Senior Staff Engineer, System Architect (R5843)
Core
Define and maintain the architecture for Hivemind Forge, an AI development ecosystem enabling the creation, training, and deployment of autonomous capabilities using Vision-Language Models and GenAI.
Role type
Senior Staff System Architect (AI/ML Platform)
Builds
Hivemind Forge (developer tools, APIs, data infrastructure, simulation, AI/ML workflows)
Domain
Defense technology, Autonomous systems, Generative AI, AI/ML
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
System architecture, AI/ML platform design, Data architecture & lineage, Generative AI workflows, Kubernetes & HPC, Infrastructure as code, Technical leadership
Preferred skills
Agentic workflows & orchestration, MLOps, VLM/VLA model deployment, Air-gapped environment architecture, MBSE (SysML/Cameo), Defense/aerospace systems
Technologies
Kubernetes, Slurm, S3-compatible storage, SysML, Cameo/MagicDraw
Responsibilities
Own and evolve the Hivemind Forge architecture; Define architectural patterns, interfaces, and standards for software, AI/ML, and data; Architect scalable AI/ML workloads across cloud, HPC, and on-premises; Ensure deployment in classified, air-gapped, and disconnected environments; Guide workflows for data curation, model training, evaluation, and deployment; Review and approve detailed software and data designs.
Seniority
Senior Staff, hands-on IC with strategic scope