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# Machine Learning Engineer at shieldai

Department: Hivemind Solutions Division

Compensation

$163,200 – $244,800/yr

**Setup**
: On-site

**Location**
: Washington, District of Columbia

**Type**
: Full-time

**Level**
: senior

**Posted**
: Jul 28, 2026

## Description

Shield AI is hiring a Machine Learning Engineer to develop, train, deploy, and optimize machine learning models for perception and autonomy in defense and autonomous systems. The role covers vision, vision-language, and vision-language-action models; data pipelines, supervised fine-tuning, evaluation, embedded deployment with ONNX and TensorRT, and collaboration with research, autonomy, platform, and software teams. Candidates need substantial related experience, a relevant degree or equivalent experience, production computer vision experience, strong C++ and Python skills, and the ability to obtain a SECRET clearance.

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