Senior Machine Learning Engineer II (EO/IR Image Analysis) Verified today
About Rocket Lab Optical Systems
Rocket Lab Optical Systems solves mission-critical space domain and Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance challenges for Department of Defense and Intelligence Community customers. Building on more than 20 years of electro-optical and infrared systems innovation, we deliver responsive, scalable sensing solutions across all orbital domains.
What You'll Do
- Design, train, and deploy machine learning models for Optical Systems applications
- Build and maintain ML pipelines for data ingestion, feature engineering, training, and inference
- Develop deep learning neural networks for advanced Electro-Optical (EO/IR) image processing
- Collaborate with researchers and engineers on artificial intelligence, machine learning, and computer vision
- Perform rapid prototyping and development for integration into operational systems
- Troubleshoot, debug, and maintain existing and new systems
- Evaluate new ML tools, frameworks, and techniques to stay current with research
What We're Looking For
- Bachelor's degree and 8+ years of experience, or Master's degree, or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, or related field
- Strong background in machine learning: model selection, architecture, training, validation, testing, and deployment
- Experience building deep learning neural networks for computer vision, image processing, or video analysis (object detection, image segmentation, tracking)
- Strong mathematics background, particularly linear algebra
- Proficiency in Python
- Experience with deep learning libraries (Keras, TensorFlow, PyTorch, or similar)
- Software engineering fundamentals: version control, testing, CI/CD, containerization
- U.S. citizenship required due to program requirements
- Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Security Clearance
Nice to Have
- Proficiency in C/C++/Rust
- Experience curating quality, real-world datasets for training deep learning models
- TS/SCI security clearance
This position may require prolonged periods of sitting, standing, walking, and computer work, with occasional exposure to moderate levels of noise, dust, and fumes in production areas.