Autonomy AI Engineer – Impactful ML for Defence

SII Group UK; West of England; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

SII UK is seeking an AI Engineer for Autonomy to design, develop and deliver advanced AI/ML solutions for safety-critical defence programmes. Working in a multidisciplinary AI and software engineering team, you will transform complex challenges into robust, scalable capabilities.

You will contribute across the full AI lifecycle from concept through deployment, with emphasis on responsible AI, model security and collaboration with data engineers, cyber security specialists and software engineers.

Qualifications

• Strong Python development experience in commercial or industrial settings.
• Experience building AI/ML solutions using PyTorch, TensorFlow or Scikit-Learn.
• Knowledge of autonomy frameworks such as ROS2 and related technologies.
• Experience with Computer Vision, NLP/LLM or Time-Series analytics.
• Solid data manipulation skills with Pandas, NumPy and SQL.
• Experience deploying AI models into production environments.
• Understanding of Responsible AI, explainability and AI security.

Responsibilities

• Translate business and operational requirements into AI design and measurable outcomes.
• Develop, train and evaluate AI/ML models across CV, autonomy, NLP/LLM and analytics.
• Design and maintain data processing, training and evaluation pipelines.
• Apply Responsible AI principles, ensuring model robustness, explainability and security.
• Collaborate with software engineers to deploy AI into production environments.
• Define and monitor model performance metrics and data quality indicators.
• Produce secure, maintainable code and documentation for architecture and guidance.
• Develop reusable AI components and frameworks to accelerate delivery.
• Support customer demos, PoCs and bid activities.

Skills

Python

PyTorch

ROS2

Computer Vision

NLP/LLM

Pandas

NumPy

SQL

Git

CI/CD

Agile

DevOps/MLOps

Security

SC clearance

Education

Degree in AI / Software Engineering / Data Science

Master's preferred

Tools

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Scikit-Learn

ONNX

Job description

SII UK is seeking an AI Engineer for Autonomy to design, develop and deliver advanced AI/ML solutions for safety-critical defence programmes. Working in a multidisciplinary AI and software engineering team, you will transform complex challenges into robust, scalable capabilities.

You will contribute across the full AI lifecycle from concept through deployment, with emphasis on responsible AI, model security and collaboration with data engineers, cyber security specialists and software engineers.