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Location: Gloucester, South West - United Kingdom Type: Permanent
Lead Technologist - Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
Location: South East UK (Hybrid - Great Baddow base)
Full-Time | Up to £85,000 + Benefits | Security Clearance Required (UK EYES ONLY)
Shape the Future of Applied AI in Defence, Space & Autonomy
Are you ready to lead at the frontier of AI/ML research and application? This is your opportunity to steer innovation that matters-developing technology that underpins national security, space capability, and intelligent autonomous systems.
We're looking for a Lead Technologist to help guide a technically diverse AI/ML team tackling real-world, mission-critical challenges across reinforcement learning, natural language processing, computer vision, remote sensing, and signal intelligence. You'll play a pivotal role-blending deep expertise with technical assurance, mentorship, and strategic influence.
Why Join?
- Lead game-changing projects in AI for RF, radar, acoustics, LLMs, knowledge graphs, vision, and edge autonomy
- Work across research & delivery, helping ideas evolve from concept to operational capability
- Engage with top-tier academics and shape collaborative research with universities
- Mentor and elevate a multidisciplinary team of scientists and engineers
- Hybrid working-typically 2 days onsite with flexible remote options
- One-stage interview process-streamlined and respectful of your time
- Leading the technical delivery of large-scale AI/ML research programmes
- Providing engineering assurance across bids, project outputs, and research publications
- Identifying and shaping new R&D themes in collaboration with partners and academic institutions
- Mentoring junior team members and guiding their development
- Presenting research to diverse stakeholders, from technical peers to non-specialist sponsors
- PhD (or equivalent experience) in a relevant AI/ML field
- ~10+ years of AI/ML experience post-PhD, with a proven track record of leadership in R&D environments
- Demonstrated expertise in at least one of the following:
- AI/ML for imagery (incl. remote sensing)
- Reinforcement learning or autonomous agents
- NLP, LLMs, or knowledge graph technologies
- AI for RF/EW, radar, sonar, or acoustic domains
- Strong Python skills and familiarity with ML toolkits (e.g. PyTorch, TensorFlow, Scikit-learn)
- Experience with proposal writing (e.g. Dstl, NS, EPSRC)
- Prior involvement in engineering assurance, technical review, or QA of R&D outputs
- Publications in top journals or conferences
- Experience in defence, aerospace, space, or cyber domains
- Graph-based neural networks, deep generative models, or edge AI exposure
Due to the sensitive nature of this work, applicants must be eligible for UK SC clearance as a minimum. Preference given to those eligible for higher-level clearances (e.g. DV/UKIC). UK EYES ONLY.
Your Impact Starts Here
This is more than a leadership role-it's a chance to steer AI/ML innovation where it truly matters. You'll be surrounded by world-class researchers, cutting-edge tech, and a purpose-driven mission. If you're seeking a role where your technical credibility, curiosity, and experience will shape national capability, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply now to lead the next wave of AI innovation.
Reference: AMC/BCO4/LT
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Compétences idéales
- Artificial Intelligence
- Machine Learning
- Computer Vision
- Python
- PyTorch
- TensorFlow
- Scikit-learn
Expérience professionnelle
- Machine Learning
- NLP
- Computer Vision
Compétences linguistiques
- English