Applied LLM Systems Engineer
Core
Design, build, and operate production AI systems to automate and improve the creation, transformation, validation, and delivery of technical documentation for defense systems.
Role type
Senior IC Applied LLM Systems Engineer
Builds
AI-assisted authoring, automated publishing, and multi-agent coordination tooling for the Technical Publications pipeline
Domain
Defense technology / Technical documentation automation
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Python, production service architecture, LLM system optimization, multi-agent orchestration, evaluation framework design, observability, security boundaries, deterministic workflow integration
Preferred skills
Retrieval-augmented generation, structured output design, tool calling, enterprise application integration, regulated industry experience, documentation frameworks (S1000D, DITA)
Technologies
Python, LLMs, orchestration frameworks, enterprise content systems, containerized services, CI/CD
Responsibilities
Build production-grade LLM applications for documentation workflows; Design orchestration for multi-step workflows coordinating models and deterministic services; Optimize context management, token usage, and caching; Build retrieval and tool-integrated systems; Design evaluation frameworks and regression testing; Establish observability, auditability, and safe failure modes; Collaborate with technical writers and engineers to identify AI application opportunities
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
