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Each company page on Alion carries its size, funding stage, tech stack and every other position it has open, so you can judge the employer before you spend an evening on the application."},{"title":"What employers ask for","text":"Reading across the current listings, the tools that come up most often are Python (93), AI Agents (86), Azure (67), Machine Learning (57), LLM (52), RAG (52), CI/CD (47), and AWS (45). The counts are how many of these openings name each one, which is a better guide to what is actually being hired for than a generic skills list."},{"title":"Relocation, visas and equity","text":"Of the current Machine Learning Engineer Salary in Houston, 4 state visa sponsorship, 33 offer a relocation package, and 8 include equity. These are filters on the list above, so you can narrow it to the ones that make a move possible for you."}],"faq":[{"question":"How many Machine Learning Engineer Salary in Houston are open right now?","answer":"There are 159 open Machine Learning Engineer Salary in Houston on Alion from 58 companies. The list was last refreshed on October 23, 2026."},{"question":"What do Machine Learning Engineer Salary in Houston pay?","answer":"The median is $230K a year, and the middle half of the market falls between $200K and $294K. This is based on the 75 listings that state pay."},{"question":"Are any of these roles remote?","answer":"11 of the 159 listings (7%) are fully remote, and you can filter the list down to them in one click."},{"question":"Which companies are hiring?","answer":"The most active employers right now are Accenture, HP, HP Inc., Nscale, Bot Auto, and Persona AI. 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