Senior AI/ML Engineer for TS/SCI Geospatial Apps

MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 145,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) matching

Mental health resources

Student loan repayment assistance

Adoption reimbursement

Pet insurance

Job summary

Vantor in Herndon, VA is seeking a Senior AI/ML Software Engineer to integrate secure chatbot and AI assistant capabilities into geospatial analytics and mission-support tools. You will enable analysts to discover data and navigate applications using natural language in a secure, scalable environment.

The role requires strong software engineering, practical LLM experience, and adherence to data-access controls.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS, AI, data science, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of professional software engineering delivering production apps.
• Hands-on experience integrating generative AI/LLMs into production software.
• Strong Python skills; proficient with JavaScript/TypeScript, Java, Go, or C++.
• Experience building REST APIs or microservices; familiar with Git, testing, CI/CD, Agile.
• Experience integrating enterprise data sources and applying secure access controls.
• Willingness to work in SCIF environments in Herndon, VA; Denver, CO; or St. Louis, MO.
• U.S. Person with TS/SCI+CI poly or ability to obtain clearance.

Responsibilities

• Integrate AI chatbots and assistants into existing geospatial, analytics, visualization, and mission applications.
• Build natural-language workflows for data discovery, application navigation, visualization generation, and approved actions.
• Implement LLM patterns such as prompt orchestration, retrieval-augmented generation, tool calling, and conversation context.
• Connect AI services to REST APIs, data catalogs, search platforms, knowledge graphs, geospatial services, notebooks, and dashboards.
• Develop reusable backend services and frontend components that make AI assistance simple for analysts to use.
• Enforce identity, entitlements, and data-access policies; provide citations, provenance, audit records, and clear system limitations.
• Test and evaluate AI quality, safety, latency, and usability, including protections against prompt injection, data leakage, and unauthorized actions.
• Deploy and operate AI services in Kubernetes and Red Hat OpenShift, including restricted or disconnected environments, and collaborate with technical and customer teams.

Skills

AI/LLM integration

Python

JavaScript/TypeScript

Java

Go

C++

REST APIs

Microservices

Git CI/CD

Agile

Security/Identity controls

Data source integration

SCIF work readiness

TS/SCI clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Vantor in Herndon, VA is seeking a Senior AI/ML Software Engineer to integrate secure chatbot and AI assistant capabilities into geospatial analytics and mission-support tools. You will enable analysts to discover data and navigate applications using natural language in a secure, scalable environment.

The role requires strong software engineering, practical LLM experience, and adherence to data-access controls.