Leonardo is hiring a Senior ML Engineer — sensor analytics on the Defense AI team (Hybrid · Rome, Italy). This is a hands-on role in LLM & generative AI—not a generic “AI enthusiast” post.
You will own LLM features, retrieval, agents, and evaluation end to end: problem framing, offline evaluation, safe rollout, and iteration from production signals. Success is measured with clear metrics (quality, latency, cost, or business KPIs)—not slide decks alone.
Leonardo develops aerospace, defense, and security systems with growing AI and sensor analytics teams.
ML engineers work on fusion, anomaly detection, and vision in regulated environments.
What you will do
- Ship production sensor and defense analytics with offline evals, monitoring, and safe rollout.
- Work with product and domain experts on requirements and trade-offs.
- Improve data pipelines, labeling, and metrics tied to business KPIs.
- Document runbooks for on-call and customer-facing teams.
What we look for
- Strong Python and modern ML/LLM stack with shipped features.
- SQL, experimentation, and clear communication to stakeholders.
- Eligible to work in the listed country; professional English required.