NSWC- Senior AI/ML Engineer (Computer Engineer IV)- Bedford, IN at Barbaricum
Crane, IN
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Aug 5, 2026
Crane, IN
Sep 24, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
This role supports Software & Cyber Engineering for the Maneuver, Surveillance, & Engagement Division at NSWC Crane, a Navy defense facility in Indiana. The engineer will design, build, test, and deploy cloud-based AI/ML systems — including computer vision, sensor fusion, and decision-support applications — for defense mission use. It suits an experienced AI/ML practitioner comfortable working in classified, mission-critical environments with DoD cloud infrastructure.
Senior level · 10+ years · Bloomington, IN · Bachelor's required · Secret clearance · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
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What the occupation pays Median $102,189 (middle half $84,059–$133,973).
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Why we read it this way (7)
The posting requires an active DoD Secret clearance; Top Secret is listed as preferred, not a hard gate.
A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field is explicitly required; a Master's is preferred.
DoD 8570 Advanced certification (e.g., SecurityX, GCSA, CCSP) is listed as a hard requirement — it must be obtained and maintained, though it need not be held at time of application.
The role is located at NSWC Crane, which is near Bedford, IN (one of Barbaricum's listed offices); the nearest CBSA is Bloomington, IN.
The SOC classification is a genuine toss-up: the role involves building and deploying AI/ML software (15-1252 Software Developers) but also has a strong applied data science and modeling flavor (15-2051 Data Scientists). The software engineering and deployment emphasis — MLOps pipelines, cloud infrastructure, cyber resilience — tips the primary classification to 15-1252.
Sensor fusion and decision-support applications are mentioned as mission areas but name no specific technology; they are omitted from the skills list per extraction rules.
Requires a Secret clearance — the cleared population is a small fraction of this occupation, so the real candidate pool is materially smaller than the estimate below, which does not model clearance.
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