Staff Gen AI Research Scientist at Anduril Industries · LumiJobs

Qualification

Core Engineering StrengthML & LLM ExpertiseSolid FoundationTooling FamiliarityProblem-Solving & AdaptabilityAcademic/Industry BackgroundClearance EligibilityEdge Deployment ExperienceAdvanced Alignment ExperienceMultimodal ExperienceAI-Powered Products at ScaleApplying AI to Novel Domains

Required

Core Engineering Strength: Strong production-level coding skills in Python and deep learning frameworks (like PyTorch or JAX).
ML & LLM Expertise: Hands-on experience training, fine-tuning, and evaluating LLMs, Generative AI, or multimodal models.
Solid Foundation: A strong background in a classical technical discipline (Computer Vision, NLP, Robotics, or Speech) with 2+ years of dedicated experience focusing on generative models and modern transformer architectures.
Tooling Familiarity: Experience using modern model training, alignment, and orchestration tools (e.g., Axolotl, Hugging Face, DeepSpeed, Megatron-LM, LangChain, or LlamaIndex).
Problem-Solving & Adaptability: Ability to operate comfortably in a fast-paced environment, moving from ambiguous mission requirements to concrete code and functional prototypes.
Academic/Industry Background: Degree (B.S., M.S., or Ph.D.) in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Robotics, Physics, Mathematics, or a related technical field.
Clearance Eligibility: Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance.

Preferred

Edge Deployment Experience: Proven track record of compiling and running deep learning models on edge accelerators (e.g., NVIDIA Jetson, custom TPUs/ASICs) under severe power and compute constraints.
Advanced Alignment Experience: Hands-on experience implementing Reinforcement Learning from Human/AI Feedback (RLHF/RLAIF) or direct preference optimization (DPO) loops.
Multimodal Experience: Experience working with multimodal architectures (VLM, video-to-text, or sensor fusion) and diffusion models.
AI-Powered Products at Scale: Experience building and shipping AI-powered products used by millions of users, with a deep understanding of the end-to-end lifecycle from research prototype to production deployment.
Applying AI to Novel Domains: Track record of successfully applying AI/ML technologies to novel problems and domains where established approaches do not yet exist, demonstrating creativity and first-principles thinking.
Continuous Learning & Field Awareness: Proven ability to rapidly learn new technologies and stay current with the fast-evolving AI landscape—regularly engaging with the latest research, tools, and techniques through publications, conferences, and the open-source community.
$220,000—$292,000 USD
The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:

Staff Gen AI Research Scientist

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Anduril Industries

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