AI Lead for Operational Excellence

Leonardo DRS; Johnstown (Cambria County); Hybrid; USD 105,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Professional development support

Job summary

Leonardo DRS is seeking an AI Specialist to lead Naval Electronics AI initiatives within Operational Excellence. You will define a practical AI roadmap, develop agents, reusable skills, and prompts, delivering capabilities that address business needs in a low-volume, high-mix environment.

You will coordinate with business and technical stakeholders to establish controlled processes for design, evaluation, approval, release, and ongoing improvement of AI tools, emphasizing responsible adoption

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field with at least five years of experience.
• Experience developing, evaluating, and deploying AI-enabled tools, including agents and prompt-based workflows.
• Ability to translate business problems into requirements, prototypes, tests, and releases.
• Working knowledge of AI limitations, data handling, access controls, human review, and risk-based governance.
• Strong cross-functional communication and process-improvement skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Naval Electronics AI initiative portfolio, translating business needs into a prioritized roadmap of practical, measurable use cases.
• Design, develop, test, and maintain AI agents, reusable skills, prompts, and supporting workflows for authorized business‑unit use.
• Establish intake, design, evaluation, approval, release, change-control, and retirement processes for AI tools with responsible functions.
• Coordinate with business leaders, program teams, engineering, operations, supply chain, IT, cybersecurity, legal, and other stakeholders to define requirements.
• Assess data suitability, output quality, reliability, security, human oversight, and operational fit before release.
• Define evaluation criteria and acceptance tests, document limitations, and monitor performance and user feedback.
• Apply company policies governing sensitive information and escalate unresolved issues to owners.
• Create user guidance, training materials, and prompt/skill standards for safe use.
• Partner with process owners to integrate AI into workflows without obscuring ownership or traceability.
• Communicate initiative status, risks, benefits, and adoption measures to leadership and stakeholders.
• Improve AI delivery lifecycle through lessons learned and reusable components.

Skills

Sound judgment and accountability

Technical curiosity and disciplined","

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Job description

Leonardo DRS is seeking an AI Specialist to lead Naval Electronics AI initiatives within Operational Excellence. You will define a practical AI roadmap, develop agents, reusable skills, and prompts, delivering capabilities that address business needs in a low-volume, high-mix environment.

You will coordinate with business and technical stakeholders to establish controlled processes for design, evaluation, approval, release, and ongoing improvement of AI tools, emphasizing responsible adoption