exchange: ACN: Technology and management consulting for U.S. federal agencies.
US citizen with active TS/SCI clearance. Hands-on experience with Python/JavaScript/Rust, deep learning frameworks, MLOps/CI-CD toolsets, cloud deployment (AWS/Azure/GCP), and production model lifecycle.
Python, JavaScript, Rust, TensorFlow, TensorRT, PyTorch, HuggingFace, MLFlow, WandB, Airflow, Kubeflow, Gitlab CI, DVC, AWS, Microsoft Azure, GCP
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Senior Advanced AI Research Engineer
Mountain View or Milwaukee or Dallas or Columbus or Kirkland or Cincinnati or New York City or Cleveland or Oklahoma City or Austin or Albany or Chicago or St. Petersburg or Hartford or Pittsburgh or St. Louis or Miami or Sacramento or Raleigh or Minneapolis or Scottsdale or San Francisco or Morristown or Denver or Boston or Philadelphia or Des Moines or Overland Park or Los Angeles or Charlotte or Walnut Creek or Carmel or Seattle or Houston or Arlington or Atlanta or Redmond or Bentonville or Beaverton or Nashville or Detroit or San Diego
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Accenture
AccentureNYSE: ACN: Global professional services delivering 360° value.
5+ YOEBachelor's degree or equivalent experience, 5+ years with Python and/or Node.js/TypeScript, and 5+ years with AI/ML systems. Research-to-production experience preferred; Kubernetes, databases, tracing, and async Python are bonuses.
Python, Node.js, TypeScript, FastAPI, asyncio, Kubernetes, OpenTelemetry, CI
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Research Associate in Computer Science
Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
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University of Virginia
University of Virginia: Public research university offering undergraduate and graduate academic programs.
PhD in computer science, electrical engineering, operations research, or related field by start date; strong ML research record; expertise in diffusion/generative models, optimal power flow, GNNs or physics-informed ML; proficiency with PyTorch.
PyTorch
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Geotechnical Engineer
McLean, Virginia, United States
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Redhawk
Redhawk: Service-disabled veteran-owned IT consulting and technology solutions provider serving government agencies and Fortune 500 companies.
Master's in civil engineering with geotechnical concentration, bridge geotechnical and soil-structure interaction experience, hands-on laboratory research, publications, and strong computational and data analysis skills.
MATLAB, Python, R, Machine Learning (ML), Artificial Intelligence (AI), PLAXIS, Abaqus, FLAC, ASTM, AASHTO, OSHA
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AI/ML Engineer/Data Scientist / Public Trust
Warrenton, Virginia, United States
$104k-$166k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Peraton
Peraton: Provider of mission-critical national security technologies and services.
8+ YOEBachelor's degree (or +4 years experience),8+ years technical experience,fluency in AI/ML,proficiency with Bash and Python,containerization experience,ability to obtain Public Trust,and U.S. citizenship required.
Bash, Python, Docker, Podman, OpenShift, Kubernetes, Databricks Data and AI platform, SAFe Agile
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Talent Intelligence Research Engineer
Alexandria, Virginia, United States
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McChrystal Group
McChrystal Group: Private U.S. management consulting firm helping organizations transform leadership, teamwork, decision-making, and organizational performance.
4+ YOEBachelor's in quantitative field, 4+ years relevant experience, strong Python and analytical skills, experience with ML/NLP, web scraping/data acquisition, working with large structured and unstructured datasets, and ability to obtain U.S. Government security clearance.
Python, web scraping, natural language processing, machine learning, large language models, AI
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Senior Autonomous Systems Research Scientist
Pittsburgh or Arlington
OnsiteFull Time
Software Engineering Institute
Software Engineering Institute: Nonprofit federally funded research center advancing software, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence for U.S. national security.
5+ YOERequires BS plus 10 years, MS plus 8 years, or PhD plus 5 years in robotics, computer science, machine learning, electrical engineering, or related field; published ML/robotics research and leadership experience.
