AI Frontier Systems Engineer - Economics & Counter-AI Expert

Socket.dev; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

SAIC seeks AI experts for a SETA role on a newly awarded contract to support operational, engineering, and research activities. Successful candidates will be Subject Matter Experts in AI, especially frontier models, and will understand the economic impacts of AI.

Candidates will have AI research experience, emerging model types, and related dependencies to understand counter-AI. The SETA must be adaptable and capable of working independently or in teams under pressure.

Qualifications

• Must currently hold a TS/SCI clearance and active polygraph in order to be considered.
• At least 5 years of post-graduate technical expertise in artificial intelligence or a closely related field.
• Minimum of 9 years of relevant systems engineering experience.
• At least 5 years of demonstrated experience within the Intelligence Community and across multiple IC components and DoD.
• In-depth technical knowledge in frontier AI applications and related domains.

Responsibilities

• Perform in a Systems Engineering and Technical Assistant (SETA) role.
• Support operational, engineering, and research activities related to AI.
• Operate independently or in team settings under pressure.

Skills

Frontier models

AI research

Economics of frontier-models

Counter-artificial intelligence

Emerging AI model types

Adversarial AI

Education

Bachelor's Degree or experience substituted

Job description

SAIC seeks AI experts for a SETA role on a newly awarded contract to support operational, engineering, and research activities. Successful candidates will be Subject Matter Experts in AI, especially frontier models, and will understand the economic impacts of AI.

Candidates will have AI research experience, emerging model types, and related dependencies to understand counter-AI. The SETA must be adaptable and capable of working independently or in teams under pressure.