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AeroVironment

Robot type
Drone · Defense
Location
CentrevilleVirginiaUSA
Job type
Artificial Intelligence
Posted
Jun 29, 2026
Salary
$129,500–$197,500 a year
Full-time

Machine Learning Engineer III

Job description

Summary The Machine Learning Engineer III will have the opportunity to interact with R&D Group to develop a variety of innovative computer vision detection, classification, localization, and tracking solutions for defense and commercial applications. These development efforts will generally be small focused design teams which will require a senior machine learning engineer to use a range of skills and tools across traditional engineering, computer science, and mathematical disciplines including computer vision, machine learning, optimization, deep convolutional neural networks, and visual tracking.

AV isn’t for everyone. We hire the curious, the relentless, the mission-obsessed.

Job responsibilities

  • Support development of computer vision and machine learning algorithms capable of detection, classifying, localizing, and tracking objects-of-interest from a group 1 UAV using the existing gimballed camera payload
  • Write and test software to support the integration of machine learning algorithms into aircraft (such as autopilots, payloads, or other functional components) or other robotic systems
  • Explore and visualize data to gain an understanding of it, then identifying differences in data distribution that could affect
  • Implement Machine Learning systems and validate designs through a series of purpose-designed experiments
  • Create objectives and develop models that help to achieve them, along with metrics to track their progress
  • Perform analysis tasks using AeroVironment and industry developed tools
  • Managing available resources such as hardware, data, and personnel so that deadlines are met
  • Analyze the ML algorithms to solve a given problem and ranking them by their success probability

Job requirements

  • BS in Computer Vision and Machine Learning is required or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience - with qualifications in any of the following fields: Mathematics, Optimization, Computer…
  • Minimum of 5 - 8 years' relevant experience
  • Familiarity with C/C++ and Matlab required
  • Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot complex systems
  • Familiarity with office software and computer-based productivity tools
  • Proficiency with a deep learning framework such as TensorFlow or Keras
  • Proficiency with Python and basic libraries for machine learning such as scikit-learn and pandas
  • Expertise in visualizing and manipulating big datasets

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