AI Engineer

RSC2 Inc.; Maryland; On-site; USD 118,067 - 263,155; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

PTO

Employer matching retirement plan

Job summary

RSC2 Inc. is seeking an AI Engineer to join their team in Hanover, Maryland. This full-time position involves providing technical support for AI-enabled applications and guiding teams developing solutions with emerging tech.

The ideal candidate has a strong background in AI/ML applications and is familiar with modern AI patterns. RSC2 offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, and retirement plans.

Salary range for this position is between $118,067 and $263,155.

Qualifications

• Min 18 years with Bachelor's or 15 years with Master's in Computer Science or related field.
• Experience designing, building, and evaluating AI/ML applications or software tools.
• Familiarity with agentic or orchestration frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support for AI-enabled applications.
• Advise on design, prototyping, and evaluation of AI applications.
• Evaluate solutions involving large language models.

Skills

Active TS SCI with CI Polygraph

Experience with AI/ML‑enabled applications

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Ability to assess technical tradeoffs

Familiarity with modern AI application patterns

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in relevant field

Tools

Python

JavaScript/TypeScript

LangChain

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 make operations, programs and systems of record perform better. Our professional staff is trained to provide world‑class services to all types of customers. We uphold the integrity and quality of our work so you can expect only the best from us.

RSC2 is seeking an amazingly talented AI Engineer to join our team in Hanover, MD!

Requirements

In this role you will get to 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 how modern AI systems are built and can help guide teams developing practical solutions using large language models, agentic workflows, orchestration frameworks, and supporting software infrastructure.

The right candidate is a builder at heart—someone who explores new frameworks, prototypes ideas, and continuously teaches themselves emerging techniques. Curiosity and passion matter greatly in this role. We want someone who follows the fast‑moving AI ecosystem because they genuinely enjoy it, not just because the job requires it.

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.

What Required Skills You’ll Bring

• Active TS SCI with CI Polygraph security clearance required
• Min 18 years with Bachelors, 15 years with Masters 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.

What Desired Skills You’ll Bring

• 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.

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 at RSC2 is determined by various factors including but not limited to location, the particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience as well as contract‑specific affordability and organizational requirements. 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.