Director, AI Systems & Delivery — Deputy AI Integration

The Aerospace Corporation; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 185,000 - 278,000; Full time

Job summary

The Aerospace Corporation seeks a Department Director for Artificial Intelligence/ Machine Learning to lead the AI Systems and Delivery organization. You will serve as deputy to the Corporate Technical Fellow, guiding the AI portfolio, governance, funding, and cross-domain delivery across classified and unclassified environments.

The role requires a technical master plan, strong leadership, and the ability to translate strategic intent into actionable directions for teams and executives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field and 10 years in AI/ML engineering or related delivery.
• 4+ years in people-management with direct supervision and performance management.
• Experience delivering platforms in regulated or accredited environments.
• Strong written and verbal communication for executive audiences.

Responsibilities

• Oversee AI integration governance, funding decisions, and portfolio management.
• Set baselines for AI systems delivery and ensure proper documentation.
• Lead evaluation and release gates for mission-critical AI capabilities.
• Stand up new AI initiatives from concept to funded plans and handoff.
• Direct cross-domain AI delivery across accredited networks and environments.

Skills

AI/ML engineering

Portfolio management

Staff leadership

Executive communication

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a technical field

Tools

MLOps

Kubernetes

Airflow

Kafka

Spark

Azure

AWS

GCP

Job description

The Aerospace Corporation seeks a Department Director for Artificial Intelligence/ Machine Learning to lead the AI Systems and Delivery organization. You will serve as deputy to the Corporate Technical Fellow, guiding the AI portfolio, governance, funding, and cross-domain delivery across classified and unclassified environments.

The role requires a technical master plan, strong leadership, and the ability to translate strategic intent into actionable directions for teams and executives.