Machine Learning Engineer III
Michigan Technological University · Ann Arbor, MI
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Jul 1, 2026
Ann Arbor, MI
Jul 20, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
Senior level · 6+ years · Ann Arbor, MI · Master's required · 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
Roughly 25 people in the Ann Arbor, MI area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (data scientists). range 15–40
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $115,158 (middle half $79,848–$132,767).
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 (8)
The role is titled 'Machine Learning Engineer III' but framed throughout as a 'Senior Machine Learning Engineer' — advertised seniority is read as Senior from the explicit framing in the posting body.
Two work locations are offered: Ann Arbor, MI and Dayton, OH. Ann Arbor is used as the primary CBSA; Dayton (CBSA 19380) is an equally valid alternative.
The degree requirement is Master's or PhD; Master's is used as the minimum hard gate.
A security clearance is NOT a hard gate — the JD requires only the *ability to obtain* a DoD clearance (citizenship requirement). An active Secret-level clearance is listed under Desirable/preferred.
SOC classification is Medium confidence: the role is primarily applied ML R&D (modeling, algorithms, experimentation), which maps best to 15-2051 Data Scientists, but the strong emphasis on system development, pipelines, and prototype engineering also supports 15-1252 Software Developers.
Scientific computing libraries (NumPy, SciPy, etc.) are required alongside Python but named only generically; no specific library is called out by name.
Sensor-integrated ML (RF, SAR, geospatial, multimodal) and HPC/secure deployment are listed under Desirable Knowledge, Skills, and/or Abilities — treated as preferred.
Compensation is stated only as 'commensurate with experience and qualifications'; no figures are provided.
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