Director, AI-Native Engineering Platform & Tools
Core
Building an AI-native engineering platform and developer tooling to accelerate the delivery of certified, airworthy flight software and autonomy systems for electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft.
Role type
Director, AI-Native Engineering Platform & Tools
Builds
Cross-domain platform for AI-assisted development, MLOps, simulation infrastructure, CI/CD, and developer tooling for flight-critical software.
Domain
Aerospace / Aviation / AI Engineering / DevOps
Deliverable
production ML models | infrastructure | product features
Required skills
AI/ML systems, platform engineering, developer tooling, MLOps, distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, CI/CD, observability, agentic AI/LLM tooling, team leadership, safety-critical software development
Preferred skills
Real-time/safety-critical system integration, aerospace/robotics/autonomy domain experience, high-velocity engineering organization setup, DO-178C/DO-330 tool qualification
Technologies
LLMs, agentic AI, MLOps, CI/CD, cloud infrastructure, observability tools, simulation frameworks
Responsibilities
Deploy agentic AI and LLM tooling across the SDLC; build internal AI tools and paved roads for developers; operate MLOps and simulation infrastructure; lead the vision and execution of the AI-native engineering platform; mentor and grow a high-performing team spanning AI Platform Tools, Core OS, and DevOps/SRE.
Seniority
Director, hands-on technical leadership