Software Engineer (AI/ML) - 26420

Requisition Number: 26420

Required Travel: 0 - 10%

Employment Type: Full Time/Salaried/Exempt

Anticipated Salary Range: $111,494.00 - $130,000.00

Security Clearance: Secret

Level of Experience: Mid

This opportunity resides with Warfare Systems (WS), a business group within HII’s Mission Technologies division. Warfare Systems comprises cyber and mission IT; electronic warfare; and C5ISR systems.

HII works within our nation’s intelligence and cyber operations communities to defend our interests in cyberspace and anticipate emerging threats. Our capabilities in cybersecurity, network architecture, reverse engineering, software and hardware development uniquely enable us to support sensitive missions for the U.S. military and federal agency partners.

Meet HII’s Mission Technologies Division

Our team of more than 7,000 professionals worldwide delivers all-domain expertise and advanced technologies in service of mission partners across the globe. Mission Technologies is leading the next evolution of national defense – the data evolution - by accelerating a breadth of national security solutions for government and commercial customers. Our capabilities range from C5ISR, AI and Big Data, cyber operations and synthetic training environments to fleet sustainment, environmental remediation and the largest family of unmanned underwater vehicles in every class. Find the role that’s right for you. Apply today. We look forward to meeting you.

To learn more about Mission Technologies, click here for a short video: https://vimeo.com/732533072

Job Description

HII-Mission Technologies is currently seeking a skilled Software Engineer (AI/ML) to provide strategic insight into the overall analytics roadmap of our DoD customer’s organization and apply statistical and machine learning methods to solve large-scale problems, including the full modeling lifecycle.

You will be supporting a security organization whose mission is to protect our nation's critical assets through enterprise risk management, continuous innovation, and excellence in mission performance and customer service!

Location & Schedule: This position follows a hybrid work model, with some onsite attendance required in Odenton, MD.

Security Clearance: Candidates must hold an active Secret clearance to be eligible for consideration.

Essential Job Responsibilities

• Gain familiarity with the data and processes, including image review, data analysis, and image data set curation, preparing and processing data
• Investigate and determine suitable machine learning technologies and available open-source resources (software applications, coding, and curated datasets) for a data-sparse context
• Conduct data exploration, analysis, and feature extraction, to incorporate into government roadmaps and data pipelines
• Provide strategic insight into the overall analytics roadmap of the organization, working closely with product owners, engineering and product development teams
• Apply statistical and machine learning methods to solve large-scale problems, including the full modeling lifecycle (e.g., data manipulation, building and evaluating models, interpreting and effectively communicating results, transitioning solutions to production, performance monitoring, recalibrating models, etc.)
• Analyze large amounts of information to discover trends and create data visualization to summarize the modeling insights to effectively communicate them to internal team members and business stakeholders
• Present information using data visualization techniques to senior stakeholders across the agency
• Proposes solutions and strategies to unique business challenges throughout the agency
• Additional duties as assigned or required
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

• 5 years relevant experience with Bachelors in related field; 3 years relevant experience with Masters in related field; 0 years experience with PhD or Juris Doctorate in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 9 years relevant experience
• Industry experience with statistical software (Python, R) and database languages (SQL)
• Experience with data analytics/visualization tools
• Demonstrated skill and knowledge in applying artificial intelligence and machine learning, to create and build machine learning models with Python, Spark, Databricks, and other libraries as determined
• Experience in data analysis, including:
• Querying, segmenting, and visualizing data to evaluate hypotheses
• Communicating impact to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Experience working with different types of datasets (unstructured, semi-structured, with missing information) and building data pipelines from end to end:
• Understanding business use cases and requirements for different internal teams
• Cleaning, evaluating, and visualizing data
• Feature engineering
• Model exploration and evaluation
• Maintenance
• IATT Lvl 2 Compliance: Must possess or be able to obtain by start of employment CompTIA Security , CySA , or SSCP.
• Clearance: Must possess and maintain a Secret clearance
  

Preferred Requirements

• Masters in data Analytics, Engineering, Science or related technical discipline
• Knowledge of DoD business practices highly desired
• Working knowledge of JIRA and Confluence
• Machine Learning: Artificial Neural Network (ANN), GANs, Bayesian Network/BBN, Regression, Logistic Regression, Decisions Tree, Elastic-net regularized generalized linear models (built in R), k-NN, SVM, Clustering, Page Rank and PCA, MCA,
• MFC, aPriori and other Data Mining and Deep Learning Algorithms
• Familiarity with Java or C
  
  

Physical Requirements

• Adequate visual acuity and manual dexterity for meeting the requirements Software Engineer family.
  
  

HII is more than a job - it’s an opportunity to build a new future. We offer competitive benefits such as best-in-class medical, dental and vision plan choices; wellness resources; employee assistance programs; Savings Plan Options (401(k)); financial planning tools, life insurance; employee discounts; paid holidays and paid time off; tuition reimbursement; as well as early childhood and post-secondary education scholarships. Bonus/other non-recurrent compensation is occasionally offered for qualified positions, and if applicable to this role will be addressed by the recruiter at the screening phase of application.

Why HII

We build the world’s most powerful, survivable naval ships and defense technology solutions that safeguard our seas, sky, land, space and cyber. Our workforce includes skilled tradespeople; artificial intelligence, machine learning (AI/ML) experts; engineers; technologists; scientists; logistics experts; and business administration professionals.

Recognized as one of America’s top large company employers, we are a values and ethics driven organization that puts people’s safety and well-being first. Regardless of your role or where you serve, at HII, you’ll find a supportive and welcoming environment, competitive benefits, and valuable educational and training programs for continual career growth at every stage of your career.

Together we are working to ensure a future where everyone can be free and thrive.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, physical or mental disability, age, or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.

Do You Need Assistance?

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to buildyourcareer@hii-co.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Reasonable accommodations are considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only those inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address. Additionally, you may also call 1-844-849-8463 for assistance. Press #3 for HII Mission Technologies.