Peraton is looking to advance the safety, efficiency, and modernization of the National Airspace System (NAS) through the FAA's Brand New Air Traffic Control System (BNATCS) contract. The AI Research Scientist will influence national strategies and policies by guiding decisions on integrating next-generation technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI), satellite navigation, and unmanned aircraft systems (UAS).
Requirements
- Demonstratable AI/ML research experience, academic research publications in peer-reviewed international AI/ML conferences are required, unless similar qualifications can be demonstrated
- Expertise in one or more programming languages: C, C++, Python, Javascript
- Hands-on development experience in AI/ML model building and tuning
- Hands-on development experience of agentic AI
- Demonstratable proficiency in working with state-of-the-art large language models at the API level (During interviews on MS Teams, candidates are expected to use VSCode to execute tasks through programmatic interactions with OpenAI tool/function calling API)
- Modern software development practices and toolsets (Git, CI/CD toolchains)
- Machine learning libraries, such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, etc
Responsibilities
- perform research and development of AI/ML technologies such as natural language processing and generative AI.
- perform research and development of AI/ML technologies, with primary focus on generative AI.
- customize and apply developed technologies to address problems of interest to customers.
- perform cutting-edge AI/ML research under the supervision of managers.
- Hands-on development experience in AI/ML model building and tuning
- Hands-on development experience of agentic AI
- programmatic interactions with OpenAI tool/function calling API
Other
- Position is Contingent Upon Award
- U.S. Citizenship Required.
- Must have the ability to obtain / maintain a Public Trust clearance
- Bachelor's degree and 2+ years in Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or a related technical field of experience
- Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.
