Senior AI Engineer

Camgian; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity opportunity

Job summary

Camgian is recruiting a Senior AI Engineer to advance decision support products across government and commercial markets. This hands-on role focuses on developing, training, and validating AI, ML, CV, and DL models, while guiding a small to mid-sized team.

The candidate should have strong technical, leadership, and communication skills and be capable of mentoring engineers as projects scale. A competitive salary and equity opportunity are offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/CE/Statistics/Math required.
• Proficiency in Python with strong programming background.
• 5+ years progressive professional experience.
• United States Citizenship required.
• Strong AI/ML/DL theory and real-world model experience.

Responsibilities

• Architect, design, develop, and test features and sub-systems.
• Lead a team of engineers in algorithm/model design and development.
• Provide mentorship to junior engineers.
• Track milestones and releases, ensuring schedule and budget.
• Lead technical reviews and agile practices within the team.
• Drive process improvements and ongoing skill development.

Skills

Python programming

AI/ML/DL theory

Team leadership

Communication skills

Agile development

Problem solving

Mentorship

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE/Stats/Math

Master's or PhD in CS related discipline

Tools

NumPy

SciPy

Pandas

Matplotlib

MATLAB

OpenCV

Job description

Camgian is looking to expand its development organization with the addition of a Senior AI Engineer. We are focused on applying state-of-the-art Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Computer Vision, and Deep Learning technologies to advance decision support products in the government and commercial markets. This is a hands‑on technical position that involves the development, training, and validation of AI, ML, CV & DL based algorithms and models. Teamwork, flexibility, and willingness to continuously learn new concepts & technologies are critical requirements for this position. Candidate must demonstrate strong technical, leadership, and communication skills and must be able to effectively lead a small to medium sized team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree (Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Statistics, or Mathematics)
• Proficiency in Python with a strong programming background
• Strong Knowledge in AI, ML, and DL theory and concepts
• Experience developing, training, and validating AI models to solve real world problems
• 5+ years progressive professional experience
• United States Citizenship

Desired Skills

• Master's or PhD in a computer science related discipline
• Experience with developing and deploying ML models into products and services
• Experience with AI frameworks such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, scikit-learn and/or OpenCV strongly desired
• Experience with tools such as NumPy, SciPy, Pandas, Matplotlib, MATLAB
• Strong analytical skills and creative problem solving ability
• Understanding of Agile development methodology
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Responsibilities

• Architect, design, develop, and test critical product features and sub-systems ensuring high quality
• Lead a team of engineers in algorithm/model design and development
• Provide mentorship and guidance to junior engineers
• Track project/product milestones and releases ensuring schedule and budget are met
• Prepare for and hold technical reviews to present your work to the company
• Practice agile development focused on methodologies such as continuous integration
• Lead continuous process and productivity improvements in the team
• Engage in professional development activities to enhance your skillset

Exceptional work ethic, willingness to learn, tenacity not to quit, aptitude to surpass, and strong desire to work in a fast‑paced environment are necessary for success. Collaboration and cross pollination with other teams will be frequent; thus communication, openness, and willingness to share both success and failure is a must. We are a team-centric organization, there are no individuals, we win and lose together.

Camgian offers a competitive salary, fun work environment, fringe benefits, and an equity opportunity.

Camgian Culture and Core Value Traits

• Ability to work as part of a team while maintaining independent thinking
• Self-driven and self-starter in addition to excellent communication skills
• Thinking outside the box and an aptitude for innovation and problem solving
• Always willing to explore the other side of fear, be challenged and to crave cutting edge technologies