{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"935d09e564de1c3d7ed61601","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/935d09e564de1c3d7ed61601","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/935d09e564de1c3d7ed61601","title":"Machine Learning Engineer","description":"Machine Learning Engineer\nGeneral Information\nRequisition #728\nLocations USA-VA-Chantilly\nPosting Date 07/24/2026\nSecurity Clearance Required - TS/SCI + CI Poly\nRemote Type N/A\nTime Type Full time\nDescription & Requirements\nElder Research Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of MANTECH international Corporation seeks a motivated, career and customer-oriented Machine Learning Engineer to join our team in Chantilly, VA.\nResponsibilities include but are not limited to:\nBuild and deploy AI agents to both automate and optimize labor intensive workflows, as well as empowering the human workforce to discover entirely new capabilities.\nSupport program with R&D and customer-facing goals, to speed the transition of novel applied research and solutions development into impact on contract.\nCreate software to support AI agent communication, connecting models and agents to external services via API calls, testing and debugging tasks, deploying into target environments, setting up monitoring, and ensuring reliable execution of agentic AI systems.\nUtilize a combination of open-source models, agentic tools, and large proprietary commercial models.\nDevelop novel approaches to securing agentic workflows and to evaluating the results for accuracy, performance, and impact.\nEnsure AI systems adhere to ethical guidelines, transparency, and fairness principles.\nSolid understanding and hands-on experience with generative AI models including prompt engineering, chain-of-thought reasoning, and Natural Language Processing (NLP) tasks such as entity extraction, summarization, and semantic search.\nMinimum Qualifications:\nActive U.S. Government Security Clearance at the TS/SCI level with CI polygraph.\nMinimum 3 years of experience with a Bachelor’s degree\nProficiency in Python and SQL\nFamiliarity with Javascript, Containerization (Docker/ Rocky Linux)\nFamiliarity with developing & managing API endpoints (Rest and FastAPI)\nFamiliarity with developing agenticAI workflows/systems\nLangchain, LangGraph, OpenAI Agents, Pydontic\nUVicorn (webserver)\nStreamlit (web apps)\nPreferred Qualifications:\nFamiliarity with Multi-agent orchestration\nFamiliarity with Cybersecurity (Mandiant)\nAWS Cloud experience\nExperience with Graph Analysis\nSecurity Plus\nClearance Requirements:\nMust have an active TS/SCI + Poly\nPhysical Requirements:\nThe person in this position must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time. Occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, or to communicate with co-workers, management, and customers, via email, phone, and or virtual communication, which may involve delivering presentations.\nAbout Elder Research, Inc - People Centered. Data Driven\nElder Research considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to disability or veteran status or any other status protected under any federal, state, or local law or regulation.\nIf you need a reasonable accommodation to apply for a position with Elder Research, please email us at careers@elderresearch.com and provide your name and contact information.","company":"Elder Research","rawCompany":"elder research","city":"Remote","state":"OR","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-08-05T00:13:46.603Z","occupations":[{"code":"15-1221.00","title":"Computer and Information Research Scientists","slug":"computer-and-information-research-scientists"},{"code":"15-1252.00","title":"Software Developers","slug":"software-developers"},{"code":"15-2051.00","title":"Data Scientists","slug":"data-scientists"}],"industries":[{"code":"541690","title":"Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services","slug":"other-scientific-and-technical-consulting-services"},{"code":"541990","title":"All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services","slug":"all-other-professional-scientific-and-technical-services"},{"code":"541715","title":"Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)","slug":"research-and-development-in-the-physical-engineering-and-life-sciences-except-nanotechnology-and-biotechnology"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Machine Learning Engineer","description":"Machine Learning Engineer\nGeneral Information\nRequisition #728\nLocations USA-VA-Chantilly\nPosting Date 07/24/2026\nSecurity Clearance Required - TS/SCI + CI Poly\nRemote Type N/A\nTime Type Full time\nDescription & Requirements\nElder Research Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of MANTECH international Corporation seeks a motivated, career and customer-oriented Machine Learning Engineer to join our team in Chantilly, VA.\nResponsibilities include but are not limited to:\nBuild and deploy AI agents to both automate and optimize labor intensive workflows, as well as empowering the human workforce to discover entirely new capabilities.\nSupport program with R&D and customer-facing goals, to speed the transition of novel applied research and solutions development into impact on contract.\nCreate software to support AI agent communication, connecting models and agents to external services via API calls, testing and debugging tasks, deploying into target environments, setting up monitoring, and ensuring reliable execution of agentic AI systems.\nUtilize a combination of open-source models, agentic tools, and large proprietary commercial models.\nDevelop novel approaches to securing agentic workflows and to evaluating the results for accuracy, performance, and impact.\nEnsure AI systems adhere to ethical guidelines, transparency, and fairness principles.\nSolid understanding and hands-on experience with generative AI models including prompt engineering, chain-of-thought reasoning, and Natural Language Processing (NLP) tasks such as entity extraction, summarization, and semantic search.\nMinimum Qualifications:\nActive U.S. Government Security Clearance at the TS/SCI level with CI polygraph.\nMinimum 3 years of experience with a Bachelor’s degree\nProficiency in Python and SQL\nFamiliarity with Javascript, Containerization (Docker/ Rocky Linux)\nFamiliarity with developing & managing API endpoints (Rest and FastAPI)\nFamiliarity with developing agenticAI workflows/systems\nLangchain, LangGraph, OpenAI Agents, Pydontic\nUVicorn (webserver)\nStreamlit (web apps)\nPreferred Qualifications:\nFamiliarity with Multi-agent orchestration\nFamiliarity with Cybersecurity (Mandiant)\nAWS Cloud experience\nExperience with Graph Analysis\nSecurity Plus\nClearance Requirements:\nMust have an active TS/SCI + Poly\nPhysical Requirements:\nThe person in this position must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time. Occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, or to communicate with co-workers, management, and customers, via email, phone, and or virtual communication, which may involve delivering presentations.\nAbout Elder Research, Inc - People Centered. Data Driven\nElder Research considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to disability or veteran status or any other status protected under any federal, state, or local law or regulation.\nIf you need a reasonable accommodation to apply for a position with Elder Research, please email us at careers@elderresearch.com and provide your name and contact information.","datePosted":"2026-08-05T00:13:46.603Z","dateModified":"2026-08-05T00:13:46.603Z","hiringOrganization":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Elder Research","sameAs":"https://jobsearcher.com"},"jobLocation":{"@type":"Place","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","addressLocality":"Remote","addressRegion":"OR","addressCountry":"US"}},"identifier":{"@type":"PropertyValue","name":"JobSearcher","value":"935d09e564de1c3d7ed61601"},"url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/935d09e564de1c3d7ed61601"}}