Applied Machine Learning Engineer & Computer Vision

Arlington, VA, US • Posted 11 hours ago • Updated 11 hours ago
Full Time
On-site
$180000 - $250000/yr
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Skills

  • Team Building
  • FOCUS
  • Collaboration
  • Systems Engineering
  • CGI
  • Computer Science
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Python
  • PyTorch
  • Deep Learning
  • Optimization
  • Algorithms
  • Research
  • Security Clearance
  • C++
  • Rust
  • Performance Tuning
  • Sensors
  • Machine Learning Operations (ML Ops)
  • Management
  • Workflow
  • Computer Vision
  • Estimating
  • Emulation
  • Training
  • Evaluation
  • Machine Learning (ML)
  • GPU
  • Embedded Systems
  • Computer Hardware
  • Aerospace
  • Robotics

Summary

Join a high-performing and growing applied machine learning team building advanced computer vision capabilities for real-world, mission-critical applications. In this role, you'll focus on developing and deploying object detection and multi-object tracking models, working with complex datasets and bringing models from initial experimentation through production deployment.

This is a highly hands-on position where you'll own the full ML lifecycle, including data curation and annotation, model training and evaluation, performance optimization, and deployment to edge and embedded platforms. You'll work closely with software and systems engineers to ensure models perform reliably in challenging real-world environments where accuracy, latency, and compute limitations all matter.

What You'll Do
  • Develop, train, and fine-tune object detection models using architectures such as YOLO, DETR, Faster R-CNN, or similar approaches.
  • Build and improve multi-object tracking pipelines using frameworks and techniques such as SORT, DeepSORT, ByteTrack, or comparable methods.
  • Evaluate model performance by analyzing metrics, identifying failure cases, and determining where improvements can be made across both the model and underlying data.
  • Own the end-to-end data and model pipeline, including reviewing raw data, coordinating annotation efforts, curating datasets, implementing augmentation strategies, training models, and validating results.
  • Optimize deep learning models for edge and resource-constrained hardware, balancing inference speed, accuracy, memory, and compute limitations.
  • Utilize technologies such as TensorRT, ONNX, quantization, and pruning to improve model performance for production environments.
  • Collaborate with software and systems engineering teams to integrate computer vision models into broader production systems.
  • Work with imagery across different sensor modalities, including electro-optical, infrared, thermal, and other imaging sources.
  • Continuously improve deployed computer vision systems based on real-world performance and new datasets.

What We're Looking For
  • 5+ years of professional experience in applied machine learning, computer vision, or a related technical discipline.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a similar technical field. A Master's degree or PhD is highly valued.
  • Proven experience developing and deploying object detection models in production environments, rather than exclusively academic or research-based work.
  • Strong programming skills in Python with hands-on experience using PyTorch or another modern deep learning framework.
  • Strong understanding of computer vision datasets, annotation quality, training behavior, and evaluation metrics.
  • Ability to diagnose why a model is underperforming and determine whether improvements need to come from the model architecture, training process, dataset, annotations, or other factors.
  • Experience managing the complete ML development lifecycle, including data preparation, annotation, training, experimentation, evaluation, optimization, and deployment.
  • Hands-on experience optimizing ML models for edge, embedded, or compute-constrained environments.
  • Familiarity with technologies such as TensorRT, ONNX, model quantization, and other inference optimization techniques.
  • Practical understanding of multi-object tracking with experience implementing or working with tracking algorithms.
  • Ability to understand current computer vision research and translate relevant techniques into practical improvements for production systems.
  • U.S. citizenship is required (must be able to obtain a clearance).

Nice to Have
  • Strong development experience with C++ or Rust, particularly for production ML systems, inference, or performance optimization.
  • Experience working with infrared, thermal, or other specialized sensor data.
  • Familiarity with MLOps and experiment management tools, such as MLflow, Weights & Biases, dataset versioning platforms, or model registries.
  • Experience managing computer vision annotation workflows using tools such as CVAT, Label Studio, or comparable platforms.
  • Broader computer vision experience involving areas such as segmentation, pose estimation, or activity recognition.
  • Experience leveraging simulation, emulation, or synthetic data for model development, training, or evaluation.
  • Experience deploying machine learning models onto GPU-accelerated embedded hardware, such as NVIDIA Jetson or similar platforms.
  • Previous experience working within defense, intelligence, aerospace, autonomous systems, robotics, or other mission-critical environments.
Employers have access to artificial intelligence language tools (“AI”) that help generate and enhance job descriptions and AI may have been used to create this description. The position description has been reviewed for accuracy and Dice believes it to correctly reflect the job opportunity.
  • Dice Id: 10105282
  • Position Id: 887979
  • Posted 11 hours ago

Company Info

About Motion Recruitment Partners, LLC

Motion Recruitment delivers IT Talent Solutions for Contract, Direct Hire, Managed Solutions and Statement of Work to all of North America from our 21 delivery centers. Our high-touch, specialized, team-based recruitment model’s success is proven through our exemplary track record in filling the most challenging IT positions for startup and enterprise clients alike. Our hyper-specialized tech focus results in a truly consultative approach for both our clients and candidates, within our recruiting areas of expertise: Software, Mobile, Data, Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, Product + UX and Functional.

Motion also delivers IT Consulting Solutions through the Motion Consulting Group (MCG) that create true digital transformation for IT projects in Agile Development & Coaching, DevOps & DevSecOps Solutions, and Managed Services for IT Operations.

We’re also the proud creators of Tech in Motion and the Timmy Awards, our North American community platform, events series and award program that connects over 250,000 tech enthusiasts to meet, learn, and innovate.

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