AI – Machine Learning Engineer

Guidehouse

AI / ML Engineer delivering advanced analytics and AI solutions for federal clients. Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to build machine learning models and data pipelines.

Posted 4/17/2026full-timeIndianapolis • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $102,000 - $170,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudNumpyPandasPythonPyTorchScikit-LearnSQLTensorflow

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

As an AI / ML Engineer, you will be part of multidisciplinary teams delivering advanced analytics, machine learning, and AI-enabled solutions for federal clients
Design, build, train, and deploy machine learning models to support operational, analytical, and decision-support use cases
Develop and maintain end-to-end ML pipelines, from data ingestion and feature engineering through model training and evaluation
Apply supervised and unsupervised learning techniques, including classification, regression, clustering, and anomaly detection
Work with large-scale structured and semi-structured federal datasets, including financial, budgetary, and transactional data
Engineer solutions in secure cloud and on-prem environments in compliance with DoD and federal security controls
Collaborate with stakeholders to translate analytic outcomes into actionable insights and mission value
Contribute to solution documentation, model explainability, and government-facing deliverables
Support continuous improvement of data science and ML engineering best practices across teams

Requirements

What you’ll need

US Citizenship is required
An ACTIVE and MAINTAINED "SECRET" Federal or DoD security clearance
Bachelor’s degree obtained
3–5 years of professional experience in machine learning, AI engineering, data science, or advanced analytics
Demonstrated experience building and deploying ML models using Python and modern ML frameworks (e.g., scikit-learn, PyTorch, TensorFlow)
Strong experience with data manipulation and analysis using SQL, Pandas, NumPy, and related tools
Experience working in secure federal environments, particularly DoD or Intelligence Community programs
Understanding of model validation, explainability, performance monitoring, and bias considerations
Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus
Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
401(k) Retirement Plan
Basic Life & Supplemental Life
Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
Student Loan PayDown
Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities
Skills Development & Certifications
Employee Referral Program
Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program
Mobility Stipend

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Hard Skills & Tools

machine learningAI engineeringdata scienceadvanced analyticsmodel trainingmodel evaluationsupervised learningunsupervised learningdata ingestionfeature engineering

Soft Skills

collaborationcommunicationproblem-solvinganalytical thinkingstakeholder engagementdocumentationcontinuous improvement

Certifications

Bachelor’s degreeSECRET Federal security clearance