Principal AI / ML Scientist

Description

Leidos currently has an exciting opportunity for a Principal Scientist to lead the development of Human-Machine Teaming solutions for the Information and Data Sciences Division of the Leidos Innovations Center. This position will support multiple programs and projects as well as being responsible for defining and maturing the organization's processes and building / supervising a core group of software engineers. Our projects focus on AI / ML, Resilient Systems, Quantum communications, and Cybersecurity solutions.

Primary Responsibilities

• Formulate, suggest, and manage complex data-driven research and development projects crossing human factors, AI / ML, data science, software, and cyber.
• Work with software engineers and data scientists to develop and utilize data pipelines to develop algorithms and / or ML models applicable to the stated sensor domains
• Work with hardware engineers in the design, prototyping, and testing of novel sensor hardware solutions
• Produce and communicate reports that summarize technical results to a non-technical audience
• Stay up to date with current state-of-the-art developments for candidate's domain of specialization and emerging developments in adjacent areas and strategizing about employment of new approaches to current / future R&D projects.
• Work collaboratively across the company, to gather and utilize novel approaches to solve technical challenges.

Basic Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo - because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 - and moving faster than anyone else dares.

Original Posting : June 27, 2025

For U.S. Positions : While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range :

Pay Range $126,100.00 - $227,950.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.