AI Safety Lead - Drive High-Assurance Software Projects

Software Engineering Institute | Carnegie Mellon University; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Software Engineering Institute | Carnegie Mellon University in Arlington, VA and Pittsburgh, PA seeks an AI Safety Lead to guide research-driven projects addressing safe AI in software systems. You will plan, manage, and deliver customer projects with technical excellence and strong leadership.

You will collaborate across SEI and CMU, translate customer needs into actionable plans, and help shape future AI safety approaches for national security applications.

Qualifications

• BS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related discipline with 10 years of experience; OR MS with 8 years; OR PhD with 5 years.
• Willingness to travel to SEI offices, sponsor sites, conferences, and offsite meetings.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Develop AI Safety technical solution strategies.
• Lead the planning and execution of AI Safety projects, ensuring plans are sound and aligned with state of the art and customer expectations.
• Coordinate across SEI and CMU support functions to enable project execution.
• Serve as the primary technical liaison to customers with regular project reviews.
• Contribute to strategic planning using customer feedback and project performance data.
• Represent the RFHAS portfolio in AI and AI Safety with customers and internal collaborators.

Skills

Technical Leadership

Solutions Engineer

Quality-Driven

Outcome-Focused

Communicator & Collaborator

Culture

Education

BS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related discipline

MS in the same fields

PhD in the same fields

Job description

Software Engineering Institute | Carnegie Mellon University in Arlington, VA and Pittsburgh, PA seeks an AI Safety Lead to guide research-driven projects addressing safe AI in software systems. You will plan, manage, and deliver customer projects with technical excellence and strong leadership.

You will collaborate across SEI and CMU, translate customer needs into actionable plans, and help shape future AI safety approaches for national security applications.