AI Product Engineer – Shape Next-Gen National Security

Northrop Grumman UK; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working options

Private healthcare

Cash health plan

Annual performance bonus opportunities

Pension scheme

Employee assistance programme

Inclusive employee networks

Job summary

Northrop Grumman UK in Cheltenham is seeking an AI Product Engineer to design, build and scale AI-enabled software products that deliver operational advantage. You will work with engineers and users to translate requirements into features using LLMs, RAG and agentic workflows.

Join a mission-driven team building AI capabilities for national security and government customers, shaping product direction, and applying modern engineering practices including testing, CI/CD, observability and robust

Qualifications

• Experience designing, developing or supporting software products or applications.
• Knowledge of modern software engineering practices, including testing, version control and continuous integration.
• Experience or strong interest in AI technologies, machine learning, LLMs, RAG solutions or intelligent automation.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to work through complex technical challenges.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• The ability to work effectively both independently and within collaborative multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain AI-enabled software products that support operational mission outcomes.
• Develop capabilities using LLMs, RAG architectures, agentic workflows and other emerging AI technologies.
• Work directly with users and stakeholders to translate requirements into valuable product features.
• Contribute to product roadmaps, software architecture decisions and engineering standards.
• Implement robust engineering practices including testing, CI/CD pipelines, observability and supportability.
• Support technical demonstrations, stakeholder engagement activities, innovation initiatives and recruitment efforts.

Skills

Software product design

AI/ML technologies

LLMs

Stakeholder engagement

Problem solving

Education

Degree in a relevant discipline

Tools

DevOps

Cloud-native technologies

Job description

Northrop Grumman UK in Cheltenham is seeking an AI Product Engineer to design, build and scale AI-enabled software products that deliver operational advantage. You will work with engineers and users to translate requirements into features using LLMs, RAG and agentic workflows.

Join a mission-driven team building AI capabilities for national security and government customers, shaping product direction, and applying modern engineering practices including testing, CI/CD, observability and robust