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AI/ML Engineer
Consumer Product Safety Commission · Posted 1 days ago
Hybrid Bethesda, MD $85K – $133K Apply by Jun 15, 2026 Data Science Series ENTJENTPINTJINTP EngineeringData
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As an Al/ML Engineer in CPSC's Analytics Center of Excellence, you advance the agency's mission by developing Al-enabled capabilities that accelerate all elements of CPSC's mission from risk detection, to enforcing regulations, and all manners of decision-making. You collaborate with program offices, support cloud native modernization, and provide insight on various highly technical Al/ML projects while balancing long term data strategy with rapid response needs.
What You'll Do
- →This position is officially titled Data Scientist (Artificial Intelligence).
- →The working title is AI/ML Engineer.
- →The Artificial Intelligence (AI) / Machine Learning (ML) Engineer will design and implement advanced technical solutions [e.g., natural language processing (NLP) models, agent-native and open-source generative pre-trained transformers (GPTs), multi-agent orchestration, etc.] focused on extracting actionable insights, evaluating model performance, and enhancing product safety decision-making.
- →This role emphasizes data quality, performance, and interoperability in modern cloud environments, enabling CPSC's strategic acceleration toward preventative analytics for product safety.
- →This role requires collaboration with data engineers, statisticians, program analysts, IT specialists, and more.
- →The AI/ML Engineer is responsible for: Helping to build and maintain machine learning pipelines — from pulling in new data to training, testing, and deploying models — using modern cloud‐based tools and engineering practices.
- →Monitor how models perform over time, watching for issues like data drift or drops in accuracy, and help improve them so they are reliable, efficient, and cost‐effective.
- →Contribute to automating ML workflows using CI/CD and MLOps practices.
- →Build and integrate AI agents using tools such as Copilot Studio, Python‐based agents, or retrieval pipelines to speed up analytics workflows and help the agency make faster, better‐informed safety decisions.
- →Support the selection, training, and tuning of machine learning models — including models for prediction, anomaly detection, and natural language processing — ensuring they are accurate, fair, and scalable.
- →Use deep learning frameworks like PyTorch and TensorFlow to work with both structured and unstructured data, helping ensure the models you develop meet quality standards for transparency and performance.
- →Prepare clear technical documentation, summaries of model performance, and other materials that explain your work.
- →Communicate complex AI/ML concepts in a way that non‐technical audiences can understand.
- →Participate as a member of an Agile, cross‐functional team—collaborating with data engineers, analysts, program staff, and IT partners to deliver iterative improvements and solve problems together.
Requirements
- ✓Must be a U.S.
- ✓This is a Public Trust Position.
- ✓Employment in this position requires a background investigation.
- ✓If you are selected and cannot meet the criteria requirement for the pre-employment waiver and/or a favorable suitability determination within a reasonable period of time due to disclosed or undisclosed background issues, the employment offer may be withdrawn.
- ✓If you are a male born after December 31, 1959 you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System, or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law.
- ✓Please see http://www.sss.gov for more information.
- ✓Selectees will be required to complete a "Declaration of Federal Employment", (OF-306), prior to appointment and the appropriate background investigation forms to determine suitability for Federal employment.
- ✓False statements or responses on these forms can jeopardize your employment opportunity and subject you to disciplinary action, including removal from Federal service.
- ✓The selectee will be required to complete a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) process that requires two forms of identification from the I-9 Form.
- ✓We will compare information provided on the I-9 Form to records available from the U.S.
- ✓Department of Homeland Security.
- ✓The system confirms employee's identity and eligibility to work in the United States.
- ✓Learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities.
- ✓Depending on your status, this position may require serving a 1-year probationary period.
Benefits
- ★CPSC offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes: paid vacation, sick leave, 11 paid holidays per year, life and health insurance, Long Term Care insurance, dental and vision insurance, flexible spending account program, and retirement savings and investment plan similar to 401(k) (Thrift Savings Plan).
- ★CPSC also offers a broad array of work-life flexibilities and services to employees such as, flexible work schedules, transit subsidies, fitness center, and employee assistance and wellness programs.
Personality Fit
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