Forward-Deployed AI Scientist - Remote, Defense Impact

artificial intelligence and robotics laboratory (itu air lab)

Arlington (VA)

On-site

USD 90,000 - 130,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Air is seeking a Data Scientist to join our team, applying AI expertise toDefense Acquisition challenges. You will work with proprietary and commercial datasets to uncover critical connections, derive actionable insights, and deploy scalable AI solutions for government clients.

The role emphasizes translating complex AI concepts for technical and non-technical audiences and delivering end-to-end AI capabilities.

Qualifications

Ability to translate customer problems into technical AI requirements, and write documentation for multiple teams.
Deep ability to embed with clients and translate challenges into actionable AI specifications.
Expertise in rapidly prototyping models, heuristics, and agentic solutions, then deploying production-grade code.

Responsibilities

Developing new AI methods and using existing ones to solve defense problems.
Developing working AI systems and deploying them.
Rapid prototyping of AI models, systems, heuristics, and agentic solutions.
Working directly with customers to understand and solve their problems.
Translating customer problem definitions into technical requirements for AI-based systems.
Translating vague customer needs into concrete AI workflows and Data Science solutions.