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