Senior AI Engineer TS/SCI w/ Poly
Actively Hiring
Full-time $150k - $200k Posted 9 days ago
Role overview
Amentum is seeking a motivated Senior AI Engineer with a proven track record in software engineering and deep understanding of Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML) techniques to support the exciting new AI and Emerging Technologies (AI&ET) mission. The engineer will work closely with mission stakeholders to capture requirements, aid in structured planning, and improve the certification process by introducing AI/ML tooling. Additionally, the engineer will use AI/ML to develop tools and techniques to include fine tuning Large Language Models (LLM) that assist in enhanced vulnerability identification and mitigation capabilities.
Responsibilities
- check_circle Collaborate closely with technical leadership to design, develop, and maintain LLM orchestration frameworks that coordinate static analyzers, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) systems, and automated testing pipelines.
- check_circle Develop and optimize data preprocessing pipelines to ingest, clean, transform, and vectorize product documentation, source code, and test results for LLM consumption.
- check_circle Design and implement database solutions to support RAG architectures, artifact storage, audit trails, and metadata management.
Basic qualifications
- Collaboratively work with systems engineers to architect and deploy networked AI tools within secure enclaves and conduct performance profiling, optimization, and scalability analysis of mission systems.
- Support security assessments and authority to operate (ATO) processes.
- Proficiency in Python, LLM integration, and data engineering.
- Experience with static analyzers, RAG framework, and relational and vector databases.
- Familiarization with Agile, Git, Jira, and Confluence.
Preferred qualifications
- Familiarization with RUST, Claude Code, Codex, and CI/CD.
Benefits
- check_circle Health, dental, and vision insurance
- check_circle Paid time off and holidays
- check_circle Retirement benefits (including 401(k) matching)
- check_circle Educational reimbursement
- check_circle Parental leave
- check_circle Employee stock purchase plan
- check_circle Tax-saving options
- check_circle Disability and life insurance
- check_circle Pet insurance
Tags & Focus Areas
Fulltime Ai Ai Engineer Machine Learning Generative Ai
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