Altamira brings a commercial mindset to solving the most complex national security problems by delivering mission application development, multi-intelligence analysis, and data science technologies and solutions to the defense, intelligence, and homeland security communities. Altamira’s culture of innovation and excellence, and mid-market-size, positions us as the premier next generation leader bringing technology solutions to mission.
Position Description
We are seeking an experienced R&D Technical Lead to bridge the gap between AI/ML research and production-ready solutions. In this role, you will provide technical leadership across AI/ML and software engineering, guiding teams from early-stage research concepts through successful customer delivery.
The ideal candidate brings a broad software engineering background combined with strong AI/ML expertise, with the ability to translate machine learning models and research into scalable, integrated software architectures. You will collaborate across disciplines to drive technical decisions, mentor development teams, and ensure solutions meet real-world customer needs.
Our work focuses on applied AI/ML solutions for real-world object tracking, detection, and characterization, enabling advanced data triaging and system automation. These capabilities help our customers manage increasing volumes of data and address the challenges associated with data saturation.
Core Responsibilities
Team Leadership: Provide technical guidance to engineering teams, aligning project requirements to technical tasking
System Architecture: Design and implement scalable, high-performance software systems that integrate AI/ML capabilities
Collection Coordination: Architect multi-agent or agentic workflows to synchronize data collection efforts across various projects, optimizing resource allocation.
Technical Mentorship: Lead a high-performing team of engineers, conducting code reviews and setting engineering standards for MLOps and production pipelines.
Strategic Integration: Collaborate with project managers to translate complex client requirements into actionable AI/ML roadmaps.
Qualifications & Skills
Education: Bachelor’s or above in Computer Science, AI, or a related quantitative field.
Experience: 7+ years of professional experience in machine learning, with at least 3 years leading teams from research or prototyping through production deployment.
Computer Vision Expertise: Proven track record in developing computer vision models for object tracking (e.g., CNNs, Transformers) and real-time video analytics.
Advanced Programming: Expert-level proficiency in Python and high-performance languages (C++/Rust/Java) alongside familiarity with backend deployment tools (Docker, Kubernetes).
Data Management: Experience overseeing the full data lifecycle, from acquisition and cleaning to high-fidelity labeling for specialized collections.
Communication: Ability to articulate complex AI concepts to non-technical stakeholders and executive leadership.
Altamira is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. We focus on recruiting talented, self-motivated employees that find a way to get things done. Join our team of experts as we engineer national security!
Numbers & Facts
Location
Fairborn, Ohio
Skills
Artificial Intelligence (AI)unmatched
Automationunmatched
C++ Programming Languageunmatched
Code Reviewsunmatched
Communication Skillsunmatched
Computer Scienceunmatched
Computer Visionunmatched
Customer Support/Serviceunmatched
Data Collectionunmatched
Data Managementunmatched
Data Scienceunmatched
Defense Intelligenceunmatched
Dockerunmatched
Homeland Securityunmatched
Intelligence Analysisunmatched
Javaunmatched
Leadershipunmatched
Machine Learningunmatched
Machine Translationunmatched
Mentoringunmatched
Object Modelingunmatched
Prototypingunmatched
Python Programming/Scripting Languageunmatched
Research & Development (R&D)unmatched
Resource Managementunmatched
Rust Programming Languageunmatched
Software Architectureunmatched
Software Developmentunmatched
Software Engineeringunmatched
System Architectureunmatched
System Integration (SI)unmatched
Team Lead/Managerunmatched
Technical Leadershipunmatched
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