Machine Learning Engineer

About this role

Kitware seeks a Machine Learning Engineer to develop and deploy AI/ML solutions spanning computer vision, NLP, and generative AI technologies. You'll work on cutting-edge research projects for government agencies and commercial clients, contributing to open-source platforms and solving real-world problems through field collaboration and live demonstrations.

What you'll do

• Design and implement machine learning models for computer vision, NLP, and vision-language applications
• Collaborate with customers on dynamic, real-world AI problem-solving
• Contribute to open-source AI platforms including XAITK, NRTK, and GeoWATCH
• Participate in field tests and customer site demonstrations
• Apply state-of-the-art AI approaches to government and commercial projects
• Support research and development efforts for government R&D agencies

What they're looking for

• Machine learning and deep learning frameworks
• Computer vision and image processing
• Natural language processing
• Python or similar ML programming languages
• Generative AI technologies
• Open-source software development
• Data extraction from multiple sources
• Algorithm development and optimization

Benefits

• Direct collaboration with premier government agencies (DARPA, IARPA, AFRL, etc.)
• Customer site visits and field test participation
• Opportunity to contribute to impactful open-source projects
• Work on cutting-edge AI research and development
• Exposure to diverse real-world applications