Staff AI Research Engineer

What You’ll Do

• Design, implement, and evaluate novel machine learning and deep learning algorithms.
• Iterate on AI model development; starting from the data needed for training, architecture, input/output representations, evaluation, and deployment.
• Collaborate with other researcher engineers to prototype and validate complex solutions from academic literature.
• Conduct experiments to benchmark new techniques and evaluate model behavior.
• Develop tools and frameworks to support scalable and reproducible research and development.
• Communicate research findings to leadership in a concise, and convincing manner.
• Stay current with the latest developments in AI/ML and identify relevant innovations.
• Assist in transitioning research prototypes into production-ready systems.

What You Need

• M.S or PhD degree in Computer Science, or Computer Engineering with strong emphasis on AI and ML.
• Enjoys solving less-defined and complex problems.
• Familiarity with good SW practices and development, including code quality, version control, etc.
• Very strong with ML frameworks such as Pytorch, or Tensorflow.
• Good understanding of Transformer architectures, attention mechanisms, multi-modal foundation models, diffusion policies, fine-tuning, model distillation, mixture of experts, and other similar topics.
• Strong ability to debug and determine requirements for AI models in terms of data, training, and evaluation.
• Up to date with research literature and recent ML techniques and methodologies.

Bonus Qualifications

• Experience with Reinforcement Learning, self-supervised training, and imitation learning.
• Experience developing VLA (Vision Language Action) models for robotic manipulation and mobility.
• Experience developing production AI models.
• Publishations at top conferences.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in AI and ML.
• Experience with Python, C++, and/or other programming languages.
• Experience with cloud platforms like AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure.
• Experience with data science tools such as Pandas, NumPy, Scikit-Learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch, or similar.
• Experience with computer vision and natural language processing.
• Experience with ethical considerations in AI and ML.

Benefits

At Archer, we offer a competitive benefits package that includes:

• Health insurance options
• Dental and vision insurance
• Retirement savings plan
• Flexible spending accounts
• Generous paid time off
• Professional development opportunities
• Employee resource groups

Pay

The base pay range for this position is between $190,000 - $240,000. Actual compensation offered will be determined by factors such as job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Schedule

Full-time, Monday through Friday, with occasional evening and weekend work as needed.

Company Culture

At Archer, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace where everyone feels valued and respected. We strive to create an environment where our employees can bring their whole selves to work and contribute to our mission of advancing sustainable air mobility.