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Machine Learning Research Consultant - Experienced

Awerian Ltd
Cambridge
4 days ago
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Machine Learning Research Consultant - Experienced

Breakthrough technology is vital for strengthening the UK’s Defence and Homeland Security. As a Machine Learning Consultant at Awerian, you will be at the forefront of this innovation race to defend and protect the UK from the latest technological and cyber threats.

Your work will have a real-world impact. You will explore and develop cutting-edge technologies by working within multi-disciplinary teams of highly educated and skilled scientists and engineers.

As a Machine Learning Research Consultant you will use your curiosity, creativity, and rigour to tackle diverse, real-world challenges which are typically at the forefront of emerging AI/ML technologies. You will use your experience to design and deploy systems that apply machine learning to a broad range of tasks, often in novel settings, pulling together third-party components and building elements yourself.

Awerian’s wide variety of intriguing projects often bring together aspects of science, engineering and machine learning. Projects span proof-of-concepts through to working prototypes, providing both intellectual and practical challenges.

Requirements

You will hold an undergraduate degree (2:1 or above) in a relevant subject including Physics, Maths, Engineering, Computer Science, etc. Graduate degrees with demonstrable research experience or equivalent research and development experience are highly desirable.

Key Technical Skills Of Interest Include

  • Very strong foundation in Python.
  • Hands-on experience with current frameworks such as Tensorflow, PyTorch and JAX.
  • Experience of building machine learning solutions for novel problems and/or resource-constrained situations and/or current edge-processing platforms.
  • Experience of a broad range of machine learning techniques (e.g. computer vision, audio reconstruction, generative models) and/or the ability to adapt to new domains rapidly.
  • Familiarity with GPU hardware and their associated languages (e.g. CUDA).

Why Awerian?

Awerian is a defence and security technology consultancy comprising 35+ scientists and engineers. You will work at our smart and well-equipped offices and laboratories based just outside Cambridge.

We have a flat structure with little hierarchy, and no corporate hoops to jump through. This encourages mutual support, teamwork, and innovation.

The Company And Benefits

  • Employer pension contribution of 10% of salary +3% personal contribution
  • Private medical insurance for you and your family and Life insurance
  • 25 days annual holiday plus bank holidays
  • Enhanced family friendly leave
  • Electric Vehicle leasing & Cycle to Work scheme
  • Access to TTP Group social and sport clubs and an on-site gym
  • Discounts and memberships to local sports facilities and the theatre

You will need to be eligible for UK security clearance. Please note this role is not eligible for UKVI sponsorship visa scheme.

We therefore encourage applications from all individuals. Whatever your background, whatever your identity: we would love to hear from you.


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