Machine Learning Engineer Intern

Job Description

Salary: $20-$25 an hour

Join our dynamic and innovative team at ThayerMahan, a world leader in autonomous maritime surveillance and monitoring. Headquartered in Groton, CT, we are a fast-growing, mission-focused, innovative technology company in the Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) space. At ThayerMahan we pride ourselves on fostering a culture of excellence, collaboration, and continuous growth.

Position Summary:

We are seeking a highly motivated and talented Machine Learning Engineer Intern to join our AI Systems Group for Summer 2025. This role offers a unique opportunity to shape the future of maritime technology by developing cutting-edge AI and ML solutions for our advanced surveillance systems. You'll be working in an agile, startup environment where your contributions will have a direct and meaningful impact on our products and services.

As a key member of our team, you'll collaborate with world-class experts to solve complex challenges in maritime surveillance. The ideal candidate combines technical expertise with strong communication skills, capable of translating sophisticated concepts into practical solutions while effectively collaborating across teams.

Role and Responsibilities:

Implement and/or improve machine learning algorithms and features

• Evaluate and validate model performance through rigorous testing and analysis
• Test alternative approaches against benchmarked results
• Build and optimize robust data pipelines to handle large-scale, sensitive data processing
• Conduct exploratory data analysis
• Synthesize results and develop key visualizations for storytelling
• Collaborate with researchers, engineers, and domain experts
  
  

Qualifications and Educational Requirements:

US Citizen (due to contracts with the DoD and Navy, this is non-negotiable)

Currently pursuing a Bachelors, Masters, or PhD in a science, statistics, mathematics, or related technical field (i.e., Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Artificial Intelligence)

Proficiency in Computer Science fundamentals (i.e., data structures, algorithms, object-oriented programming, space-time complexity)

• Proficiency in Python and commonly used libraries across data science and visualization (pandas, numpy, matplotlib, plotly, etc.)
  
  

Familiarity with machine learning fundamentals

Experience with Git for version control

Experience working with ML frameworks like PyTorch

• Foundational knowledge of stochastic processes (ex. course work, personal projects, previous work experience)
  
  

Can work both independently, and as part of a team towards solving complex problems thrive when given autonomy

Bonus Points

Experience/general understanding of signal processing and image processing more specifically, acoustics data in a machine learning setting

Experience with Docker

• Experience in experiment design for AI development
  
  

Prior experience with software engineering (via previous work history, internships, personal projects, or coursework)

Experience with cloud technologies (AWS) in particular S3

Experience with underwater acoustics/physics

Physical Requirements/Working Conditions:

• General office/administrative setting.
  
  

Travel Requirements:

• Monthly travel as needed. 0% to 5% as needed locally.
  
  

Additional notes:

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
  
  

What we Offer:

Competitive salary, comprehensive total rewards package (medical, dental, vision, 401K with employer match), and other great benefits. Opportunity to continue to develop your career at a growing organization.

If you meet the requirements and are ready to make waves with us, apply now!

ThayerMahan is an Equal Opportunity Employer and doesnt discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, or other non-merit factor.