Senior AI/ML Engineer

Job Summary

SEACORP is seeking a Senior AI/ML Engineer for their Platforms Business Area. The AI/ML Engineer will lead AI/ML development efforts across multiple defense programs, from concept through deployment and architect and implement machine learning solutions for operational and tactical systems.

Responsibilities

• Design and deploy LLM-powered applications, including Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), tool-using agents, and mission-specific knowledge systems.
• Develop Agentic AI frameworks for autonomous task execution, planning, reasoning, and workflow orchestration.
• Build AI pipelines for sensor data exploitation, including:
  • Acoustic signal processing (sonar).
  • Radar signal analysis.
  • Electronic Warfare (EW) signal classification.
  • Multi-modal sensor fusion.
• Develop predictive, classification, anomaly detection, and data augmentation models.
• Establish AI engineering standards, MLOps pipelines, and reusable corporate AI infrastructure.
• Support SEACORP’s AI Center Of Excellence (COE). Evaluate emerging AI technologies and recommend adoption strategies.
• Mentor junior engineers and support SEACORP’s internal AI capability growth.

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Data Science, or related technical discipline.

Experience

• 5+ years of professional experience in AI/ML engineering or applied machine learning.

Required Skills and Experience

• Strong experience with:
  • Python
  • PyTorch and/or TensorFlow
  • Scikit-learn
  • ML model deployment frameworks
• Experience designing and deploying machine learning systems into production environments.
• Experience with:
  • Supervised and unsupervised learning
  • Time-series modeling
  • Deep learning architectures
  • Signal processing workflows
• Experience with cloud or on-prem GPU compute environments.
• Strong software engineering fundamentals (Git, CI/CD, APIs, containerization).
• U.S. Citizenship required.

Ideal Skills and Experience

• Experience with Large Language Models (LLMs):
  • Fine-tuning.
  • Prompt engineering.
  • Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG).
  • Model evaluation.
• Experience with Agentic AI frameworks, such as:
  • LangChain.
  • LangGraph.
  • LlamaIndex.
  • AutoGen.
• Experience in defense-related sensor processing:
  • Sonar/acoustic intelligence.
  • Radar signal exploitation.
  • Electronic Warfare systems.
• Experience with transformer architecture for signal processing.

Location

Middletown, RI

Travel

Infrequently (<3 annually)

Clearance

Secret

Work Environment & Physical Demands

Office & Computer Laboratories - Sitting, standing, extended periods of time using a mouse and keyboard and viewing computer screens. Infrequent lifting of <40lbs. Movement between points within the same office or between buildings. Work is performed in generally consistent environmental conditions with some seasonality for temperature differences and lighting.

Benefits

• Medical Benefits: Choice of two medical insurance programs through Blue Cross & Blue Shield.
• Dental Benefits: A best in class Dental Insurance Plan through Delta Dental.
• Vision Benefits: An excellent Vision Benefit providing discounts and allowances for prescription glasses and contact lenses.
• Retirement Benefits: A qualified 401(k) Retirement Savings Account with a generous employer matching contribution up to 8% of your eligible compensation.
• Life Insurance Benefits: Employer paid Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance equal to your annual salary. Supplemental coverage is available for you and qualified family members as well as Supplemental Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance.
• Additional Benefits: Ten (10) Paid Holidays per year (including 2 floating Holidays), a generous Paid Time Off (PTO) program; Tuition Reimbursement, and Referral Bonuses.

Undersea, on the surface, or in the air, SEACORP leverages its software and engineering expertise to deliver cutting edge warfare systems.

SEACORP is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with all applicable federal, state and local fair employment practices laws. SEACORP strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants or any other covered persons because of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex, gender (including gender nonconformity and status as a transgender or transsexual individual), age, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, citizenship, past, current or prospective service in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state or local law.