Systems Engineer – Natural Language Processing

Job overview

The Systems Engineer – Natural Language Processing position is onsite in Bethesda, MD; compensation is not specified. Toffler Associates works with clients on consequential challenges involving strategy, technology, organizations, operations, and people. The engineer applies systems integration and natural language processing expertise to complex, data-intensive mission environments. The role contributes to the development and evaluation of NLP pipelines and supports reliable analytics through attention to data architecture, governance, quality, and mission assurance.

What you'll do

• Apply systems engineering and integration in data-intensive environments
• use NLP methods such as text classification, named entity recognition, topic modeling, information extraction, and transformer architectures
• develop or evaluate NLP pipelines, including preprocessing, tokenization, training, fine-tuning, and optimization
• understand large-scale analytics and intelligence data pipelines
• address AI governance, data quality, bias mitigation, and mission assurance
• create program plans, work breakdown structures, and milestone schedules.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

systems engineer

natural language processing

nlp

systems integration

artificial intelligence

machine learning

data pipelines

bethesda md

toffler associates

ts/sci clearance

ci polygraph

onsite

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Requires an active and maintained TS/SCI clearance with CI polygraph, a relevant bachelor’s degree, and eight or more years of relevant experience. Onsite work in Bethesda is required.

About the employer

Toffler Associates, Inc. is hiring for this role. Industry: Engineering Services. Sector: 54.