Huntsville, AL

Salary
Posted
Jul 20, 2026
Location
Huntsville, AL
Last confirmed open
Jul 21, 2026

What this job asks for AI summary

A research and engineering role focused on developing and applying machine learning and AI solutions across defense-relevant domains such as radar signal processing, electronic warfare, RF/optical systems, and image processing. The work involves algorithm development, rapid prototyping, and GPU-accelerated computing. It suits candidates with a background in electrical engineering, computer science, or applied mathematics who hold or can obtain a U.S. security clearance.

Mid level · 2+ years · Huntsville, AL · Bachelor's required · Secret clearance · Full-time

Must have (7)
machine learningPython, R or MATLABSVM, Fuzzy Systems, Tree Ensemble Methods or deep learningAIfeature selectionoptimizationlinear algebra
Nice to have (10)
C++ or JavaTensorFlow, Theano, PyTorch or CaffeCNNs, Dnns, Rnns or LstmsclusteringGMMs or Hmmssignal processingimage processingSoftware Defined RadioGPU accelerationRADAR

“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.

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How this req sits in the market our data

What won't set you apart
Python88%machine learning80%SVM40%

Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.

What the occupation pays Median $114,269 (middle half $86,859–$140,248).

Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 29, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.

Why we read it this way (10)

The role sits between data science (ML/AI algorithm development) and applied software engineering for defense domains; 15-2051 was chosen as primary because ML/AI algorithm development and scientific application are the explicit core of the role, with 15-1252 as a close runner-up given the implementation and prototyping emphasis.

The minimum experience requirement is 2 years (with an MS) or 3 years (with a BS); 2 years is used as the overall years minimum per the lower bound of the MS path.

Degree requirement: the JD offers two paths — MS+2 yrs or BS+3 yrs. A Bachelor's is the lowest formal degree that satisfies either path, so the degree requirement is set to Bachelors.

Clearance: the JD states 'Active Secret security clearance, preferred TS clearance and TS/SCI opportunities.' An active Secret is listed as a minimum qualification (hard gate); TS/SCI is preferred. Clearance is set to Secret accordingly.

The 'feature selection, regression, classification, sensor-fusion, time-series analysis, missing data, optimization, recommender systems' list appears under Minimum Qualifications as implementation familiarity; these are methodological concepts rather than named tools, so only the concrete named technologies (Python, R, MATLAB, SVM, TensorFlow, etc.) are extracted as skills.

Supervised ML methods (SVM/SVR, fuzzy systems, tree ensembles, NNs) are required; one primary skill (SVM) is emitted with the others as alternatives since the JD requires experience with 'at least 2' — they are interchangeable options within the same gate.

Deep learning packages (TensorFlow, Theano, Torch/PyTorch, Caffe, Neon) and unsupervised methods appear under Preferred Qualifications and are marked preferred.

GPU acceleration appears in the company narrative/domain description rather than in a qualifications section; marked preferred.

RADAR, signal processing, image processing, SDR, and RF electronics experience all appear under Preferred Qualifications and are marked preferred.

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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