AI/ML Engineer - ATAS - Open Rank

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9. We are responsible stewards., The Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML) Engineer develops AI/ML algorithms, cloud computing, and/or heterogeneous distributed computing infrastructures to support the deployment of AI/ML applications. The AI/ML Engineer also researches the mathematical foundations and frameworks for nonlinear systems characterized by time-varying and emerging dynamics of evolving or adaptive systems. The AI/ML Engineer develops technical solutions at the leading edge of Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Genetic Programming, Computer Vision, and advanced data processing, filtering, and fusion techniques in high-performance computing and distributed heterogeneous computing environments. The AI/ML Engineer writes parallel processing programs to deploy ML models developed by data scientists into more complex systems. The AI/ML Engineer has familiarity with state-of-the-art, open-source software frameworks and high-performance computing accelerators for machine learning. When conducting research, the AI/ML Engineer leverages the most recent advances in statistical analysis of large data sets to advance state-of-the-art automated sensor and data processing for a broad range of intelligent and sensor-enabled systems., * Develop software products using software tools such as R, Python, C++, C and/or Julia.

• Deploy machine learning models utilizing existing tooling.
• Conduct research in a multi-disciplined team environment.

Additional Responsibilities

• Curating datasets and training machine learning models on a variety of data modalities.
• Optimizing model training on GT and GTRI high performance computing clusters.
• Participate in grant and proposal writing and researchers will eventually be expected to lead projects and proposals.

• Candidates should have experience with ML frameworks (e.g. pytorch, tensorflow, jax) and have prior practical experience (through projects or work experience) training and deploying machine learning models., * Active Secret Clearance.
• Expertise with machine perception systems (e.g. optics) and understanding of impacts on ML perception.
• Experience training models for data analysis on multimodal data.
• Experience fine-tuning foundation models.
• Familiarity with high performance computing frameworks and distributed multi-node model training.
• Ability to conduct independent research and thorough experimentation.

Travel Requirements

• <10% travel., This position vacancy is an open-rank announcement. The final job offer will be dependent on candidate qualifications in alignment with Research Faculty Extension Professional ranks as outlined in section 3.2.1 of the Georgia Tech Faculty Handbook
• 0-5 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• 0-3 years of related experience with a Masters' degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• 0 years of related experience with a Ph.D. in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field., Due to our research contracts with the U.S. federal government, candidates for this position must be U.S. Citizens.

Comprehensive information on currently offered GTRI benefits, including Health & Welfare, Retirement Plans, Tuition Reimbursement, Time Off, and Professional Development, can be found through this link: https://benefits.hr.gatech.edu/.

The Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) is the nonprofit, applied research division of the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech). Founded in 1934 as the Engineering Experiment Station, GTRI has grown to more than 2,900 employees, supporting eight laboratories in over 20 locations around the country and performing more than $940 million of problem-solving research annually for government and industry. GTRI's renowned researchers combine science, engineering, economics, policy, and technical expertise to solve complex problems for the U.S. federal government, state, and industry., The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 26 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct. Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653.