SC-Cleared Defence AI Engineer: RAG & Production AI

Experis UK; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied AI Engineer – Defence & Security at Experis UK in Newcastle is seeking an engineer to integrate AI capabilities into production systems, ensuring reliability, security, and measurable impact in mission-critical environments.

You will design and implement Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) solutions, evaluate LLMs, debug non-deterministic behaviour, and collaborate with engineers, data scientists, and stakeholders to deliver production-ready AI solutions.

Qualifications

• Experience building or integrating AI/ML systems into real-world applications.
• Strong understanding of LLMs, ML models, and core statistical concepts.
• Experience evaluating AI systems and improving reliability and performance.
• Ability to debug complex, non-deterministic behaviours.
• Strong communication skills to explain AI trade-offs and risks.

Responsibilities

• Integrate AI/ML components into applications and operational workflows.
• Design and implement Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) solutions.
• Evaluate LLM performance, identify failure modes, and implement mitigation strategies.
• Test, debug, and improve non-deterministic AI systems.
• Balance AI approaches with deterministic or statistical methods where appropriate.
• Collaborate with engineers, data scientists, and stakeholders to deliver production-ready AI solutions.

Skills

AI/ML integration

LLMs / ML models

Debug non-deterministic systems

Strong communication

Reliability testing

Tools

Python

LLM tooling

Job description

Applied AI Engineer – Defence & Security at Experis UK in Newcastle is seeking an engineer to integrate AI capabilities into production systems, ensuring reliability, security, and measurable impact in mission-critical environments.

You will design and implement Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) solutions, evaluate LLMs, debug non-deterministic behaviour, and collaborate with engineers, data scientists, and stakeholders to deliver production-ready AI solutions.