AI/ML Engineer

Job title: AI/ML Engineer

Location: Romsey, Hampshire/Hybrid (2 days per week on site)
Salary: £65,000 plus 6% bonus

Candidates must be willing and eligible to go through SC security clearance.

Build AI that solves problems others can't within Defence, National Security & Intelligence

Are you an AI/ML Engineer, Research Engineer or Applied Scientist who wants to work on genuinely complex, technically challenging problems?

This is an opportunity to join a leading technology and engineering business working across National Security, Defence, Intelligence and Commercial markets, where you'll be doing far more than simply implementing existing models. You'll be researching, experimenting, developing and delivering novel AI/ML solutions that can make a real-world difference.

What you'll be working on:

You'll operate at the cutting edge of AI/ML, working across areas including:

Computer Vision
Reinforcement Learning
Large Language Models (LLMs)
Natural Language Processing (NLP)
Deep Learning and advanced ML techniques
Novel algorithm development and experimentationA key part of the role is taking academic research and state-of-the-art techniques and turning them into practical, usable solutions for complex customer challenges.

This isn't just a research role

You'll remain hands-on technically, whilst also taking a leading role within engineering teams.

You'll have the opportunity to:

Develop novel AI/ML solutions from the ground up
Lead technically complex R&D projects
Translate research papers and emerging techniques into working solutions
Build production-quality software using Python
Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior engineers
Work across multidisciplinary engineering teams
Engage directly with customers on early-stage technical challenges
Contribute to bids, proposals and solution design
Help shape the direction of Roke's AI/ML capability

What we're looking for

We're interested in people who combine genuine AI/ML expertise with strong software engineering ability. You'll ideally have:

Proven commercial experience in AI/ML R&D
Strong Python development skills
Experience in one or more of Computer Vision, NLP, LLMs or Reinforcement Learning
A track record of developing novel AI/ML applications
Experience adapting and applying academic research
Strong software engineering fundamentals
Experience working in Agile engineering environments

If you are interested in this role or wish to apply, please submit your CV
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed