AI/ML Research Specialist

1 week ago


Bath, Bath and North East Somerset, United Kingdom BMT Full time
AI/ML Research SpecialistWhy Choose Us?

Joining BMT means access to a comprehensive set of employee benefits designed to empower your success. In addition to a competitive salary, our offerings encompass health, family, finance, and personal development, including:

  • Private Medical (family coverage)
  • Enhanced Pension
  • Flexible Working
  • Wellbeing Fund – an annual fund for personal hobbies or interests
  • 26 Days Annual Leave (plus bank holidays)
  • Holiday Trading
  • Retail Vouchers
  • Professional Subscriptions

At BMT, we pride ourselves on being a verified flexible workplace, providing freedom and choice. Learn more about our flexible status at Flexa Careers.

About the Role

We are leveraging our knowledge and expertise to drive transformative designs, technology, and solutions globally that contribute towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). BMT's focus SDGs are Climate Action and Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure. These goals matter most to our stakeholders and are where we believe we can have the greatest impact for a better future.

We are looking for individuals passionate about addressing these global challenges and proactive in finding opportunities to integrate sustainable practices into their roles.

As an AI/ML Research Specialist at BMT, you'll bring invaluable expertise to our team, empowering our customers to overcome challenges through cutting-edge research and development. Here's what awaits you:

  • Diverse Techniques, Real-World Impact:
  • Apply a range of mathematical, statistical, predictive modeling, and machine-learning techniques.
  • Navigate the nuances and limitations of these methods to address customer needs effectively.
  • Join Our Expanding Team:
  • Become part of our multi-disciplinary Information Systems team in the Defence and Security sector.
  • Explore unparalleled opportunities across diverse environments: land, sea, air, and space.
  • Elevate Your Career in our collaborative AI and Data Science team:
  • Formal qualification opportunities and on-the-job training.
  • Opportunity to mentor and be supported in your professional growth.
  • Collaborate and Innovate:
  • Engage in business development activities.
  • Liaise directly with customers, shaping solutions that matter.

In terms of location, we have offices in central Bath, London, Fareham, Plymouth, or Weymouth, and we offer flexible and hybrid working arrangements.

About You

Are you fascinated by AI and ML? We're seeking organized, driven individuals with research experience in AI/ML and data science. As part of our team, you'll solve complex real-world problems and contribute to continuous technical development and applied research.

Essential Skills:

  • Mathematical Background: A degree or equivalent experience in a mathematical or closely related field. We value diverse educational backgrounds.
  • Advanced Education: An in machine learning or equivalent expertise.
  • Industrial Research: Willingness to work on challenging industrial research projects. Your impact will be tangible.
  • Project Experience: Demonstrated success in researching and delivering ML/AI solutions.
  • Autonomy: You can work under general guidance, but plan and monitor your own work.
  • Cutting-Edge Techniques: Familiarity with state-of-the-art techniques, for example:
  • Agent-based ML
  • Reinforcement Learning
  • Deep Learning
  • Explainable AI
  • Transformers
  • Generative AI (Large Language Models and/or Small Language Models)
  • Data Science: experience applying existing data science techniques to new problems and datasets.
  • Software Implementation: Proficiency in implementing data science and ML algorithms using Python.
  • Code Quality Monitoring: Experienced in code reviews. Developing Tests.
  • Effective Communication: Strong verbal and written skills, including an interest in bid writing. As much of our work is customer focused, your effective communication skills and ability to present professionally both verbally and in writing are important skills for this role. Mentorship and training can be provided to improve these skills.

Desirable Skills (Non-Essential)

  • Advanced Education: Phd in Machine Learning/AI or equivalent
  • Cloud Computing (Azure): Experience with Azure cloud services (Azure Machine Learning Studio or AWS equivalent), enabling efficient AI/ML deployment and scalability.
  • Python Machine Learning Frameworks: Experience with one or more python machine learning frameworks such as Tensorflow, PyTorch or JAX
  • Application Domains: experience in application domains such as Autonomy, NLP, Computer Vision, or Cyber Security. Your diverse interests enrich our work.
  • Line Management and/or Mentorship Experience guiding junior team members.
  • Docker: Familiarity of containerization using Docker.
  • Agile Projects: Productive experience working in agile projects.
  • MLOps: Exposure to MLOps practices including understanding of testingfor ML algorithms.
  • Code Quality Monitoring: Ability to monitor code quality and collaborate with team members to address any issues.

We expect you to share our passion for creating a more environmentally and socially sustainable future for all our stakeholders.

Missing skills? Let us be the judge BMT are passionate about people; we recognize that technology moves quickly and that no one can learn everything, which is why we seek those who can adapt and demonstrate the aptitude to learn. With enthusiasm and the right attitude, we can help you discover your potential.

Join us in shaping the future of AI research and development, where everyone's contributions are valued

This role will require you to be eligible for full UK security clearance and you should have resided in the UK for the past 5 years'.

What's Next?

If you are ready to contribute your skills and passion to a dynamic team addressing impactful challenges, we invite you to apply for this exciting opportunity with BMT. Join us in shaping a safer, more efficient, and sustainable future.



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