Machine Learning Engineer

Shelfmark Inc

$110K — $130K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in machine learning, focusing on deep learning models using Pytorch or Tensorflow.
  • Hands-on expertise in classical image processing and unsupervised learning methods for anomaly detection.
  • Familiarity with vision-language models for advanced classification tasks.
  • Experience optimizing models for edge hardware, including quantization and performance profiling.
  • Demonstrated ability to work with messy, real-world data and iterate on solutions.
  • Willingness to work on-site and collaborate with cross-functional teams.
  • Experience in manufacturing or industrial inspection is a plus.

Responsibilities

  • Build, train, and evaluate machine learning models for defect detection in live inspection imagery.
  • Develop models for anomaly detection in situations with rare labeled defects.
  • Optimize and deploy models for performance on edge hardware while balancing accuracy and latency.
  • Collaborate with hardware engineers to integrate models into the inspection pipeline.
  • Improve data workflows for labeling, dataset curation, and retraining to adapt to product changes.
  • Diagnose and resolve model performance issues using real-time data from production lines.
  • Define and establish ML standards, tooling, and best practices for the team.

Benefits

  • Competitive salary based on experience.
  • Comprehensive healthcare benefits package.
  • Consideration for early employee equity compensation.
Full Job Description
July, 2026

Machine Learning Engineer

Pittsburgh, PA | Full-Time | On-site

As a Machine Learning Engineer, you'll own the models at the heart of that inspection pipeline. You'll work hands-on with imagery captured directly off the line, building and tuning the computer vision and anomaly-detection models that decide what's good and what isn't - then getting them running fast and reliably on the edge hardware that sits next to the camera. You'll work closely with our hardware and embedded engineers to ensure our models hold up against real world conditions.

What You'll Do
  • Build, train, and evaluate ML models for defect detection and classification on imagery captured from live inspection lines.
  • Develop ML models for anomaly detection and classification in cases where labeled defects are rare or hard to define.
  • Optimize and deploy models to run on edge hardware at the inspection line, balancing accuracy against latency and throughput constraints.
  • Partner with hardware and embedded systems engineers to integrate models into the end-to-end inspection pipeline, from camera capture to real-time decision.
  • Establish and improve the data workflow - labeling, dataset curation, augmentation, and retraining loops - to keep models sharp as products and conditions change.
  • Diagnose model performance issues in production and on-site, using real line data to drive improvements.
  • Help define ML standards, tooling, and best practices that the broader team will build on.


What We're Looking For
  • Experience training, evaluating, and deploying deep learning models using Pytorch or Tensorflow, preferably for computer vision applications.
  • Hands-on experience with classical image processing, unsupervised/self-supervised learning methods, preferably applied to anomaly detection. Solid grounding in classical computer vision and statistical modeling.
  • Experience with or strong interest in vision-language models for tasks like zero/few-shot classification, and prompt driven anomaly detection.
  • Familiarity with model optimization for edge deployments - quantization, ONNX/TensorRT, and profiling models under latency and memory constraints.
  • A pragmatic, results-oriented mindset - comfortable working with messy real-world data and iterating quickly.
  • Willingness to work on-site and collaborate closely with hardware and embedded teammates.
  • Bonus: experience in manufacturing, industrial inspection, or other real-time/high-throughput vision systems.

Compensation: Machine Learning Engineer will receive a competitive salary and healthcare benefits package and would be considered for early employee equity compensation.

Location: The ideal candidate would be located in Pittsburgh, PA and willing to co-locate in person in the company's Uptown office.

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