Senior Machine Learning Research Scientist - Frontier Lab
Software Engineering Institute | Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States • Virginia, United States
Posted January 20, 2026
Full Time
About the Company
At the SEI, we research complex software engineering, cybersecurity, and AI engineering problems; create and test innovative technologies; and transition maturing solutions into practice. We have been working with the Department of Defense, government agencies, and private industry since 1984 to help meet mission goals and gain strategic advantage.
Job Description
The Senior Machine Learning Research Scientist will serve as a senior individual contributor and technical leader, shaping and executing applied research and prototype capability development for government and DoW missions. The role will operate with high autonomy, represent technical work with customers and stakeholders, and help guide Frontier Lab research direction.
Requirements
- BS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Statistics, or related field with 10 years of relevant experience
- Deep expertise in one or more Frontier Lab-aligned areas (agentic systems, LLM reliability/evaluation, CV evaluation, robustness/assurance, TEVV pipelines, multimodal learning, edge ML)
- Strong engineering capability – can build and maintain high-quality prototypes, evaluation infrastructure, and repeatable experimentation workflows
Benefits
- Flexible paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Reimbursement for professional development
- Eligibility for medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
