Senior AI Engineer - TS/SCI with Polygraph

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc.; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 128,000 - 173,000; Full time

Job summary

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. is seeking an AI Engineer to support national security activities in Chantilly, VA.

You will develop AI-driven solutions, preprocess data, and train large language models, collaborating with data scientists, software engineers, and product managers to deliver impactful AI solutions. The role emphasizes building robust models, ensuring data quality, and scalability in production with a strong focus on security clearance and domain knowledge.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or other related analytical, scientific, or technical discipline.
• Experience: 5+ years of related experience.
• Skills: Experience with designing, developing, implementing and using machine learning algorithms and large language models; proficiency in Python and Java; understanding of Agentic AI frameworks (e.g. Pydantics, CrewAI, Langchain).
• Security Clearance: TS/SCI w/ Polygraph.

Responsibilities

• Develops innovative AI-driven solutions to solve complex problems and enhance business processes.
• Collects, cleans, and preprocesses large volumes of structured and unstructured data for model training and evaluation.
• Trains, validates, and optimizes large language models using state-of-the-art techniques and frameworks.
• Extracts, selects, and engineers relevant features from raw data to improve model performance and generalization.
• Monitors model performance, reliability, and scalability in production environments with automated monitoring and alerting.
• Documents technical designs, implementation details, and best practices for AI solutions.
• Collaborates with cross-functional teams to understand requirements, prioritize projects and deliver impactful AI solutions.

Skills

AI/ML/NLP

Python

Java

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/CS or related

Tools

Langchain

Pydantics

CrewAI

Job description

Type of Requisition

Regular

Clearance Level Requirements

• Currently Must Possess: Top Secret SCI + Polygraph
• Must Be Able To Obtain: Top Secret SCI + Polygraph
• Public Trust/Other Required: None

Job Family

Data Science and Data Engineering

Job Qualifications

Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), Natural Language Processing (NLP)

Job Description

Seize your opportunity to make a personal impact as an AI Engineer supporting national security activities. GDIT is your place to make meaningful contributions to challenging projects and grow a rewarding career.

At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As an AI Engineer, you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on an AI Engineer joining our team to support our intelligence customer in Chantilly, VA.

How An AI Engineer Will Make An Impact

• Develops innovative AI-driven solutions to solve complex problems and enhance business processes.
• Collects, cleans, and preprocesses large volumes of structured and unstructured data from various sources, ensuring data quality, integrity and relevance for model training and evaluation.
• Trains, validates, and optimizes large language models using state-of-the-art techniques and frameworks. Evaluates model performance, interpret results, and iterate on model design as needed.
• Extracts, selects, and engineers relevant features from raw data to improve model performance and generalization capabilities. Utilizes domain knowledge and data exploration techniques to identify informative features.
• Monitors model performance, reliability, and scalability in production environments, implementing automated monitoring and alerting systems to detect anomalies and performance degradation.
• Documents technical designs, implementation details, and best practices for AI solutions.
• Collaborates with cross-functional teams to include data scientists, software engineers, product managers, and other stakeholders to understand requirements, prioritize projects and delivery impactful AI Solutions.

What You'll Need To Succeed

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or other related analytical, scientific, or technical discipline.
• Required Experience: 5+ years of related experience.
• Required Technical Skills: Experience with designing, developing, implementing and using machine learning algorithms and large language models to address business challenges and opportunities, such as predictive analytics, natural language processing, computer vision and recommender systems; understanding of Agentic AI frameworks (e.g. Pydantics, CrewAI, Langchain), proficiency in programming languages such as Python and Java.
• Security Clearance Level: TS/SCI w/ Polygraph
• Required Skills and Abilities: Works independently under general supervision, strong documentation and communication skills, strong user interaction and business analysis skills.
• Preferred Skills: Understanding of machine learning algorithms, including supervised and unsupervised learning, deep learning, reinforcement learning, Large Language Models, generative AI and ensemble methods; familiarity with machine learning libraries and frameworks; knowledge of software development best practices, version control systems and agile methodologies.
• Location: On Customer Site.
• US Citizenship Required.

Growth

• AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
• Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
• Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off
• Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace

Salary

The likely salary range for this position is $127,500 - $172,500. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Work Schedule

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Travel Required

None

Telecommuting Options

Onsite

Work Location

USA VA Chantilly

Total Rewards At GDIT

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

Identity Verification Process

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.

About Our Work

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