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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Data Scientist, Computer Vision - **Company:** BWX Technologies, Inc. - **Location:** Lynchburg, VA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** A/B Testing, Computer Vision, Code Review, Continuous Integration, Information Engineering, Python (Programming Language), NumPy, OpenCV, Tensorflow, Azure Machine Learning, Software Engineering, Management of Software Versions, Supervised Learning, Data Logging, Pytorch, Transfer Learning, Deep Learning, Keras, Pandas, Containerization, Scikit Learn, Information Technology, ONNX (Open Neural Network Exchange) Format, TensorRT, Docker - **Published:** June 20, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/00000000g9gmh3 ## About the Role + A bachelor's degree in computer science, electrical engineering, physics, or related field is required. + A minimum of six (6) years of building and deploying computer vision classification models in production or related work experience is required. + Must have strong experience with PyTorch (preferred) or TensorFlow/Keras; along with proficiency in Python (NumPy/Pandas); and familiarity with scikit learn for baselines and metrics. + Must have hands on with OpenCV, torchvision/timm, albumentations; image pre /post processing and dataset curation. + Must have demonstrated expertise with CNNs & Vision Transformers, transfer/self supervised learning (e.g., SimCLR/MoCo/DINO/MAE), mixed precision training, and training efficiency. + Must have experience exporting and serving models (ONNX, TensorRT/OpenVINO), containerization (Docker), and CI/CD for ML services. + Must be able to communicate effectively and translate model results into actionable product/operations insights. + Must have a deep understanding of image classification theory and practice: loss functions, optimization, augmentation, calibration, and thresholding. + Must have strong software engineering discipline: code reviews, testing, logging/observability. + Must be proficient in experiment design, statistical analysis, and scientific communication. + Must have a strong understanding of security/privacy best practices for visual data (PII/PHI as applicable). + Must be a U.S. citizen. + Must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) or Department of Defense (DOD) security clearance, whichever is required. Preferred Qualifications: + MS/PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or related field. + Edge inference (NVIDIA Jetson/ARM), streaming pipelines, or multi camera systems. + Data labeling operations (CVAT/Label Studio), quality control, and consensus strategies. + Robustness to domain shift; techniques for generalization across environments/devices. ## Description BWXT Advanced Technologies is seeking a Data Scientist, Computer Vision (Classification & Deep Learning) to design, train, evaluate, and productionize image classification models that power critical decisions across our products and operations. You will own datasets, modeling, and deployment for robust, scalable visual classification-delivering measurable accuracy, reliability, and latency improvements., Your Day to Day as a Data Scientist, Computer Vision: + Lead end to end Computer Vision classification: problem definition, dataset creation, experiment design, model training, evaluation, deployment, and monitoring. + Develop modern deep learning models using CNNs (ResNet/EfficientNet) and Vision Transformers (ViT/Swin), leveraging transfer learning, fine tuning, and self /weakly supervised methods as appropriate. + Handle imbalanced/noisy/multi label data with class aware sampling, focal/cost sensitive losses, label smoothing, and advanced augmentations (RandAugment, MixUp, CutMix). + Establish rigorous evaluation: precision/recall, F1, ROC/PR AUC, calibration, confusion analysis, per class metrics, subgroup fairness, and stress testing for lighting, occlusion, motion blur, and device variation. + Build data & experiment pipelines: image ingestion, labeling QC, dataset versioning and experiment tracking with automated reproducibility. + Production operations: deploy services, implement drift detection and alerting, schedule retraining, support A/B tests and human in the loop review. + Cross functional collaboration with data engineering, product, operations, and quality to integrate outputs into workflows and dashboards. ## Related Videos - [Intelligent Data Selection for Continual Learning of AI Functions](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/367-intelligent-data-selection-for-continual-learning-of-ai-functions) - [Docker Compose: Rediscovered](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1978-docker-compose-rediscovered) - [Machine learning in the browser with TensorFlowjs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/155-machine-learning-in-the-browser-with-tensorflowjs) - [Vectorize all the things! 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