Artificial Intelligence (AI) Algorithm Developer and Engineer - Central PA Startup
Reedsville, PA
Full Time
Mid Level
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Algorithm Developer and Engineer - Central PA Startup (Pennsylvania Residents Only)
Would you rather have a view of the beautiful rolling hills and rivers of Central PA instead of skyscrapers and traffic?
Are you looking for a welcoming company that supports your professional growth and development - and puts you on the cutting-edge of AI applications to the homeland security industry? If so, then you need to learn more about this role at Cignal!
About Us:
Cignal is an enterprising startup located in Reedsville, PA, which is on the outskirts of State College, PA, home of the Pennsylvania State University. The company was founded in 2018 and is the creator of the Cignal Engine: a virtual environment to safely test and exercise AI vision models before deploying them in the real world. Cignal Engine combines simulation, AI/ML, and other mathematical techniques to create high-fidelity synthetic image streams that are virtually indistinguishable from real data.
Are You:
What We Do:
The Cignal Engine is used to test how well transportation security AI/ML models detect firearms, explosives, narcotics, and other dangerous items on people, in baggage, and in cargo. Cignal is a member of the NVIDIA Inception startup program.
What You'll Do:
We're seeking a talented AI Algorithm Developer and Engineer to join our core Cignal Engine development team to help build new, advanced capabilities in Cignal Engine. The work that you'll do is important because you will personally be helping ensure that air travel is safer while also having a substantial impact on introducing a game-changing, cutting-edge product!
In This Role, You Will:
In addition to base pay, Cignal employees may be eligible to participate in our paid time-off and paid holiday programs as well as benefits plan (subject to terms).
To Apply:
Check us out at www.cignal.co, and get in on the ground floor of a high-potential startup that is protecting lives and enabling trustworthy AI. If you are intrigued by what you learn about our company, our people, and our products, then we are looking forward to receiving your application.
Thank you for taking the time to explore career opportunities with Cignal. Make sure to upload your resume, complete the questionnaire, and click submit - it's that easy to apply right now!
Cignal is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. Employment with our company is based solely on a person's merit and qualifications directly related to professional competence. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, family status, marital status, pregnancy, or related condition (including breastfeeding), sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status, or any other or any other basis protected by law.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please send an email to careers (at) cignal (dot) co and let us know your request's nature and contact information.
- USD Salary Range Transparency: $80,000.00 - $100,000.00 / year. Starting pay is commensurate with experience.
- This job must be performed at the company offices located in Reedsville, PA. This is NOT a remote work position.
- Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. This company does not sponsor applicants for work visas at this time.
Would you rather have a view of the beautiful rolling hills and rivers of Central PA instead of skyscrapers and traffic?
Are you looking for a welcoming company that supports your professional growth and development - and puts you on the cutting-edge of AI applications to the homeland security industry? If so, then you need to learn more about this role at Cignal!
About Us:
Cignal is an enterprising startup located in Reedsville, PA, which is on the outskirts of State College, PA, home of the Pennsylvania State University. The company was founded in 2018 and is the creator of the Cignal Engine: a virtual environment to safely test and exercise AI vision models before deploying them in the real world. Cignal Engine combines simulation, AI/ML, and other mathematical techniques to create high-fidelity synthetic image streams that are virtually indistinguishable from real data.
Are You:
- Excited to be an early member of a small, growing AI startup?
- Looking to have responsibility to lead your own technical projects and solve hard problems related to homeland security?
- Intrigued by working directly with the CTO (who is a Developer himself) and has realistic expectations of what a Developer can produce by a certain date and sets reasonable deliverables?
- Seeking to use your creativity to work on a commercial software product?
What We Do:
The Cignal Engine is used to test how well transportation security AI/ML models detect firearms, explosives, narcotics, and other dangerous items on people, in baggage, and in cargo. Cignal is a member of the NVIDIA Inception startup program.
What You'll Do:
We're seeking a talented AI Algorithm Developer and Engineer to join our core Cignal Engine development team to help build new, advanced capabilities in Cignal Engine. The work that you'll do is important because you will personally be helping ensure that air travel is safer while also having a substantial impact on introducing a game-changing, cutting-edge product!
In This Role, You Will:
- Deploy generative models in Cignal Engine’s 2D/3D rendering pipelines
- Train Cignal Agents using the PyCignal API for Reinforcement Learning
- Develop Python modules and APIs for training and deploying neural networks
- Modify and implement neural network architectures for image and non-image data
- Deploy synthetic data quality metrics in an MLOps environment
- Engage with customers and the Cignal Engine community to demonstrate how to use Cignal Engine to build advanced computer vision models
- Participate in code review sessions and accept and respond to critical feedback
- Write efficient, scalable code
- Strong Linux, BSD/UNIX knowledge
- Experience developing models in PyTorch, TensorFlow, or Keras
- Strong Python development experience
- CI/CD, Conda, Docker, Git experience
- Ability to manage model weights/parameters with systems like Neptune
- Experience designing, training, and deploying production AI systems
- Strong math skills
- A creative mindset and unique approach to solving problems
- An ability to quickly iterate on concepts and ideas without sacrificing quality
- 2-5 years of experience OR a Masters Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field
- Experience with NVIDIA software, GPUs, and CUDA
- Experience applying adversarial testing concepts in machine learning
- Knowledge of computer vision algorithms along with non-image data
- Experience with x-ray/computed tomography, millimeter wave, or other non-visible imaging modalities (MRI, ultrasound, sonography, acoustic)
In addition to base pay, Cignal employees may be eligible to participate in our paid time-off and paid holiday programs as well as benefits plan (subject to terms).
To Apply:
Check us out at www.cignal.co, and get in on the ground floor of a high-potential startup that is protecting lives and enabling trustworthy AI. If you are intrigued by what you learn about our company, our people, and our products, then we are looking forward to receiving your application.
Thank you for taking the time to explore career opportunities with Cignal. Make sure to upload your resume, complete the questionnaire, and click submit - it's that easy to apply right now!
Cignal is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. Employment with our company is based solely on a person's merit and qualifications directly related to professional competence. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, family status, marital status, pregnancy, or related condition (including breastfeeding), sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status, or any other or any other basis protected by law.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please send an email to careers (at) cignal (dot) co and let us know your request's nature and contact information.
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. This company does not sponsor applicants for work visas at this time.
Cignal reserves the right to alter, change, modify, and/or terminate this job posting without notice, or obligation. No recruiters, please; principal applicants only.
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