AI/ML Engineer
Altamira Technologies Corp. · Fairborn, OH
$140,000
Jul 1, 2026
Fairborn, OH
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
This role involves building, optimizing, and deploying AI/ML applications within secure, compliance-driven environments that serve defense and intelligence programs. Day-to-day work spans model development using frameworks such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, and Scikit-learn, through to MLOps tasks like CI/CD pipeline support, model validation, and release management. The position suits candidates ranging from entry-level to seasoned engineers with hands-on AI/ML development experience, ideally in DoD or Intelligence Community settings.
Mid level · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · Secret clearance · Full-time
“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
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $135,107 (middle half $108,024–$176,763).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (9)
The role spans a very wide experience range ('entry level to 10+ years'), making seniority difficult to pin down; Mid is chosen as the midpoint of the realistic hiring target, but the posting is genuinely open to Junior through Senior candidates.
The posting is titled 'AI/ML Engineer' with no explicit level modifier, so advertised seniority is Unspecified.
The SOC is a close call between Software Developers (15-1252) and Data Scientists (15-2051); the emphasis on building and deploying applications, CI/CD, packaging, and distributed systems tips it toward 15-1252, but the heavy ML-framework and modeling focus makes 15-2051 a credible runner-up.
The clearance level is inferred as Secret (minimum for DoD/IC program support); the JD does not explicitly name a clearance level or state 'must hold,' but operating in secure/air-gapped DoD and Intelligence Community environments effectively gates on the ability to obtain at least a Secret clearance.
The ML frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch, PyTorch Lightning, Scikit-learn, Keras, Computer Vision, GANs) are listed as a menu of options ('one or more of the following'); they are all marked required because they appear under the primary responsibilities/qualifications block, but in practice candidates need proficiency in at least one, not necessarily all.
Docker is listed under Qualifications with 'Familiarity with' language, which is softer than the other requirements; it is retained as required because it sits in the Qualifications section, but the weaker phrasing is worth noting.
No compensation range is provided in the posting.
The role appears to be on-site or hybrid in the McLean, VA / DC metro area given the secure/air-gapped environment requirement; remote=false is set accordingly.
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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