Slingshot Aerospace is looking to accelerate space sustainability and create a safer, more connected world by leveraging AI and Data Science to contribute to its mission goals.
Requirements
- AI/ML expertise
- Demonstrable experience in the application of sophisticated AI/ML methodologies to science and/or engineering disciplines, including deep learning, generative models (e.g. LLMs, diffusion models), agentic systems, reinforcement learning, computer vision, or other emerging areas of AI research
- Hands-on experience developing and deploying supervised and/or unsupervised learning models
- Software development experience
- Familiarity with object-oriented or functional programming principles
- Expertise in at least one high-level programming language (e.g. Python, R, C++, Java)
- Collaborative source code management and maintenance processes (e.g. Github, code reviews, CI/CD)
Responsibilities
- Research and design AI systems, models, and advanced machine learning algorithms to augment physics-driven modeling and simulation systems and enable intelligent AI agents to reason, plan, and adapt based on simulated and real-world sensor data
- Lead innovation in AI-driven simulation tooling, identifying opportunities to enhance workflows through reinforcement learning, multi-agent systems, and hybrid modeling approaches
- Collaborate with research, engineering, and product teams to build AI-driven solutions that meet mission-critical modeling and decision-support needs
- Publish, and present research outcomes at approved conferences and peer-reviewed journals sharing advances with both internal stakeholders and the wider research community.
- Contribute content to technical invention disclosures, including associated narrative, graphics, and engagements in support of patent development
- Perform additional responsibilities (no more than 10% of duties) in support of the company’s data science and product development initiatives
Other
- Must be a U.S. citizen eligible for government clearances
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Passion for Space and AI/ML applications
- Ability to work within multi-disciplinary teams in a fast-paced, evolving operational environment that spans military, government, and industry partners
- US-based Candidates: we are currently only able to hire residents of the following U.S. states: AZ, CA, CO, DC, FL, GA, HI, IL, IN, KS, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, MT, NV, NJ, NM, NY, NC, OR, RI, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, and WI.
