# Senior Machine Learning Engineer

Imagine building intelligent systems that don’t just work in perfect lab conditions, but perform reliably in the real world, where uncertainty is the norm and failure is not an option. As a Machine Learning Engineer, you will push the limits of computer vision by designing, training, and validating neural networks that operate in complex, safety-critical environments. Your work will directly influence how autonomous systems perceive and interact with the world, combining deep learning, simulation, and rigorous verification into one seamless pipeline. At Destinus, we are shaping the future of defense through high-speed, autonomous flight technologies. We develop next-generation unmanned aerial systems that deliver greater speed, precision, and efficiency, supporting governments and defense organizations in mission-critical operations worldwide. Daedalean AG, the AI and autonomy hub of the Destinus Group, plays a key role in this vision. Developing safety-critical AI systems at the intersection of advanced research and real-world aviation. Enabling machines to perceive, understand, and make decisions in real time. Together, we combine aerospace engineering and artificial intelligence

- **Id**: 4166817
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/destinus-senior-machine-learning-engineer>
- **Role**: AI/ML
- **Role family**: AI/ML
- **Seniority**: senior
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Zurich, Switzerland
- **Countries**: CH
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-12T13:39:17Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-12
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-12T13:39:17Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 0
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 2593
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Missiles, Air Defense, Military Drones

## Company

- **Id**: 4830
- **Name**: Destinus
- **Domain**: destinus.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/destinus>
- **Size band**: 201-500
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Workable

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 83
- **Open postings**: 18
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.5
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 61
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T10:38:37Z

## Technologies

- **C++** — Optional: no
- **Computer Vision** — Optional: no
- **Machine Learning** — Optional: no
- **Rust** — Optional: no
- **Synthetic Data** — Optional: no
- **Transfer Learning** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 0

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-12T13:39:17Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 0
- **Expected fill days**: 61
- **Reasons**: conf:4, win:early
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T18:27:43Z

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