Senior AI Engineer TS/SCI w/ Poly

Amentum; Linthicum (MD); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) matching

Educational reimbursement

Parental leave

Employee stock purchase plan

Tax-saving options

Disability and life insurance

Pet insurance

Job summary

Amentum is seeking a Senior AI Engineer in Linthicum, MD to advance AI/ET initiatives by building LLM orchestration frameworks, integrating static analyzers, RAG systems, and automated testing pipelines. The role emphasizes data preprocessing and database design for RAG architectures.

Security clearance TS/SCI Poly is required; the candidate will collaborate with systems engineers and bring strong Python, AI/ML, and data engineering skills to enhance vulnerability identification and mitigation

Qualifications

• Doctoral degree with 4+ years of relevant experience or equivalent.
• Strong Python and data engineering skills with AI/ML focus.
• Experience with LLM orchestration, RAG systems and static analyzers.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain LLM orchestration frameworks for AI tooling.
• Develop data preprocessing pipelines for LLM consumption and vectorization.
• Design and implement databases to support RAG architectures and audit trails.

Education

Doctoral degree + 4 years relevant experience

Master's degree + 6 years relevant experience

Bachelor's degree + 8 years relevant experience

Associate's degree + 10 years relevant experience

High School diploma/GED + 12 years relevant experience

Tools

Python

LLM integration

Data engineering

Static analyzers

RAG framework

Relational databases

Vector databases

Agile

Git

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Senior AI Engineer

Amentum is seeking a motivated Senior AI Engineer with a proven track record in software engineering and a deep understanding of Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML) techniques to support the exciting new AI and Emerging Technologies (AI&ET) mission. The engineer will work closely with mission stakeholders to capture requirements, aid in structured planning, and improve the certification process by introducing AI/ML tooling. Additionally, the engineer will use AI/ML to develop tools and techniques to include fine tuning Large Language Models (LLM) that assist in enhanced vulnerability identification and mitigation capabilities.

Essential Responsibilities:

Collaborate closely with technical leadership to design, develop, and maintain LLM orchestration frameworks that coordinate static analyzers, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) systems, and automated testing pipelines. Develop and optimize data preprocessing pipelines to ingest, clean, transform, and vectorize product documentation, source code, and test results for LLM consumption. Design and implement database solutions to support RAG architectures, artifact storage, audit trails, and metadata management.

Minimum Requirements (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities):

Collaboratively work with systems engineers to architect and deploy networked AI tools within secure enclaves and conduct performance profiling, optimization, and scalability analysis of mission systems. Support security assessments and authority to operate (ATO) processes. Proficiency in Python, LLM integration, and data engineering. Experience with static analyzers, RAG framework, and relational and vector databases. Familiarization with Agile, Git, Jira, and Confluence.

Security Clearance Required:

TS/SCI Poly

Minimum Years of Experience:

• A Doctoral degree plus 4 years of relevant experience, or
• A Master's degree plus 6 years of relevant experience, or
• A Bachelor's degree plus 8 years of relevant experience, or
• An Associate's degree plus 10 years of relevant experience, or
• A High School diploma/GED plus 12 years of relevant experience may be considered for individuals with in-depth experience that is clearly related to the position.

Preferred Qualifications:

Familiarization with RUST, Claude Code, Codex, and CI/CD.

Other Responsibilities:

Safety

Amentum enforces a safety culture whereby all employees have the responsibility for continuously developing and maintaining a safe work environment. As appropriate, each employee is responsible for completing all training requirements and fulfilling all self-aid/buddy aid responsibilities, participating in emergency response tasks and serving on safety committees and teams.

Quality

Quality is the foundation for the management of our business and the keystone to our goal of customer satisfaction. It is our policy to consistently provide services that meet customer expectations. Accordingly, each employee must conform to the Amentum Quality Policy and carry out job activities in compliance with applicable Amentum Quality System documents and customer contracts. Each employee must read and understand his/her Quality Management and Customer Satisfaction responsibilities.

Procedure Compliance

Each employee must read, understand and implement the general and specific operational, safety, quality and environmental requirements of all plans, procedures and policies pertaining to his/her job. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.

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Compensation Details:

$150000-200000

The compensation range or hourly rate listed for this position is provided as a good‑faith estimate of what the company intends to offer for this role at the time this posting was issued. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as job responsibilities, education, experience, skills, internal equity, market data, applicable collective bargaining agreements, and relevant laws.

Benefits Overview:

Our health and welfare benefits are designed to support you and your priorities. Offerings include:

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid time off and holidays
• Retirement benefits (including 401(k) matching)
• Educational reimbursement
• Parental leave
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Tax‑saving options
• Disability and life insurance
• Pet insurance

Note: Benefits may vary based on employment type, location, and applicable agreements. Positions governed by a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), the McNamara‑O'Hara Service Contract Act (SCA), or other employment contracts may include different provisions/benefits.

Original Posting:

07/15/2026 - Until Filled

Amentum anticipates this job requisition will remain open for at least three days, with a closing date no earlier than three days after the original posting. This timeline may change based on business needs.

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