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Sr. Manager GenAI/AI R&D Software Development

Greater Seattle Area💼 Full-time💰 $197,004–$197,004🗓 2026-09-16 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead the Enterprise Manufacturing Execution Systems AI software engineering team to build Physical AI tools that accelerate aerospace design, simulation, analysis, and hardware lifecycle management using generative and agentic AI.

Role type

Senior Manager, GenAI/AI R&D Software Development

Builds

AI-native systems for aerospace design, build, and test; Physical AI products integrating LLMs and ML models.

Domain

Aerospace / Generative AI / Machine Learning

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Software engineering leadership, Large Language Model (LLM) product development, Machine Learning product development, Agentic AI systems (harnesses, MCP, agent memory, RAG, knowledge graphs), Software architecture, Team hiring and management, Stakeholder partnership

Preferred skills

Regulated industry design experience, Digital twins and synthetic data generation, Aerospace or defense industry experience, Compliance and regulatory knowledge

Technologies

LLMs, Agentic AI frameworks, MCP, RAG, Knowledge Graphs

Responsibilities

Lead and manage the enterprise MES AI software engineering team; Hire, staff, and manage software engineering/research science teams; Partner with customers and product managers to execute the Physical AI roadmap; Collaborate with external AI providers (Anthropic, AWS, OpenAI) to integrate capabilities; Optimize production of MES AI systems for performance, cost, and quality; Mentor team members and future leaders.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with management responsibilities

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