Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Technical Lead
Position Summary & Responsibilities
Paperless Parts is the SaaS-based intelligence layer for modern manufacturing, enabling our customers to innovate faster in the physical world. From rockets to medical devices, we power the parts that move the world forward.
This position requires activities that are subject to US Export Control Laws and require US Citizenship or Green Card Holder.
About the Role
Step into the role of Technical Lead for our newly formed engineering pod, building the core manufacturing intelligence engine powering the future of Paperless Parts. In this high-leverage role, you will act as the bridge between the art of the possible and high-velocity engineering execution. You will translate cutting-edge models and algorithms into production-grade training pipelines and inference services.
As the technical anchor of a lean, ambitious team, you will drive R&D execution across our entire machine learning lifecycle—from data labeling strategies to low-latency model inference. You will ensure that our approach to computer vision, document intelligence, and predictive modeling is both mathematically rigorous and operationally sound.
Who You Are
- Rigorous yet Pragmatic: You possess a deep theoretical grounding in machine learning and artificial intelligence fundamentals, but you are driven by shipping code that solves real-world, industrial problems. You don’t just apply models; you understand the underlying mathematics, optimization functions, and architectural trade-offs.
- Mentor & Force Multiplier: You are passionate about teaching and elevating early-career technical talent. You enjoy breaking down complex concepts and foster a culture of engineering discipline and curiosity.
- AI Strategist: You understand the trade-offs inherent in technology decisions and think strategically about when to use frontier models, when to train our own, and when to use deterministic solutions.
- Collaborative Partner: You seamlessly collaborate with researchers, other engineering teams, and business stakeholders, helping ensure we build the right technology, deploy it scalably, and bring it to market.
Why You'll Love Working Here
- R&D Ownership: You will lead the
Key Role Competencies & Evaluation Highlights
Measures domain translation speed—how fast a technologist can grasp traditional manufacturing/job-shop workflows and map them to SaaS architecture.
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