Applied Machine Learning Engineer II - Advanced Engineering & Technology

What You’ll Do

• Research and evaluate emerging AI and ML technologies, advancing them through the Technology Readiness Level (TRL) process from concept through technology integration.
• Frame engineering problems as ML problems by assessing ML value versus physics-based or analytical approaches and defining practical success criteria.
• Design, train, evaluate, and deploy ML models to solve applied science and engineering problems that expand product development capabilities.
• Build end-to-end ML workflows spanning data acquisition, feature engineering, model development, validation, and deployment (PyTorch, TensorFlow, CUDA, Azure ML).
• Deploy ML enabled systems on edge hardware and cloud infrastructure to support engineering decisions.
• Prepare technology transfer packages by documenting architecture decisions, known limitations, data requirements, and deployment specifications to enable technology adoption.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver ML solutions aligned with engineering needs.
• Identify and assess emerging technologies via literature, universities, conferences, and vendor engagement.

Required

• BS in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, Computer Science, Data Science, or related engineering discipline, with advanced coursework or experience in Machine Learning.
• +3 or more years of experience applying ML to physical-world engineering or scientific problems (materials, mechanical systems, manufacturing, sensor systems, chemical processes, or similar).
• Demonstrated experience designing, training, evaluating, and deploying ML models on real-world problems.
• Strong working knowledge of Python and the scientific computing ecosystem (NumPy, SciPy, Pandas, scikit-learn), with working knowledge of SQL.
• Hands-on experience with at least one deep learning framework (PyTorch or TensorFlow) and familiarity with cloud ML platforms (Azure ML, AWS SageMaker, or equivalent).
• Strong mathematical foundations in linear algebra, probability, statistics, and optimization, with the ability to reason about loss functions, convergence behavior, and model assumptions.
• Demonstrated ability to formulate ambiguous engineering or scientific problems into well-defined ML problems with clear objectives and evaluation criteria.
• Curiosity-driven approach to learning new technologies and methods, with emphasis on applying machine learning to real-world scientific and engineering challenges.
• Ability to work across a diverse range of data types.
• Hands-on approach to collaboration and evaluation of technologies.
• Ability to thrive in an ambiguous and fast-paced environment, where problem definitions evolve.
• Ability to travel 10% of the time (domestic and international).

Preferred

• Master’s Degree or PhD in relevant field.
• Familiarity with physics-informed ML approaches, embedding physical constraints in model architecture, or surrogate modeling for simulation acceleration.
• Experience with computer vision for engineering applications.
• Exposure to edge deployment: model optimization containerized deployment to industrial hardware.
• Experience with design of experiments (DOE), uncertainty quantification, or Bayesian optimization.
• Familiarity with version control, experiment tracking, and reproducible research practices.