Senior Research Scientist
Job Summary
The Kostas Research Institute (KRI) at Northeastern University (NU) - a rapidly growing institute that conducts cutting-edge applied R&D - is seeking a highly motivated, experienced and enthusiastic Research & Development (R&D) Engineer with expertise in ML&AI. The R&D Engineer is expected to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and contribute to the successful execution of R&D projects.
Responsibilities include providing technical contributions as a software engineer for a wide range of projects involving machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI), including autonomy, sensing and communication, and decision support systems, among others.
Key Responsibilities & Accountabilities
- Software R&D activities, including software development and implementation, prototype modeling & simulation, design, and experimentation. (45%)
- Test and validation of software systems and software for prototype deployment. (45%)
- Provide software development subject matter expertise across a diverse set of application areas and contribute to proposals, publications, whitepapers, etc. (10%)
Education & Experience
Required
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, or a closely related field.
- 5+ years of professional experience in software engineering with a strong focus on machine learning and AI systems development.
Preferred
- Advanced degree (M.S. or Ph.D.) with applied ML/AI, network science, optimization, or data-intensive systems focus.
- Experience supporting government, defense, or security-related R&D programs.
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