AI/ML Research Scientist

🕒 September 29

🦀 Maryland, Pennsylvania, +1 more states – Remote

🦀 Maryland – Remote 🔔 Pennsylvania – Remote ⚔️ Virginia – Remote

💵 $135k - $216k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🧬 Research Scientist

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Peraton

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10,000+ employees

💼 Consulting

🏥 Healthcare

📦 Logistics

Consulting • Healthcare • Logistics

Peraton is a mission-focused enterprise that supports national security initiatives through advanced IT and cyber services. They provide capabilities in areas such as cyber defense, cloud operations, engineering, and intelligence. With a commitment to solving complex challenges, Peraton integrates data-driven technologies to ensure mission success for their military and government clients.

📋 Description

• Conduct applied research on AI/ML-driven analytics using cutting edge machine learning and optimization techniques to expedite high-fidelity modeling and simulations • Design and implement prototypes that operationalize research into usable capabilities • Work with teammates to translate customer needs into technical approaches, balancing novelty with feasibility and deployability • Produce high-quality technical documentation, briefings and presentations, and contribute to reports, proposals, whitepapers, and publications • Maintain strong system hygiene: Linux-based development, version control, containers, reproducibility, and clean software practices • Learn and integrate new tools/technologies quickly to keep pace with evolving customer needs and emerging research • Investigate challenging problems, develop optimization and AI/ML-based solutions and software prototypes, and demonstrate performance through hands-on evaluations

🎯 Requirements

• Minimum of MS with 6+ years of experience or PhD with 3+ years of experience in Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, or closely related field • Expertise in machine learning and optimization techniques • Hands-on experience with ML tooling such a PyTorch, TensorFlow • Knowledge of LLMs and agentic AI is a plus • Experience with modeling, simulation and analysis • Experience with developing surrogate models is a plus • Strong software development skills in Python, C/C++ • Proficiency with Linux, Git, Docker and Kubernetes • Excellent oral and written communication skills (technical presentations + well-structured documentation) • Ability to work independently, manage ambiguity, and deliver tangible outputs in a research environment • US Citizenship is a requirement for this position • Willingness and eligibility to obtain a Secret clearance • Candidate will be required to travel to Basking Ridge, NJ as needed - expected at 25% • History of peer-reviewed publications, patents, open-source contributions, or evidence of research impact in the relevant areas is preferred • Current security clearance is a plus

🏖️ Benefits

• Potential eligibility for overtime • Potential eligibility for shift differential • Potential eligibility for a discretionary bonus