Applied AI Engineer
Core
Develop, integrate, and deploy AI/ML-powered capabilities for defense applications, focusing on extreme accuracy under adversarial and operationally complex conditions.
Role type
Applied AI Engineer (IC)
Builds
Production AI systems, inference services, and data pipelines for defense product lines
Domain
Defense, aerospace, robotics, RF systems
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Python, AI/ML model integration, model serving infrastructure, model lifecycle management, model evaluation, benchmarking, robustness testing, ML observability, distributed systems, containers, CI/CD, edge deployment, GPU optimization
Preferred skills
Explainable AI, real-time digital video processing, LLM applications, computer vision, signal processing, AI agents, RF signal processing, sensor fusion, moving-target detection, low-latency inference
Responsibilities
Build applied AI systems including model integration and inference services; research and build robust, deployable models; evaluate and improve model performance in real-world conditions; develop production-quality software for data pipelines; create rapid prototypes and iterate toward production; contribute to AI system reliability through testing and optimization
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC