Scout AI - Senior AI Engineer
Requirements
• 6+ years of hands-on experience building and deploying AI models, including 2+ years working with multimodal models or agentic AI systems • Proficiency in Python, PyTorch, and modern machine learning infrastructure • Experience training, finetuning, and evaluating large-scale deep learning models using distributed compute infrastructure • Demonstrated experience improving model performance through data curation, training strategy, evaluation design, and rigorous experimentation • Solid grasp of modern model training techniques including SFT, DPO, RLVR • Demonstrated ability to take research from prototype to product in fast-moving environments • BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or related technical field, or equivalent practical experience. Advanced graduate research in AI, robotics, or machine learning is a plus. • Bonus: Experience building closed-loop simulation, evaluation, or reinforcement learning environments for agentic or physical AI systems • Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities
Responsibilities
• Design, train, and evaluate multimodal foundation models that enable multi-robot mission execution • Drive model development decisions including model architectures, data mixtures, curriculum design, and training recipes informed by rigorous experimentation • Curate and generate large-scale training datasets from both synthetic and real-world data engines • Develop memory, communication, planning, and tool-use capabilities for AI agents operating across teams of robots • Be obsessed with evaluation: design benchmarks, metrics, and testing methodologies that enable rapid iteration across the team • Build and improve simulation environments targeted for synthetic data generation, evaluation, and reinforcement learning • Translate foundational research into deployable, real-time perception and decision-making systems • Collaborate across engineering, robotics, and mission teams to integrate AI systems with onboard autonomy stacks • Conduct field trials and mission operations to validate system performance e under real-world constraints
Benefits
• Work on the world’s most important frontier, ensuring U.S. and allied dominance in the age of intelligent machines • Be a core part of a team building the first defense-specific robotic foundation model • Collaborate with some of the top engineers in autonomy, AI, and national security • See your work deployed on real systems • Help define the future of intelligent defense systems • Backed by Draper Associates, Booz Allen Ventures, and other top investors • Competitive compensation package including base salary and bonus • Meaningful equity • Premium medical, dental, and vision plans with $0 paycheck contribution • Competitive PTO and company holiday calendar • Unlimited AI tokens • Catered lunch daily and fully stocked kitchen • Relocation assistance (depending on role eligibility) • The stated salary range below represents an estimated base pay only and reflects consideration of multiple compensation factors. Final salary offers may differ depending on factors including, but not limited to, relevant experience or training background, specialized skills, and business needs. Most full-time positions also include highly competitive equity awards, which form part of Scout AI's overall compensation package. In addition, Scout AI provides comprehensive, top-tier benefits to full-time employees. • $200,000—$400,000 USD
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