58 ml research scientist jobs at 25 companies in Sudley, VA

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AI and ML Research Scientist
Adelphi, Maryland, United States
$69k-$158k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Booz Allen Hamilton
Booz Allen HamiltonNYSE: BAH: Global firm providing management, technology, and engineering consulting services.
Doctorate in Electrical Engineering; end-to-end computer vision R&D, algorithm and pipeline deployment experience, agentic AI research skills, deep learning knowledge, and ability to obtain Secret clearance.
Python, Embedded C, Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge, Apple Safari, Opera Browser, Blackberry Browser, IoT, AI, machine learning, computer vision, containerization, cloud computing, hierarchical classification, 2D-3D representation, deep learning, Agentic AI, multi-view geometry, synthetic data generation, domain adaptation, multi-modal models
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AI/ML Research Scientist - Agentic Systems
Herndon or Annapolis Junction or Bowie
$112k-$179k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Peraton Labs
Peraton Labs: Private applied research organization developing cybersecurity, communications, electronic-warfare, mobility, and analytics technologies for government and commercial customers.
3+ YOEUS citizen eligible for FAA Public Trust; degree (Bachelors+ with 8+ yrs, Masters+ with 6+ yrs, or PhD+ with 3+ yrs); strong Python software skills, additional languages (C, C++, JavaScript), LLM/API experience, AI/ML background, and local to specified MD/VA sites.
Python, C, C++, JavaScript, PyTorch, TensorFlow, Anthropic Model Context Protocol (MCP), Kubernetes, Terraform, LLMs
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AI/ML Research Scientist - Agentic Systems
Herndon, Virginia, United States
$112k-$179k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Peraton Labs
Peraton Labs: Private applied research organization developing cybersecurity, communications, electronic-warfare, mobility, and analytics technologies for government and commercial customers.
3+ YOEDegree (BSc+8 yrs / MSc+6 yrs / PhD+3 yrs), strong Python and software development skills, experience with C/C++/JavaScript, demonstrated AI/ML work, LLM API experience, US citizenship and ability to obtain FAA Public Trust, local to specified MD/VA sites.
Python, C, C++, JavaScript, PyTorch, TensorFlow, Anthropic Model Context Protocol (MCP), Kubernetes, Terraform
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AI and ML Research Scientist
Adelphi, Maryland, United States
$69k-$158k/yr HybridFull Time, Part Time
Booz Allen Hamilton
Booz Allen HamiltonNYSE: BAH: Global firm providing management, technology, and engineering consulting services.
Doctorate in Electrical Engineering; computer vision R&D, cross-functional algorithm development, deployment pipelines, agentic AI research, and knowledge of deep learning, 2D/3D representation, multi-view geometry, and synthetic data.
Python, Embedded C, Internet of Things (IoT), containerization, cloud computing platforms
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Research Scientist
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
$150k-$173k/yr OnsiteFull Time
The Nuclear Company
The Nuclear Company: U.S. nuclear infrastructure platform integrating reactor deployment, plant services, and operating systems for fleet-scale nuclear power.
PhD (or MS with strong research) in a quantitative field; hands-on deep RL experience (PPO, TRPO, SAC, DQN, IQL); simulation engineering; production-quality Python and PyTorch; experience deploying and monitoring ML/RL systems.
Python, PyTorch, PPO, TRPO, SAC, DQN, IQL, CQL, TD3+BC, Decision Transformer, MADDPG, QMIX, MAPPO, GCN
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Assistant Research Scientist (PREP0004936)
Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States
$50k-$100k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Whiting School of Engineering
Whiting School of Engineering: 's nonprofit engineering school educates undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students and conducts engineering research.
Experience conducting AI/ML research for manufacturing, developing and transitioning trustworthy AI, knowledge of NIST AI RMF, and strong analytical and communication skills.
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Research Scientist 2 (50% Telework)
Laurel or Maryland or Virginia or Colorado or Texas or Utah or Alaska or Hawaii
$82-$111/hr HybridFull Time
Wyetech
Wyetech: Computer engineering services firm supporting federal government missions.
11+ YOEU.S. citizenship and active TS/SCI with agency polygraph required. Bachelor's in STEM and 11 years' experience. Experience with ML/MT, transformers, text pipelines, Docker, Python, C/C++ and research prototyping.
Machine Learning, Machine Translation, transformer, Marian, Docker, Python, C/C++, Large Language Models
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Assistant Research Scientist (PREP0004904)
Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States
$38k-$56k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Whiting School of Engineering
Whiting School of Engineering: 's nonprofit engineering school educates undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students and conducts engineering research.
B.S. in CS or enrollment in graduate CS/Computational Biology/Bioinformatics; proficiency in Python, ML frameworks, NLP, Git; strong communication and interdisciplinary collaboration skills.
Python, PyTorch, TensorFlow, JAX, Git, Claude, GPT-4, Llama, STAMP
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Senior Applied Research Scientist
Bethesda or Chevy Chase or Palo Alto or New York City
$115k-$230k/yr HybridFull Time
GEICO
GEICO: A leading provider of auto and property insurance.
3+ YOEMaster’s or PhD in a quantitative field or equivalent experience; 3+ years developing production AI/ML models; Python, SQL, PyTorch, Scikit-learn, experimentation, causal analysis, and technical leadership.
