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Senior Research Scientist /Data Scientist
Reads like a ML Engineer role: putting models into production.
Seattle, WA, United States
Open 4 months, first seen by us 125 days ago- Pay
- Pay not listedSimilar roles state $166K–$240K
- Work setting
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Work setup in the employer’s posting: On-site
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What you’ll work on
Full postingPrototype and test computer vision and machine learning approaches for content risk inspection
Build high-precision, low-latency prediction models
Investigate new technologies and define product scope with other research scientists
Build vision-based solutions with software development teams for customer-facing applications
From the employer’s posting
apply from variety of techniques in computer vision, deep learning, machine learning and image processing algorithms to build content risk inspection systems
generates a high-precision, low latency prediction models
collaborate with other research scientist across our company to define the scope of the product, identify and initiate investigations of new technologies
You will work closely with the software development teams to build robust vision-based solutions for customer-facing applications
What you’ll bring
All qualificationsCore experience
- PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Operations Research, Statistics or related field
- 5+ years of hands-on predictive modelling and analysis experience
- Depth in state-of-the-art computer vision and machine learning
- Strong algorithm development experience
- Programming in Java, C++ or similar, plus R, MATLAB or Python
Preferred experience
- 10+ years of relevant experience in industry and/or academia.
Qualification wording
PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Operational Research, Statistics or a related quantitative field
5+ years of hands-on experience in predictive modelling and analysis
Depth and breadth in state-of-the-art computer vision and machine learning technologies
Strong algorithm development experience
Skills with Java, C++, or other programming language, as well as with R, MATLAB, Python or similar scripting language
10+ years of relevant experience in industry and/or academia.
Education & alternatives
Basic Qualifications - PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Operational Research, Statistics or a related quantitative field - Depth and breadth in state-of-the-art computer vision and machine learning technologies
Posting record
Report an errorOpen 4 monthsWe first saw this posting 125 days ago and it is still up. Roles open this long are often slow to fill or kept open to collect applications.
- Status in our records
- Live
- First seen by us
- Jul 3, 2026125 days ago
- Recorded sightings
- 88
- Last seen by us
- Nov 5, 2026
- Employer says posted
- Feb 24, 2017
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How this job compares
Time since we first saw it
Day 125
Up longer than most. Similar jobs usually come down between day 6 and day 70.
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Comtech is hiring
12 open jobs
- No new data jobs since July
- Its jobs tend to stay up a long time
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- Strong algorithm development experience - Skills with Java, C++, or other programming language, as well as with R, MATLAB, Python or similar scripting language Preferred Qualifications
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About the role
We file this job under ML Engineer, by the work the posting describes.
ML engineers put machine learning models into products. They write the code that trains, ships, serves and monitors models so a recommendation or prediction works for real users.
Postings ask for strong Python and software engineering, a framework such as PyTorch, cloud services, and more and more often experience with large language models.
A data scientist often works out which model to build; an ML engineer makes it run reliably in production.
US government figures for computer and information research scientists
- Median yearly pay, May 2025
- $140,300
- Expected change, 2025 to 2035
- 21.8% more jobsagainst 3.5% for all jobs
The government has no code for ML engineers, so these figures are for the closest group, computer and information research scientists.
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025) and Employment Projections (2025 to 2035). Occupation code 15-1221.
Job description
Job Description
We are looking for an Senior Research Scientist who can work on different aspects of the video content, like text metadata, video, audio and images to apply from variety of techniques in computer vision, deep learning, machine learning and image processing algorithms to build content risk inspection systems. You will be contributing to a platform from the very early stages which will process terabytes of video content data. You will collaborate with other research scientist across our company to define the scope of the product, identify and initiate investigations of new technologies, prototype, test solutions and ability to web-lab performance between different approaches that generates a high-precision, low latency prediction models and deliver an exceptional customer experience. You will work closely with the software development teams to build robust vision-based solutions for customer-facing applications. You should be comfortable with a large degree of ambiguity and relish the idea of solving problems that, frankly, haven’t been solved at scale before. Along the way, we guarantee that you’ll learn a ton, have fun and make a positive impact on millions of people.
Qualifications
Basic Qualifications
- PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Operational Research, Statistics or a related quantitative field
- Depth and breadth in state-of-the-art computer vision and machine learning technologies
- 5+ years of hands-on experience in predictive modelling and analysis
- Strong algorithm development experience
- Skills with Java, C++, or other programming language, as well as with R, MATLAB, Python or similar scripting language
Preferred Qualifications
- 10+ years of relevant experience in industry and/or academia.
- Publications at top-tier peer-reviewed conferences or journals
- Proven track record of innovation in creating novel algorithms and advancing the state of the art
- Depth and breadth in state-of-the-art computer vision and machine learning technologies
Contact:
Nayan Hazare
IT Recruiter at Comtech LLC
Call: 703 962 6656
Email: nhazare@ comtechllc .com
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Company Description
Comtech is a woman-owned small business founded in 1998 and headquartered in Reston, VA. We offer IT solutions across the disciplines of program/project management, applications development, infrastructure, Cyber security, and enterprise content/data management services. We have developed our methodologies and processes based on the IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) v.3 Framework across enterprise infrastructure operations. These methodologies and processes are reinforced through our organization’s externally accredited certifications, which include ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management System (QMS), ISO/IEC 20000-1:2011 IT Service Management Systems (SMS, corporate ITIL certification), ISO 27001:2005 Information Security Management System (ISMS), and CMMI-DEV Level 3"
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