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# Principal Machine Learning Engineer

- **Company:** Precision Inc.
- **Location:** United States (Remote available)
- **Salary:** $145,600.0 - $187,200.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, Machine Learning Operations
- **Published:** July 5, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=2521dad0b94ba08e

## About the Role

Requirements: 8 or more years of production software experience with shipped machine learning systems; strong Python; cloud deployment on AWS, GCP, or Azure; U.S. citizenship or permanent residency. Defense experience, a prior security clearance, or military service are each a plus.

## Description

Precision Federal builds AI and machine learning systems for U.S. federal agencies through the SBIR research program. We are hiring our Principal Machine Learning Engineer ahead of contract awards: with your written consent, you are named on our federal proposals now, and paid W-2 employment begins when a contract is funded.


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