AI Engineering Lead

Leidos; Egg Harbor Township (NJ); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos seeks an AI Engineering Lead to guide AI engineering strategy for the L-CAP program in the Air Traffic Business Area. You will drive AI-augmented development, ML capabilities, and intelligent automation within a mission-critical hybrid cloud data mesh architecture.

This role requires leading engineering teams, shaping best practices, and ensuring system reliability for government programs, with the ability to obtain a favorable Public Trust investigation.

Qualifications

• Experience leading AI engineering strategy.
• Experience applying ML in large-scale platforms.
• Ability to obtain a favorable Public Trust investigation.

Responsibilities

• Lead AI engineering strategy for L-CAP and integrate AI tools into the development workflow.
• Collaborate across programs to implement AI-first engineering practices in a hybrid cloud data mesh environment.

Skills

AI leadership

Machine Learning

Cloud architecture

Automation

Job description

Description

Leidos is seeking an AI EngineeringLead to join the Air Traffic Business Area within the Homeland Sector, supporting the development of the Leidos Common Automation Platform (L-CAP). L-CAP is a mission-critical, future-ready automation platform built on a hybrid cloud data mesh architecture, enabling next-generation air traffic management capabilities. You will lead AI engineering strategy and practices for L-CAP, integrating AI-augmented development tools, machine learning capabilities, and intelligent automation into the program's engineering workflow. We are building with an AI-first engineering mindset, embracing emerging AI capabilities and modern development practices to accelerate delivery, improve software quality, and continuously evolve how we design and build mission-critical systems. This position supports government programs and requires the ability to obtain andmaintaina favorable Public Trust investigation.

This role is part of a growing program, and hiring will depend on available funding. We review applications on a rolling basis, but the timeline for interviews and offers may vary. In some cases, we may extendcontingent offers that become active once funding is confirmed.

This position is located inGaithersburg, MD; Egg Harbor Township, NJ; or Eagan, MN. This is an opportunity to contribute to projects that impact millions of air travelers.

This is a hybrid position requiring 3 days onsite and 2 days remote work. Candidates should reside a commutable distance to one of the above locations.