Python, C, C++
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Research Associate in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
$48k-$90k/yr OnsiteFull Time
University of Virginia
University of Virginia: Public research university offering undergraduate and graduate academic programs.
PhD in mathematics, statistics, or related field by start date; within 5 years post-PhD; research experience in CFD, numerical methods, scalable solvers, C++ and parallel programming, stochastic PDEs, model reduction, UQ, or scientific ML.
C++, HPC, CFD
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Senior Data Scientist / AI Machine Learning Research Engineer
Sterling, Virginia, United States
$113k-$238k/yr OnsiteFull Time
CACI
CACINYSE: CACI: Provider of specialized IT and mission-critical government services.
7+ YOEMaster's in quantitative field +7 years experience, US citizen with active Top Secret/SCI clearance (polygraph), strong ML, statistics, Python/SQL, cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP), Spark/Airflow, TensorFlow/PyTorch/scikit-learn, and Linux experience.
AWS, Azure, GCP, Python, SQL, Spark, Airflow, TensorFlow, PyTorch, scikit-learn, Linux
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R&D Engineer / Scientist
Chester, Virginia, United States
$95k-$143k/yr OnsiteFull Time
AdvanSix
AdvanSixNYSE: ASIX: Public U.S. chemical manufacturer producing nylon 6 resins, chemical intermediates, and ammonium sulfate fertilizers for global customers.
5+ YOEPhD preferred or Master’s in polymer/materials/chemical engineering,5+ years polymer R&D with polyamide/nylon focus,polymer synthesis,process development/scale-up,analytical characterization,DOE/Statistical methods,and AI/ML-enabled experimentation.
DSC, GPC, IR, NMR, rheology, AI, machine learning, Design of Experiments (DOE), Six Sigma
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Machine Learning Engineer
Woburn or Arlington
$115k-$140k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Systems & Technology Research
Systems & Technology Research: Advanced research and development for national security and defense.
Develop and deploy AI/ML models, analyze large noisy datasets, build scalable services, and collaborate with customers; U.S. citizenship and security clearance eligibility required.
Python, NumPy, Pandas, scikit-learn, PyTorch, matplotlib, Git, JIRA, Confluence, AWS, Hadoop, Spark, Dask, MapReduce
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Quantum Engineer SME
Springfield, Virginia, United States
OnsiteFull Time
DCS Corp
DCS Corp: Employee-owned provider of engineering and technical services for defense agencies.
10+ YOEUS citizen with active TS/SCI clearance, PhD (10+ yrs) or MS (12+ yrs), 5+ yrs quantum computing experience, quantum ML and GEOINT domain expertise, experience with PennyLane or Qiskit, algorithm development and technical communication skills.
PennyLane, Qiskit
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Senior Machine Learning Engineer, AI Evaluation
Alexandria, Virginia, United States
$100k-$130k/yr HybridFull Time
Society for Human Resource Management
Society for Human Resource Management: Nonprofit professional association serving human resource professionals through membership, education, research, certification, and workplace advocacy.
7+ YOEBachelor's degree or equivalent experience and 7+ years in ML/LLM engineering, applied AI, data science, or research infrastructure. Requires Python, production systems, AI evaluation, cloud infrastructure, and reproducibility expertise.
Python, BigQuery, Vertex AI, IAM, Looker, Looker Studio, Google Cloud Platform
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Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning Lead Verification and Validation Engineer
State College or Reston
$140k-$266k/yr OnsiteFull Time
The Pennsylvania State University
The Pennsylvania State University: A public, land-grant research university based in Pennsylvania.
14+ YOEBachelor's in CS/Data Science/Engineering, extensive experience designing/managing data curation, annotation, and IV&V workflows for AI/ML; Python and SQL proficiency; experience with annotation tools and data versioning; U.S. citizenship and clearance eligibility.
Python, SQL, CVAT, Label Studio, DVC, LakeFS, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, Azure