AI Engineer

RSC2, Inc.; Hanover (MD); On-site; USD 118,067 - 263,155; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

PTO

Employer-matching retirement plan

Job summary

RSC2, Inc. is seeking an AI Engineer in Hanover, MD to provide technical support for AI-enabled applications. This full-time role involves guiding teams using modern AI techniques and collaborating closely with engineers and government stakeholders.

Successful candidates will have a strong background in AI/ML applications, clear communication skills, and relevant security clearance. The role offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and retirement plans.

Qualifications

• Minimum 18 years of experience with a Bachelor's degree, 15 years with a Master’s degree.
• Experience with AI application design, prototyping, integration, and evaluation.
• Familiarity with AI frameworks such as LangChain, LangGraph, or similar.

Responsibilities

• Provide SETA support for government teams on AI applications.
• Advise on technical approaches to AI application design and evaluation.
• Collaborate with platform engineers on AI efforts.

Skills

Active TS SCI with CI Polygraph security clearance

Designing, building, integrating, or evaluating AI/ML-enabled applications

Familiarity with LLM-based applications and RAG

Working knowledge of agentic or orchestration frameworks

Software development fundamentals, APIs, and data handling

Assessing technical tradeoffs

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, Mathematics, or related field

Master’s degree in relevant field is preferred

Tools

Python

JavaScript/TypeScript

Job description

Description

Founded in 2009, RSC2, Inc. is a Small Business Administration (SBA) Certified HUBZone Professional Services company headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. RSC2 provides breakthrough expertise, support services, and technologies to help operations, programs, and systems of record perform better. Our professional staff is trained to provide world‑class services to all types of customers and upholds the integrity and quality of all work.

AI Engineer – Hanover, MD

In this role you will provide technical advisory support for the design, evaluation, and advancement of AI‑enabled applications, tools, and workflows. This role is intended for a hands‑on technical professional who understands modern AI system construction and can guide teams developing practical solutions using large language models, agentic workflows, orchestration frameworks, and supporting software infrastructure.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Provide SETA support to government teams developing or assessing AI‑enabled applications and tools.
• Advise on technical approaches for AI application design, prototyping, integration, and evaluation.
• Assess solutions involving LLMs, retrieval‑augmented generation, tool use, agentic workflows, orchestration layers, prompt pipelines, and evaluation harnesses.
• Support the review of architectures, development approaches, model usage patterns, and technical risk areas.
• Advise on AI engineering considerations such as latency, reliability, observability, testability, guardrails, data flow, and system integration.
• Evaluate and compare modern AI frameworks, agentic libraries, and experimentation harnesses for suitability in mission use cases.
• Assist with the development of technical guidance, prototypes, engineering recommendations, and briefings for government stakeholders.
• Support test and evaluation activities for AI tools, including performance assessment, qualitative review, and workflow validation.
• Collaborate with platform engineers, product leads, mission users, and government leadership to ensure AI efforts remain technically grounded and operationally relevant.
• Stay current on rapid changes in the AI ecosystem and provide informed recommendations on emerging tools and practices.

Required Skills

• Active TS SCI with CI Polygraph security clearance.
• Minimum 18 years with a Bachelor's, 15 years with a Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, Mathematics, or related field.
• Experience designing, building, integrating, or evaluating AI/ML‑enabled applications or software tools.
• Familiarity with modern AI application patterns, including LLM‑based applications, RAG, prompt engineering, agentic systems, and AI‑assisted workflows.
• Working knowledge of one or more agentic or orchestration frameworks such as LangChain, LangGraph, Semantic Kernel, AutoGen, CrewAI, Haystack, LlamaIndex, or similar ecosystems.
• Experience with software development fundamentals, APIs, data handling, and system integration.
• Ability to assess technical tradeoffs and communicate them clearly to both engineers and government stakeholders.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Desired Skills

• Experience with Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, or similar languages commonly used in AI application development.
• Familiarity with vector databases, embeddings, model APIs, evaluation frameworks, and agent testing harnesses.
• Exposure to model hosting, inference pipelines, or cloud‑based AI development environments.
• Understanding of secure AI development practices, data protection, and operational constraints in government settings.
• Experience supporting defense, cyber, intelligence, or mission application development.
• Familiarity with human‑in‑the‑loop workflows, AI assurance, and evaluation methodologies.

Work Location

Hanover, MD

Employment Type

Full‑time, Salary‑Exempt

Benefits Package

Medical, dental, vision, PTO, employer‑matching retirement plan, and more.

EEO Statement

We are an equal‑opportunity employer. Qualified applicants are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, please contact us at [e-mail].

Salary Range

The projected compensation range for this position is $118,067–$263,155 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical total compensation range for this position.