Software Engineer Staff Scientist: Human Language Technologies
$74K-$124K (Glassdoor est.)
Are you an experienced, passionate pioneer in technology who is versatile, displays leadership qualities and is enthusiastic about tackling new problems? Do you enjoy creating experiments, prototyping implementations or designing new learning algorithms? If so, then BBN is the place for you.

Who we are
For more than 70 years, scientists and engineers in diverse disciplines at BBN have collaborated to solve real-world problems through research, exploration, development and prototyping. We partner with the best technical talent in academia and industry to challenge the status quo, pioneer new technologies, and create transformative solutions.
Our Analytics & Machine Intelligence team has the expertise to apply deep knowledge of machine learning approaches and other artificial intelligence techniques, learned and refined in human language technologies, to myriad problems faced by our current and future customers. We are seeking creative and talented Human Language Technology researchers to join us in our research and development efforts.

We combine deep knowledge of linguistic structures with state-of-the-art statistical approaches to find critical patterns in language to help in speech transcription, voice-based keyword spotting, speaker ID, and text-based natural language processing challenges.

What you will do
Design and implementexperiments to test new hypotheses regarding
Language Modeling
Information Extraction
Customized Speech Transcription
Cross-lingual Information Retrieval
Low-Resource Speech Recognition
Machine Translation
Test new methods against a variety of challenging datasets
Participate in collaborative evaluations that test our implementations on new data
Write and present conference papers about your work at peer-reviewed venues
What you will gain
Experience with cutting-edge research and prototype development
A deeper understanding of language structure and usage in a variety of domains, including social media and formal contexts
Familiarity with state-of-the-art machine learning techniques and programming packages
Opportunities to propose new ideas and solutions to challenging scientific and technological problems
Empowerment to satisfy your scientific curiosity and entrepreneurial drive
Flexibility to work on the schedule that fits your lifestyle and needs
A dedicated office where you can design your ideal working environment and express your own personality
What you need
BS with 2+ years, or MS with 0-3 years
Degrees in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or, Electrical Engineering
Familiarity with state-of-the-art techniques used in addressing NLP challenges.
Advanced skills in programming in Python and/or Perl.
Experience in containerization, e.g. Docker and/or Singularity of complex pipelines
Experience working on code collaboratively, including use of tools such as git and issue tracking.
Familiarity with database software such as SQL.
Design and implementation of robust APIs for modular software implementations.
Position may require some amount of overnight travel.
Additional Skills that make you an ideal candidate
Strong communicator with demonstrated ability to address customer needs in a dynamic environment
Participation in research regarding cross-lingual or non-English natural language data.
Previous participation on government research programs, such as LORELEI, MATERIAL, or AIDA.
Active US Government security clearance a plus!
Eligibility for a security clearance
Why Us
At BBN you will find an exciting, collaborative environment that offers the opportunity to contribute to revolutionary research that solves important problems. Career growth is encouraged through support for on-site training, mentoring, 100% tuition program, publications and participating in leading research conferences. If you have a growth mindset and you thrive under pressure, Come Join Our Team! We offer outstanding benefits that include flexible work schedules, a 5% 401k company match, a 5% Retirement Contribution plan, performance based incentive plans, an onsite gym (in Cambridge), paid parental leave, paid time off, and all kinds of employee discounts.
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Raytheon is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, age, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.
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