At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead AI/ML projects from concept to delivery, mentoring junior team members along the way.
- Company: Join Raytheon UK, a leader in innovative technology and research.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive salary, generous holiday, flexible working, and a contributory pension scheme.
- Other info: Dynamic work culture with opportunities for volunteering and career growth.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in AI/ML while working with cutting-edge technologies.
- Qualifications: BSc in relevant field and experience in Python and machine learning frameworks.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
A permanent opportunity for a Senior Data Scientist and Machine Learning Researcher to join our Strategic Research Group (SRG). As a Senior Data Scientist and Machine Learning Researcher, you will be responsible for the technical development and leadership of AI/ML projects from initial idea scoping right through to final project delivery both in customer and internal domains. You will demonstrate novel thinking and propose new ideas for solving challenging problems while mentoring others on your project team to deliver towards your proposed solution.
Responsibilities
- Develop complex, novel data science solutions, contributing significantly to machine learning projects with minimal guidance.
- Scope, design, and deliver data‑centric solutions while working collaboratively across disciplines.
- Undertake research and applied AI/ML tasks on both customer and internal research projects.
- Generate ideas for new research directions and provide technical leadership in small project groups.
- Mentor more junior team members within their project team and the wider SRG.
- Work with customers and internal stakeholders, with varied technical knowledge, to determine appropriate technical approaches and do the technical development required for delivery.
Required Skills & Experience
- BSc in Machine Learning, Data Science, Computer Science, Mathematics or related field.
- Experience coding in Python and associated ML packages (HuggingFace, TensorFlow, PyTorch).
- Track record of delivering ML solutions to customers and internal stakeholders.
- Deep understanding of AI/ML algorithms for different data types and tasks, including Generative AI, NLP and computer vision, sufficient to pursue research and development beyond existing literature.
- Experience training and developing AI models including Large Language Models.
- Ability to produce high‑quality scientific writing for internal & external stakeholders as well as academic publications.
- Experience mentoring other team members and undertaking technical leadership on small projects or sub‑parts of larger deliveries.
Desirable Skills & Experience
- PhD. or Masters degree highlighting experience of academic research.
- Experience using robust ML pipelines, appropriate version control and environment management (e.g., venvs or Docker).
- Working knowledge of Linux systems, using basic command-line functionality (e.g., AWS CLI, Docker CLI, Linux commands like ssh, ls, cd…).
- Experience deploying AI models in a scalable way for external users.
- Experience working in Cloud, preferably AWS but also GCP or Azure.
- Research publications in peer‑reviewed journals.
- Experience writing technical project proposals.
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