Research Engineer

Archer is an aerospace company based in San Jose, California building an all-electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft with a mission to advance the benefits of sustainable air mobility. We are designing, manufacturing, and operating an all-electric aircraft that can carry four passengers while producing minimal noise. Our sights are set high and our problems are hard, and we believe that diversity in the workplace is what makes us smarter, drives better insights, and will ultimately lift us all to success. We are dedicated to cultivating an equitable and inclusive environment that embraces our differences, and supports and celebrates all of our team members. What You’ll Do Design, implement, and evaluate novel machine learning and deep learning algorithms, concentrating on Large Language Models (LLMs), automated speech recognition (transcription),and unified multimodal architectures. Iterate on AI model development, startingfromthe data needed for training, architecture, input/output representations, evaluation, and deployment forcomplex sequence-to-sequence and multimodal tasks. Collaborate with other research engineers to prototype andvalidatecomplex solutions from academic literature in natural languageprocessing and speech. Conduct experiments to benchmark new techniques and evaluate model behavior. Develop tools and frameworks to support scalable and reproducible researchand development. Communicate research findings to leadership in a concise, and convincing manner. Stay current with the latest developments in Generative AI and Speech/LanguageModels andidentifyrelevant innovations. Assistin transitioning research prototypes into production-ready systems. Minimum Education Requirement: Master’s degree in Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, Computational Sciences, Machine Learning, Informatics. Minimum Experience Requirements: AI/ML Engineer, Software Engineer, Research Scientist, AI Research Engineer or related job title in which 3 years of experience with developing and supporting production machine learning systems, including model deployment, monitoring, versioning, and retraining, using modern observability and experimentation tools (e.g., Grafana, Prometheus, Statsig); building ML and deep learning models using Python and PyTorch, including NLP tools (e.g., Huggingface, NLTK, spaCy, transformer-based models); with largescale data pipelines using distributed processing frameworks (e.g., Spark, Databricks); and collaborating with cross-functional teams to translate business requirements into ML solutions PLUS 1 year of experience developing computer vision or multimodal ML systems (e.g., OpenCV, YOLO, vision transformers) were gained. Alternate Education Requirement: PhD in Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, Computational Sciences, Machine Learning, Informatics. Alternate Experience Requirements: AI/ML Engineer, Software Engineer, Research Scientist, AI Research Engineer or related job title in which 2 years of experience with developing and supporting production machine learning systems, including model deployment, monitoring, versioning, and retraining, using modern observability and experimentation tools (e.g., Grafana, Prometheus, Statsig); building ML and deep learning models using Python and PyTorch, including NLP tools (e.g., Huggingface, NLTK, spaCy, transformer-based models); with largescale data pipelines using distributed processing frameworks (e.g., Spark, Databricks); and collaborating with cross-functional teams to translate business requirements into ML solutions PLUS 1 year of experience developing computer vision or multimodal ML systems (e.g., OpenCV, YOLO, vision transformers) were gained. At Archer we aim to attract, retain, and motivate talent that possess the skills and leadership necessary to grow our business. For this position we are offering $240,000 to $252,000 per year. Information collected and processed as part of any job applications you choose to submit is subject to Archer's Candidate Privacy Policy. Archer is unable to provide work visa sponsorship for this position at the present time. Archer is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusivity in the workplace. All aspects of employment are decided on the basis of merit, qualifications, and business needs. We do not discriminate based upon race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. #J-18808-Ljbffr