Government machine learning and AI engineer jobs

Collected from employers' own careers sites, with the posting history on every job.

As of Nov 5, 2026: 23 open government machine learning and AI engineer roles, 43% state pay, median 27 days since first seen, 4% remote. Top tools: Kubernetes · AWS · Azure · MLflow · Spark. How we count

Employers are placed in government by their listed sector, their name, or what they told the government on visa or funding filings.

Applied Machine Learning EngineerAero · Chantilly, VACitizens onlyPay not listedML EngineerCPythonR+12Live, first seen by us 1 day ago

Physics-Informed Machine Learning - Postdoctoral ResearcherLLNL · Hybrid in Livermore, CA, United StatesCitizens onlyPay not listedML EngineerPythonPyTorchTensorFlowLive, first seen by us 2 days ago

Data Scientist (AI / ML) | SMEAmatriot Group · Chantilly, VA, US$180K–$200KML EngineerLive, first seen by us 3 days ago

Data ScientistAmatriot Group · Crane, IN, US$80K–$95KML EngineerC++PythonLive, first seen by us 3 days ago

Principal Machine Learning EngineerAmatriot Group · Hybrid in Seattle, WA, USPay not listedML EngineerC++PythonPyTorch+1Live, first seen by us 3 days ago

AI/ML and Agentic Framework IntegratorSeacorp · Manassas, VA, USPay not listedML EngineerKafkaKubernetesLive, first seen by us 5 days ago

Senior ML Ops/AI Ops EngineerAero · El Segundo, CACitizens onlyPay not listedML EngineerPythonAWSAzure+7Live, first seen by us 5 days ago

SI/ML Computational Biologist - Postdoctoral ResearcherLLNL · Livermore, CA, United States$123KML EngineerPythonRPyTorch+1Live, first seen by us 13 days ago

Graduate (10-12 weeks) Intern - AI/ML for CybersecurityNrel · Golden, COOpen to new graduates$51.2K–$81.9KML EngineerPythonHugging FacePyTorch+1Live, first seen by us 19 days ago

AI/ML Engineer, SeniorGormat · Annapolis Junction, MD, USCitizens onlyPay not listedML EngineerPythonLive, first seen by us 20 days ago

AI/ML Engineer, SMEGormat · Annapolis Junction, MD, USCitizens onlyPay not listedML EngineerPythonLive, first seen by us 20 days ago

Senior AI/ML EngineerAgile-Defense · Fort Meade, MDCitizens only$155K–$175KML EngineerPythonLive, first seen by us 27 days ago

SME AI/ML EngineerAgile-Defense · Fort Meade, MDCitizens only$200K–$215KML EngineerLive, first seen by us 27 days ago

AI/ML EngineerRgi · Springfield, VACitizens only$150K–$210KML EngineerJavaPythonDelta Lake+5Live, first seen by us 43 days ago

AI/ML Data EngineerAgile-Defense · Arlington, VACitizens only$150K–$170KML EngineerPythonTypeScriptJavaScript+1Live, first seen by us 45 days ago

Data Scientist, Level 3Independent Software · Annapolis Junction, MDPay not listedML EngineerPythonPyTorchTensorFlowLive, first seen by us 77 days ago

AI/ML Systems EngineerModern Technology Solutions · Dayton, OH, USCitizens onlyPay not listedML EngineerKubernetesLive, first seen by us 84 days ago

Machine Learning (ML) BioengineerLLNL · Hybrid in Livermore, CA, United StatesCitizens onlyPay not listedML EngineerPyTorchTensorFlowOpen 5 months, first seen by us 156 days ago

Data Science EngineerLLNL · Hybrid in Livermore, CA, United StatesCitizens onlyPay not listedML EngineerPythonKerasPyTorch+2Open 5 months, first seen by us 156 days ago

AI/Machine Learning Specialist (Top Secret Required)August Schell · RemotePay not listedML EngineerOpen 5 months, first seen by us 156 days ago

ML and Optimization EngineerNrel · Golden, COPay not listedML EngineerCJavaJavaScript+5Open 5 months, first seen by us 156 days ago

Data ScientistAgile-Defense · Washington, D.C.Citizens only$130K–$155KML EngineerPythonSQLAWS+11Open 5 months, first seen by us 162 days ago

Postdoctoral Research Associate – AI/ML for Biological SciencesBnl · Upton, NY$71.9K–$119KML EngineerOpen 5 months, first seen by us 173 days ago