APL is looking to solve critical challenges in Homeland Defense/Theater Defense by developing innovative solutions for air and missile threats. The Information Fusion and Artificial Intelligence Group aims to provide accurate, timely, and actionable information derived from various sources to give warfighters an advantage over adversaries.
Requirements
- Are fluent in Python, C/C++, or MATLAB, with the ability to translate mathematical concepts into well-documented and efficient code
- Have a desire to apply software engineering techniques to complex problems
- Have basic knowledge in AI/ML or have taken AI/ML courses.
- Have prior experience developing AI/ML algorithms, used Generative AI or LLMs
- Have demonstrated experience in working with version control software like Git
Responsibilities
- You will research, implement, prototype, and analyze algorithms, quantify and document the performance capabilities and limitations of algorithms for specific tasks, and provide metrics of robustness and confidence in specific approaches.
- You will interact with large data sets of various types, formats, and structures for algorithm training and testing, data cleaning, pre-processing, normalization, or manipulation as needed.
- You will create, develop, and debug code to contribute to various multi-user software test beds.
- You will create effective visualizations and documentation to explain complex topics to a variety of audiences.
- As an intern, you will apply math, engineering, computer science, and physics knowledge to implement new distributed algorithms, advanced Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning techniques, data fusion concepts, etc. in support of a wide variety of US Navy, Missile Defense, and Air Force systems.
Other
- Are pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, Physics, or similar degrees with a minimum 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale
- Have good written and verbal communication skills
- Are able to obtain an Interim Secret level security clearance by your start date and can ultimately obtain Secret level clearance.
- Eligibility requirements include U.S. citizenship
- Telework not available for this position
