Principal Cognitive Systems Architect for AI/ML

BCT LLC; Annapolis (MD); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Health coverage

Life/AD&D/Disability

Tuition reimbursement

Wellness program

Oriole game tickets

Pet adoption program

Scholarships

Referral program

Job summary

BCT LLC seeks a Principal Cognitive Systems Engineer IV to lead the NerveCenter platform’s architecture, development, and deployment in secure ITAR environments. You will guide a multidisciplinary team, integrate LLMs, deep learning, and stateful multi-agent systems, and own cognitive system performance and safety.

The role requires 10+ years in AI/systems with 3+ years of enterprise-scale leadership, and a strong security mindset in government/defense contexts. Annapolis Junction, MD on-site.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of systems engineering, AI, or ML.

Responsibilities

• Architect cognitive models emphasizing human-machine teaming and NL understanding.

Skills

Python

Java/Go/C++

NLP understanding

RLHF

Semantic mapping

Education

Master’s or PhD in Cognitive Science/CS/AI/HCI

Tools

PyTorch

TensorFlow

LangChain

Pinecone

Milvus

Azure Vertex AI

Assured Workloads

GCC High

Job description

BCT LLC seeks a Principal Cognitive Systems Engineer IV to lead the NerveCenter platform’s architecture, development, and deployment in secure ITAR environments. You will guide a multidisciplinary team, integrate LLMs, deep learning, and stateful multi-agent systems, and own cognitive system performance and safety.

The role requires 10+ years in AI/systems with 3+ years of enterprise-scale leadership, and a strong security mindset in government/defense contexts. Annapolis Junction, MD on-site.