Role overview
Unspecified
What you'll work on
- Develop complex, novel data science solutions, contributing significantly to machine learning projects with minimal guidance.
- Brings experience in scoping, designing, and delivering data-centric solutions while working collaboratively across disciplines.
- Undertake research and applied AI/ML tasks on both customer and internal research projects.
- Provide technical leadership in small project groups.
- Generate ideas for new research directions.
- Advise on suitability of group research ideas based on previous experience.
- Mentor more junior team members within their project team and the wider SRG.
- Deliver AI/ML/Data Science solutions to broad range of problems in defence.
- Work with customers and internal stakeholders to determine appropriate technical approaches and do the technical development required for delivery.
- Excellent communication skills, prepared to present and undertake practical demonstrations of work internally in the team and to senior stakeholders with adaptability to audiences of different levels of technical expertise.
*Benefits and Work Culture
Benefits**
- Competitive salaries.
- 25 days holiday + statutory public holidays, plus opportunity to buy and sell up to 5 days (37hr)
- Contributory Pension Scheme (up to 10.5% company contribution)
- Company bonus scheme (discretionary).
- 6 times salary ‘Life Assurance’ with pension.
- Flexible Benefits scheme with extensive salary sacrifice schemes, including Health Cashplan, Dental, and Cycle to Work amongst others.
- Enhanced sick pay.
- Enhanced family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity & shared parental leave.
- Car / Car allowance (dependant on grade/ role)
- Private Medical Insurance (dependant on grade)
What we're looking for
Hours
*Fulltime 37 hrs
Raytheon UK**
At Raytheon UK, we take immense pride in being a leader in defence and aerospace technology. As an employer, we are dedicated to fuelling innovation, nurturing talent, and fostering a culture of excellence.
Joining our team means being part of an organisation that shapes the future of national security whilst investing in your growth and personal development. We provide a collaborative environment, abundant opportunities for professional development, and a profound sense of purpose in what we do. Together, we are not just advancing technology; we're building a community committed to safeguarding a safer and more connected world.
About the role:
This role is within the Strategic Research Group (SRG). The SRG are a team of Data Science, Machine Learning and AI specialists who develop novel AI solutions to mission focussed problems. In this role 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.
*Skills and Experience
- BSc in Machine Learning, Data Science, Computer Science, Mathematics or related field.
- Experience coding in Python and associated ML packages (HuggingFace, TensorFlow, PyTorch).
- Have an established track record of delivering ML solutions to customers and internal stakeholders.
- Demonstrate deep understanding of AI/ML algorithms for different data types and tasks including Generative AI, NLP and computer vision, sufficient to be able to undertake research and development beyond existing literature.
- Experience of 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.
- Problem solve with autonomy.
- Be a self-starter, being pro-active in finding solutions.
- Experience of mentoring other team members and undertaking technical leadership on small projects or sub-parts of larger deliveries.