Python, SQL, PyTorch, Scikit-learn
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Senior AI/ML Applied Scientist - Remote
Eden Prairie or Minneapolis or Washington or United States
RemoteFull Time
UnitedHealth Group
UnitedHealth GroupNYSE: UNH: Diversified health care helping people live healthier lives.
3+ YOEPhD in a related field, 3+ years AI/ML experience (LLM/NLP), 3+ years with Python and deep learning (PyTorch or TensorFlow), publication record in top ML/NLP venues, strong communication and statistical skills.
Python, PyTorch, TensorFlow, Spark, Snowflake, GitHub
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Senior Autonomous Systems Research Scientist
Pittsburgh or Arlington
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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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Senior Machine Learning Research Scientist - Frontier Lab
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 with 10 years, MS with 8 years, or PhD with 5 years of relevant experience; expertise in applied AI/ML, strong prototyping and evaluation skills, technical leadership, and communication.
NeurIPS, ICLR, ICML, MLCON
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2027 PhD Graduate Software Engineering/ML/Data Scientist - Intelligence Systems
Laurel, Maryland, United States
$105k-$245k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory
Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory: University-affiliated research center serving national security and science.
0+ YOEPhD in computer science, mathematics, engineering, or related technical field; recent graduates accepted. Must obtain Interim Secret clearance and ultimately Top Secret clearance; U.S. citizenship required.
Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML)
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Applied Scientist II
Reston, Virginia, United States
$155k-$204k/yr HybridFull Time
Qualtrics
Qualtrics: Private cloud software helping organizations manage customer and employee experiences by identifying and resolving friction across touchpoints.
3+ YOEBachelor's and Ph.D. in Computer Science or related field; 3+ years of academic or industrial ML research; Agentic AI, deep learning, programming, and large-scale ML deployment experience.
Python, TensorFlow, PyTorch, SageMaker, MLFlow, MXNet, Large Language Models, Deep Learning, Data Science, Natural Language Processing, NLP, Agentic AI, Conversational AI
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Postdoctoral Scientist - Schulze Lab
Ashburn, Virginia, United States
$74k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Janelia Research Campus
Janelia Research Campus: Private nonprofit biomedical research institute advancing biology, human health, and science education for researchers and educators.
PhD in neuroscience/computer science/engineering or related; experience with VR systems, hardware–software integration, ML and computational analysis; strong communication and independent research skills.
Unity, LICONN
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Sr. Applied Scientist, PXT Central Science
Boston or Seattle or Bellevue or Arlington or San Francisco
$192k-$260k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Amazon
AmazonNASDAQ: AMZN: Multinational technology focused on e-commerce and cloud computing.
3+ YOEPhD or Master's+6yrs applied research; 3+ years building ML models; experience with deep learning, NLP, causal inference, and production ML systems; strong programming and communication skills.
Java, C++, Python, R, scikit-learn, Spark MLLib, MxNet, Tensorflow, numpy, scipy, Hadoop, Spark, AWS, LLMs
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COMPUTER SCIENTIST (AI INNOVATION LEAD)
Fort Meade or Arlington or Quantico or Stafford
$167k-$197k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency
Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency: The executive department responsible for coordinating United States military forces.
1+ YOEBachelor's degree in computer science or specified mathematics, statistics, and computer science coursework, plus at least one year of specialized AI/ML architecture, Agile software engineering, governance, acquisition, and stakeholder liaison experience.
Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), Agile, Minimum Viable Products (MVPs), NIST AI RMF, Software Acquisition Pathways, DoDI 5000.87, DoW CDAO, CIO
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Data Scientist
Chantilly, Virginia, United States
OnsiteFull Time
SAIC
SAICNASDAQ: SAIC: Premier technology integrator for defense, space, and civilian markets.
2+ YOEActive TS/SCI with polygraph; bachelor\u0002s +2 years (or master\u0002s); experience in software architectures, ML, ontologies, dataset generation, model evaluation, responsible AI, Agile (Scrum/SAFe), and cloud architectures.
Microsoft Office, Scrum, SAFe
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Senior SAR Imagery Scientist
Springfield, Virginia, United States
OnsiteFull Time
ManTech International
ManTech International: Advancing the future of defense through innovative technology.
10+ YOERequires 10+ years experience (degree may substitute years), 4+ years as a SAR expert, experience with SAR phenomenology, image formation, metadata, remote sensing and imagery processing; TS/SCI clearance with polygraph required; CV/ML experience preferred.
APIs, ETL, CV, ML
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Data Scientist
Sterling or Tampa
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Core One Solutions
Core One Solutions: Private U.S. defense contractor providing intelligence analysis, operational support, training, logistics, and strategic services to government clients.
5+ YOEMaster's degree preferred in a technical field; 5–12 years of data science or operations research experience, including 5 years supporting combatant command, joint headquarters, or Defense Department environments.
R, R Shiny, Python, Python Shiny, SQL, PostgreSQL, Microsoft Office, Microsoft SharePoint, MAVEN Smart Systems, Command and Control of the Information Environment (C2IE), Advana, AI, ML, Git, Large Language Models