HRL Laboratories Careers

Based in Southern California with locations in Malibu, Calabasas and Camarillo; HRL has been on the leading edge of technology, conducting pioneering research and advancing the state of the art. 

General Description: 

Help design and develop AI Engineering software and services applicable to the full AI Engineering lifecycle. Help build Machine Learning Operations (MLOps) environments, perform synthetic and real-world data collection/curation, and interface with other software engineers, scientists, and PI/PMs performing AI research and algorithm development.

Essential Duties:

Development of AI / Machine Learning software, tools, and services.

Required Skills: 

Python, C++, PyTorch, Tensorflow, and agile software development tools and techniques, self-hosted (on-premises) AI software services and supporting tools, e.g. Weights and Balances (wandb), Neptune, Optuna, MLFlow, GitLab CI/CD, GitLab runners, Docker/containerization, etc.

Familiarity with existing AI Software Engineering techniques, tools, and services. Experience with ML hyperparameter optimization, ML model repositories, data/object storage (e.g. S3 based data lakes, data warehouses, and lakehouses), and data versioning. Experience in developing reproducible ML pipelines is also desirable, i.e. automated ML workflows for data transformation (ETL/ELT), correlation, testing, evaluation, training, and deployment stages. Ability to develop and deploy services and applications in a hybrid cloud environment is beneficial.

Required Education: 

Existing student pursuing a Masters degree in Artificial Intelligence related field, e.g. Computer Science, Machine Learning, Software Engineering, Cognitive Science, Data Science, Statistics, etc.

Special Requirements:

Active security clearance or ability to obtain one is desirable. 

Compensation:

The pay range for this position $35 - $50 per hour.

Our pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hires for the position. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific range during the hiring process. 

This position must meet Export Control compliance requirements, therefore a "U.S. Person" as defined by 22 C.F.R. § 120.15 is required. "U.S. Person" includes U.S. Citizen, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.

HRL offers a very competitive compensation and benefits package. Our Regular/Full Time benefits include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401K match, gym facilities, PTO, growth potential, and an exciting and challenging work environment.

HRL Laboratories is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not discriminate in recruiting, hiring, training or promoting, on the basis of race, ethnicity, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, medical condition, age, U.S. military or protected veteran status, union membership, or political affiliation. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.

For our privacy policy please visit : www.hrl.com/privacy

Based in Southern California with locations in Malibu, Calabasas and Camarillo; HRL has been on the leading edge of technology, conducting pioneering research and advancing the state of the art. 

Essential Duties:

Primary job function is the study and development of machine learning models for autonomous system tasks (computer vision, automated reasoning, etc.). 

Concretely, this will involve the development of new software systems and the integration of research software on autonomous systems platforms.  

The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience in one of computer vision, natural language processing, adversarial machine learning, or reinforcement learning.

Tasks will include the development, implementation, training, evaluation and of algorithms for control, planning and perception on autonomous systems platforms.

Additional job functions include solving customer problems, writing invention disclosures, publishing papers, briefing customers, and assisting in marketing HRL expertise.

Required Skills:

Experience with machine learning for computer vision, natural language processing, adversarial machine learning, or reinforcement learning. 

Software development experience in Python. General experience working with computer systems and software development.  

Experience using libraries/frameworks such as Jax, PyTorch, TensorFlow, or similar.  Experience writing research papers and presenting research work to both expert and non-expert audiences.

Required Education:

Ph.D. or M.S. in Computer Science, EE or related fields.

Compensation:

The base salary range for this full-time position is $104,000 - $174,000 + bonus + benefits.

Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range during the hiring process. Please note that the compensation details listed reflect the base salary only, and do not include potential bonus or benefits.

This position must meet Export Control compliance requirements, therefore a "U.S. Person" as defined by 22 C.F.R. § 120.15 is required. "U.S. Person" includes U.S. Citizen, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.

HRL offers a very competitive compensation and benefits package. Our Regular/Full Time benefits include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401K match, gym facilities, PTO, growth potential, and an exciting and challenging work environment.

HRL Laboratories is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not discriminate in recruiting, hiring, training or promoting, on the basis of race, ethnicity, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, medical condition, age, U.S. military or protected veteran status, union membership, or political affiliation. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.

For our privacy policy please visit : www.hrl.com/privacy