Applied AI Engineer: ML & LLMs for Local Lab Intelligence
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Los Angeles, CA · Posted November 2, 2026
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About the job
...ASTRO is looking for an Applied AI Engineer to create the intelligence layer for its connected labs. You will develop machine-learning models for manufacturing and test data, build LLM tools to search technical information with references, and evaluate model performance...